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Buhari Mourns Late APC Chief, Orkar

Jan 9, 2025 | gwg.ng | Benjamin Abioye |Dave Baro-Thomas |Mani Imman

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed grief over the death of Professor Joseph Targena Orkar, a staunch supporter of his, saying that he played a significant role in whatever he achieved in politics. Before he left regular employment to get involved in politics, the late Orkar had taught Christian religious knowledge in Native Authority schools in Gboko, he gave sermons around the neighboring villages and served as the chairman of Bible Society of Nigeria, Benue Area.
Subnational budgets beyond rhetoric and glamour

Dec 7, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

There is a growing but feeble uprising demanding state governments to be accountable. The current realities of the nation are gradually shifting the fixations of citizens on the federal government to the shenanigans that take place in the states.
Bayo Onanuga and the cacophony of confusion

Nov 24, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

Cleaning up the mess of the last administration demands sheer magic for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Nigerians are practically almost eating from the dustbin for the first time as inflation erodes our purchasing power. The naira falls irredeemably against the dollar, fuel prices may hit the roof, food insecurity worsens, and infrastructure across the country is decrepit. The tales of woes and the fear of no immediate solutions are quite perplexing.
Will Labour Party labour in vain?

Sep 22, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

The Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria is about the 8th wonder of the world. Practically, from crass insignificance, it shook the foundation of the Nigerian political landscape in the 2023 election. Although some argue that the feat is unconnected with the party ideologies, leadership, or public acceptance, the emergence of Peter Obi altered its possibilities.
Is Seyi Tinubu a national burden?

Sep 15, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

Some palpable disgust about Mr. Oluwaseyi Tinubu is intriguing, amusing, and understandable. Is he the first child of a sitting president, or why is he attracting so much attention, exerting inexplicable influence, and is reputed as the most vilified player in that space? The young man appears engaging and exudes a compelling aura, or is he a mere national nuisance or burden? The latter seems most unlikely.
PDP: Troubled, Tired and Terrified

Sep 8, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

The founding fathers of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, were the movers and shakers of the Nigerian nation. They were men and women of uncanny sagacity and an assemblage of political, intellectual, and economic colossus knitted for the rebirth of a nation simmering from the hot coals of military misadventures and tyranny. Most were heroes of the June 12 struggle except the highest beneficiary – former President Obasanjo, a non-June 12 crony.
PDP: Troubled, Tired And Terrified

Sep 7, 2024 | independent.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

The founding fathers of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, were the movers and shakers of the Nigerian nation. They were men and women of uncanny sagacity and an assemblage of political, intellectual, and economic colossus knitted for the rebirth of a nation simmering from the hot coals of military misadventures and tyranny. Most were heroes of the June 12 struggle except the highest beneficiary – former President Obasanjo, a non-June 12 crony.
Billionaires’ Ex-Governors, Broken States’ Treasury

May 25, 2024 | independent.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

As the nation celebrates 25 years of unbroken democratic experiment, Nigerians are perplexed at the broken conditions of states’ treasuries across the country. The media was agog recently with the story of some former governors allegedly under prosecution by the EFCC hit the airwave; a story the agency has since refuted and disassociated itself from.
Yahaya Bello: A white lion or a big cat?

Apr 28, 2024 | businessday.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

The contradictory symbolism of the white lion is both intriguing and instructive because, in some African cultures, it represents pristine leadership, pride, and royalty, and for others, it traps a deadly double-edged sword that bestows mythical status on the revered lions yet leaves them most vulnerable.
Pastor Paul Enenche: The Spiritual But Mortal Man

Apr 16, 2024 | gwg.ng | Dave Baro-Thomas

The recent drama that played out in the largest church in Nigeria, Dunamis International Gospel Centre, reinforces those human frailties domiciled in the most spiritual entity on this side of eternity. This assertion runs true despite the gymnastics of a few Pentecostal pastors with overrated egos and cult-like following, but it cannot diminish the sincere work of others establishing God’s kingdom on earth.