by Mahmud Jega 21st Century Chronicle December 16, 2024 Madam Olukemi Olufunto Adeleke Badenoch, who thinks of herself as British because she lives in Britain, is married to a kilt-wearing Scotsman, sits in the House of Commons, is Leader of the opposition Conservative Party and is busy rubbishing and denigrating her ancestral country in order…
By Prof. Kabiru Isa Dandago Inheritance Tax has been working in the United Kingdom (UK) and some other countries of the world. It is a tax on wealth transferable from a deceased person to his/her heirs. It is imposed for some purposes, including tax revenue generation to government, wealth re-distribution and economic growth and development….
By Yushau A. Shuaib Lasisi Olagunju, an esteemed columnist renowned for his incisive and thought-provoking writing, has long captivated readers with his ability to intertwine Yoruba folktales, historical references, and literary insight. His articles often critically examine Nigeria’s political and social landscape uniquely. Yet, even admirers like myself—a friend of over two decades—occasionally find ourselves…
By Yushau A. Shuaib The recent submission of four executive bills to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu has sparked intense debate. President Bola Tinubu’s recent submission of four executive tax reform bills to the National Assembly has sparked heated debate. Central to the controversy is Zacch Adedeji, Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue…
By Garba Tsoho Dangoro It is Allah that gives power to whosoever he pleases, and it is only him that possesses the might to take it at any time he deems fit and none can question him – Quran chapter 3, verse 26. But reading the piece by one Adnan Mukhtar on the above subject…
By Jibrin Ibrahim The Nigerian government is behaving like pirates who are raiding a ship, taking all the valuables on it, and then sinking the ship as they return to their departure ship. For the pirates that are ruling and ruining our country, their commitment to stealing all our resources is the only thing that…
Navigating through the X platform, I stumbled upon a video clip featuring Governor Umar Bago of Niger State confidently declaring, “We have no reason to be poor.” Intrigued by his statement, I was propelled to delve deeper into the rationale behind his words. To my surprise, this quest led me to discover the remarkable story…
For those that have been following with a keen interest, Rivers politics has been on intensely boiling for almost a year now. First, a state Governor losing a control of his entire cabinet members, and the State Assembly intended to serve him an impeachment notice. Instead to allow that unfortunate event to happen, he instructed…
Kano’s Muhammad Sanusi II has been rethroned the exact way he was initially enthroned and dethroned: in the melting pot of the politics of vengeance and recrimination. And he just might be dethroned yet again by this, or another subsequent partisan government, given Sanusi’s infamous incapacity to rein in his tongue and to understand the…
By Ahmed Mustapha Three weeks ago, a high-level UN counter-terrorism summit in Abuja concluded that a new approach to fighting terrorism was needed across Africa. As the head of one of Nigeria’s largest NGOs dealing with this problem, I strongly agree and hope that the conclusions of this meeting will herald new and exciting approaches…
