Last week, I lamented that President Bola Tinubu has hollowed out Nigeria’s democracy. The article generated interested reactions. A regular reader of this column accused me of Tinubuphobia. How is it that you don’t see anything good in Tinubu, he asked. Another sent me a cryptically worded text: “Sour grapes from name-calling!” Some kindred spirits, nonetheless, […]

You’ve prepared for weeks. You know your material inside and out—every statistic, every argument, every supporting detail is committed to memory. You step up to present, confident in your expertise. Yet within minutes, you notice it: eyes glazing over, attention drifting, the subtle shift of bodies in seats as minds wander elsewhere. By the time you […]

On February 18, 2026, I wrote an article on this page titled: “City Boy’s South-East invasion”. It was all about the involvement of some Igbo socialites such as “E-Money”, “Obi Cubana”, “Cubana Chief Priest”, “Zenco” and others in Seyi Tinubu’s City Boy Movement which had just been imported into the South-East. Some Igbo activists felt affronted […]

“Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate for the government of any other“—  John Adams Few observations capture the enduring dilemma of democratic governance as succinctly as this warning by John Adams. Long before the modern age of mass democracy, Adams understood that constitutions and institutions, however carefully […]

Venerated playwright, Professor Femi Osofisan, once said in one of his books, there is safety in numbers. This is very true of human beings who would always find solace and security with each other but equally more so in subscription business where the subscriber base remains very vital in terms of returns on investment. A good […]

Yesterday President Bola Tinubu began a two-day state visit to the United Kingdom. He was received with his wife, Oluremi, by King Charles III at the Windsor Castle. It’s been nearly four decades, precisely 37 years, since the last Nigerian leader made a state visit to our colonial lords. That was Ibrahim Babangida, a military dictator […]

This is the concluding part of the piece which from last week continues the narrative of how Nigeria, just five years after independence, was asked to host the Commonwealth Conference to find a solution to the Rhodesian leadership crisis which Britain itself could not solve.  Twenty-two Commonwealth leaders accepted to attend the conference.  The January 1966 […]

“A person who sells eggs should not start a fight in the market”.- African proverb There is talk that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s, Bauchi State Governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, is defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. If he does, he will leave only Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde standing as PDP governor. It will […]

By Dele Sobowale Professor Zulum symbolizes the typical Nigerian in power who does “not want to hear the truth”. When he unilaterally granted amnesty to “repentant” 30,000 (or was it 300,000) Boko Haram terrorists, without consultations with the Federal Government, some of us warned him that he was endangering the lives of Nigerians, not only in […]

Fuel prices in Nigeria went up an average 40 percent within days of the United States, US, and Israel attacking Iran. Diesel prices went up 50 percent. This development shot up prices of transportation, and more Nigerians who cannot afford the price hike took to trekking. Mr.  Peter Obi, former Anambra State Governor, lamented the plight of […]

“As consistently maintained by all who believe in Nigeria’s sovereignty, it is unacceptable for the United States of America (USA), or any foreign power, to make laws for this country or compel the repeal of existing ones under whatever guise… The recent advisory  compiled by the US House Committee on Appropriation and Foreign Affairs and […]

Analyst can hardly appreciate why Nigerians are so crude if they continue to discountenance the notorious fact that in our clime, people can attain wealth and prosperity without meeting any rational standards. It also aptly explains why a well-known armed robber, thug or tout instantly becomes an ‘honourable’ by bombing his way into any elective […]

In Romans 12:19, we are told that vengeance is God’s. People are warned against personal vengeance – a common ‘below the belt’ tactic. Below the belt phrase originates from boxing rules and describes tactics that are considered low, dishonest, or dishonorable. This is exactly what the Morocco Football Federation has done to CAF and the […]

Beloved, we are marching on in the year by the grace of God.  A bit of reflection would make us appreciate the LORD better.    Some of those with whom we shouted  “ Happy New Year” are now six feet below. As Christians we do not rejoice over the death of others but we see death […]

Then there is another very profitable profession that rarely appears in university brochures: Professional Political Conversion, or PPC.