Columns/Opinions/Letters

OPINION: Farooq A. Kperogi: 6 Major Findings about Tinubu from the CSU Documents Both pro- and anti-Tinubu news outlets and blogs are selectively reporting the documents that Chicago State University handed over to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar yesterday. Here are 6 non-partisan tidbits I discovered from poring over them: Chicago State University’s Office of the Registrar affirmed that Bola A. Tinubu indeed attended the university “from August 1977 through June 1979” and was “awarded a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with Honors on June 22, 1979.” The registrar also swore to this under oath. The penalty for lying…

You Criticise Tinubu Because You Don’t Have Access To Him – Seun Kuti Knocks President’s Critics Afrobeats singer, Seun Kuti has said that most of the people who criticise President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would love him if they have access to him. According to Seun, the reason some people hate him is because of their lack of access to him. The singer stated this while featuring as a guest in the latest episode of The Honest Podcast. The singer recalled how while growing up, he used to wonder why many people ‘hated’ his father, the late afrobeat pioneer, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti,…

THE ROLE OF OPPOSITION PARTIES IN ENTRENCHING GOOD GOVERNANCE AND NATION BUILDING BY PETER EMEH The roles played by opposition political parties in a democratic government cannot be overemphasized. Just as we have across the globe, opposition parties have a primary responsibility of holding the government accountable for its actions and inactions and also enjoy the right under the Constitution of questioning the decisions made by the government which affect her citizens negatively. The opposition Parties in any given society represent an alternative government, and is solely responsible for challenging the policies and programs of the government with a view…