Tinubu Is the Problem, Not the Subsidy: Why Nigerians Are Wrong to Miss Buhari

02 Sep 2026

I cannot believe it — Nigerians are already missing Buhari. The same intellectuals who used him to torpedo progress under GEJ are now leading the charge for his return to power, just wearing a different face. Why is that so? Because they cannot do the hard work of guiding and guarding the people to choose […]

Two Scam Artists: How Nigeria’s Leaders Keep Recycling The Same Fuel Subsidy Lie

27 Aug 2026

Tinubu knew Buhari’s rhetoric about lowering fuel prices was hogwash. But being a scam artist — a “master strategist,” in the all-is-fair-in-politics sense of grab, snatch, and run — he latched onto it anyway, using the populist Buhari as his ladder into power. Once in office, he executed a double-whammy policy reversal: removing fuel subsidies […]

Nigeria’s Real Problem Was Never Policy — It Was Fiscal Discipline

23 Aug 2026

There’s so much buzz in Nigeria right now about returning to the petrol subsidy regime. I say to myself: here we go again. We always think policies will fix things. I disagree. Nigeria’s fundamental challenge, from Independence till date, has never really been about policies. Almost every policy has some advantage and the potential to […]

Adeleke’s Dangerous Gamble: Why Embracing Tinubu Could Cost Him Everything

19 Aug 2026

There are certain things a politician and state governor should never say. What message is Adeleke sending to Northerners? If Northerners follow his lead and vote en bloc for Atiku, where would Tinubu be? This statement from Adeleke is poor strategy. Secondly, dissatisfaction with Tinubu contributed to Adeleke’s re-election. If the people of Osun State […]

Who’s Really the Regional Champion — Atiku or Obi? The 2023 Numbers Say

15 Aug 2026

Dino Melaye recently claimed Peter Obi is a regional champion while Atiku Abubakar commands broader nationwide support. The 2023 presidential election figures tell a more complicated story. Atiku leaned heavily on his home region. He drew 74% of his total votes from the North, his base, and just 25.1% (1,750,817 votes) from the entire South. […]

Subsidy Was Never Real. Only the Naira’s Fall Was.

11 Aug 2026

There has never been such a thing as fuel subsidy, not as a fact. What Nigeria has always had is the recurring devaluation of the naira. Subsidy is simply the gap between the naira’s last value and its present value. You cannot remove subsidy any more than you can remove your own shadow. When the […]

Nigeria’s Debt Didn’t Really Shrink in Dollar Terms — Here’s the Fuller Picture

10 Aug 2026

A post has been circulating claiming that Nigeria’s public debt has decreased in dollar terms since President Bola Tinubu took office in 2023. Set against the naira figures, which show a sharp rise, that dollar comparison can look like good news. But the full picture, once you use the right numbers and understand how the […]

Naira Numbers Don’t Lie: Why Nigerians Must Reclaim Their Sovereign Voice

07 Aug 2026

Tinubu took away real value from Nigerians and replaced it with propaganda. It would have been better Nigeria never encountered Tinubu. Nigerians should rise as the Sovereign under Section 14(2)(a) of the Constitution and peacefully occupy the streets until Tinubu and his pretence of a government give way. We cannot entrust him with organising any […]

Nigeria’s Minimum Wage Illusion: Why ₦70,000 Today Buys Less Than ₦18,000 Did in 2011 (Comparing Real Wage Value in Dollar Terms)

03 Aug 2026

When former President Goodluck Jonathan signed the national minimum wage into law in 2011, it was set at ₦18,000. At the exchange rate of the time, around ₦160 to $1, that amounted to roughly $112.5 a month. Today, under President Bola Tinubu, the national minimum wage stands at ₦70,000. But with the naira now trading […]