How Governors Wrote Themselves a Golden Retirement
This Is What a Nigerian Governor Earns AFTER Office “Tighten your belt.” That’s what they told us. Fuel subsidy gone.Electricity tariffs up.School fees doubled.Meanwhile…Ex-governors?They’re still cashing out—every single month.Mansions. SUVs. Millions. What Happens After 4 Years in Power? Didn’t finish strong?Left your state in debt?Still entitled to: All on the state’s account. Wait—How Many of […]
The Soldier Who Became a Statesman: The Life and Legacy of Muhammadu Buhari
“Buhari is gone.” Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s former president, died quietly in London at 82. For many Nigerians, especially those of us born after 1999, he was just “Baba Go-Slow” — the man who came in 2015 with promises to clean up corruption, and left in 2023 with a sluggish economy and mixed reviews. But Buhari […]
Did We Waste Our Only Shot?
How Nigeria’s Dream of Greatness Slipped Away, One Misstep at a Time You probably didn’t know this… In 2005, Nigeria pulled off the impossible. We cleared $30 billion in debt owed to the Paris Club of creditors — the largest debt cancellation Africa had ever seen. For the first time in decades, we weren’t drowning […]