People & Politics

Right under our nose, by Ochereome Nnanna

Right under our nose, by Ochereome Nnanna

On Monday this week, the story of another United States military operation in Nigeria trended. Sebastian Lukacs Gorka, United States Senior Counterterrorism Director and President Donald Trump’s confidant, made startling revelations about a counter-terrorism operation in Nigeria that took place three weeks ago at an undisclosed location. According to him, he watched the operation from the […]
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City Boy’s South-East invasion, by Ochereome Nnanna

City Boy’s South-East invasion, by Ochereome Nnanna

Before now, not many people outside the South-West, especially inner Lagos circles knew, or bothered about the “City Boy” phenomenon. It was a byname invented for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by his followers at the outset of the 2023 political season to emblematise his “street-smart” persona which has enabled him to streak from nowhere to President […]

Politics of Gov Otti’s Ngwa identity, by Ochereome Nnanna

Politics of Gov Otti’s Ngwa identity, by Ochereome Nnanna

It is so irritating that some mischievous elements in the deservedly dying Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the Ngwa axis in Abia State have continued to tease the Governor of the State, Dr Alex C. Otti (CON) with the issue of whether or not he is a full-blooded Ngwa person. I saw a recent Facebook post […]

Questions for President Tinubu, by Ochereome Nnanna

Questions for President Tinubu, by Ochereome Nnanna

President Bola Tinubu’s spokesmen have been oddly quiet over two very grave accusations which portrayed their principal possibly as a part of our security problems.  When 25 students of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State were abducted about ten days ago, the state’s Governor, Mohammed Idris, made a shocking disclosure. He said his […]

Road to Nigerianistan? By Ochereome Nnanna

Road to Nigerianistan? By Ochereome Nnanna

Nigeria is subtly being subjected to a sort of change that many of us could never have imagined in our wildest dreams. If we do not wake up now and smell this coffee, it may become too late. Those pursuing this change are armed to the teeth, sumptuously funded by local and international facilitators in the […]

Tinubu must keep off Trump, by Ochereome Nnanna

Tinubu must keep off Trump, by Ochereome Nnanna

When US President, Donald J Trump, released a barrage of scorching, uncomplimentary posts on his social media handles about Nigeria over the weekend, his Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu, nearly fell into a trap. There were calls from some quarters that he should “engage” Trump, rather than let loose his propaganda officials. We started hearing that he […]