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RANDOM MUSINGS: THAT WORLD BANK’S DEATH SENTENCE, NIBO’S BLOODY FESTIVAL DAY AND ONE …
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE…
RANDOM MUSINGS: NIGERIA AND THE INDEX OF GOVERNANCE, TINUBU’S MINISTERIAL SHAKE UP, A…
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE IBRAHIM INDEX OF AFRICAN GOVERNANCE
Few days ago the Mo Ibrahim Foundation launched the 2024 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) Report. The report covering the decade 2014 – 2023 shows that Africa’s overall governance progress came to a halt in 2022 following four years of almost complete stagnation. Additionally,…
RANDOM MUSINGS: THE RISE OF LAKURAWA, WIFE-BORROWING AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE RISE OF LAKURAWA
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RANDOM MUSINGS: THAT MEDIA CHAT, STAMPEDE-AT-GIVEAWAYS AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDIA CHAT
On Monday 23rd December 2024, the media team of President Tinubu decided that it was time to organize a chat between the President and selected media practitioners and journalists. It took about 1 year and 6 months for this engagement to…
RANDOM MUSINGS: ECHOES OF THE PRESIDENTIAL PARDON, AFRICA’s ROLE MODEL AND ONE OTH…
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THAT PRESIDENTIAL PARDON
I remember growing up back in the day and hear our parents use the phrase ‘wonders shall never end’ to describe implausible situations. Those words never ceased being spoken by people. Today, now parents, we say those same words when hard-to-believe events…
RANDOM MUSINGS: THE ‘BUSINESS’ OF ATHLETICS, TAX MATTERS AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE ‘BUSINESS’ OF ATHLETICS
On Friday 12th September 2025, celebrated world 100m hurdles record holder Tobi Amusan jolted citizens when she appeared on Snapchat on the eve of the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo and lamented the shabby treatment Nigerian athletes were subjected to in…
RANDOM MUSINGS: SUPER FALCONS’ KERNEL, SPORTS DEVELOPMENT AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
SUPER FALCONS’ KERNEL
The super falcons of Nigeria, the senior female football team had their palm kernel cracked by the benevolent spirits. And I am not using this quote from the immortal novelist Chinua Achebe in advising the ladies against pride, No. Rather I use…
RANDOM MUSINGS: THE FEDERAL GOVT OF NNPC, STILL ON BENUE AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
THE FEDERAL GOVT OF NNPC
On Wednesday 18th June 2025, while President Bola Tinubu was in Benue State where he ‘found’ time, somewhat grudgingly, from his engagements to go see the survivors of the internationally reported genocide, another event played out in the hearing room…
RANDOM MUSINGS: LOANS AND MORE LOANS, THE KANO TRAGEDY AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
LOANS…
RANDOM MUSINGS: GOV ZULUM’S OUTCRY, APC SUMMIT AND ONE OTHER THING
with
Ben C. Abraham.
GOV…
RANDOM MUSINGS: THE PRESIDENT’S MARCHING ORDERS, HERDSMEN’S ENDLESS MENACE AND ONE OT…
with
Ben C. Abraham.
Recently, President Tinubu gave marching orders to the military to end insecurity in Nigeria by December 2025. The minister of Defence, Abubakar Badaru who relayed the deadline stated that with what had been going on in the different theatres, the target would be achieved. While welcoming the new target set by…
RANDOM MUSINGS: BUDGETING BLUES 2, FUEL FOR DEATH AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
STILL ON THE 2025 BUDGET
The 2025 Federal budget that was presented on Wednesday 18th December 2024 by President Tinubu has been receiving attention from lawmakers as agencies and ministries take turns to defend what they have proposed. We know that budget efficiency in Nigeria…
RANDOM MUSINGS: BUDGETING BLUES, POLITICS OF MAN OF THE YEAR AND ONE OTHER THING.
with
Ben C. Abraham.
BUDGETING BLUES
On Wednesday 18th December 2024, President Tinubu laid the 2025 Federal budget proposals before a joint sitting of the National Assembly. The presentation had been slated for the previous day Tuesday 17th but was suddenly moved. A very ambitious one, the total budget…