“All things are possible in politics”— Douglas Reed After two weeks of examining the language and practice of loyalty in Nigerian politics, one conclusion stands out with unsettling clarity: the phrase “I remain loyal” has become both a confession and an indictment. It confesses the fragility of conviction in our political culture and indictes a system […]

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 […]

“One of the tests of leadership is the ability to recognize a problem before it becomes an emergency”.– Arnold Glasow I travelled by road for much of the last one week. Nigerian highways are faithful records of causes and consequences of our current state as a nation. Their skeletons remind you of promises and hopes of […]

This is the concluding part of this piece which last week  introduced  the narrative of how two youth groups emerged and launched public campaigns in support of  the undeclared presidential ambition of General Sani Abacha, which eventually culminated to his adoption as the presidential candidate of all the five political parties at the time. Despite […]

The inaugural lecture of Professor Wole Soyinka in the 1980/81 period at the then University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, was expectedly explosive. Its title, “The Critic and society: Bathes, Leftocracy and Other Mythologies”, left no one in doubt that this was an ideological offensive. It was the famous writer’s nuclear-powered intellectual attack against Leftists who had […]

Brethren, yesterday was Valentine’s Day.  True it’s not in the Bible but Love also called Charity is noted in the Holy Bible. While we may not focus on love the way the world sees it, even as Christians, we cannot deny that it is love that sustains marriage, it is love that sustains a home, it […]

Over the years, the choices made by Nigerian voters during elections have always been either swapped, diverted or distorted making it difficult to get persons of integrity to represent Nigerian communities in several government positions. Going by recent public agitations, group rallies and general discussions, it has become obvious that Nigerians are anxious to bring […]

“Gain all you can; save all you can; give all you can” – John Wesley, 1703-1791,  Founder of the Methodist Church Worldwide (VBQ, P 96) FOREWORD Chief Adebutu on October 24, 2025 became the first Nigerian to be awarded four National Awards; when he was conferred with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger. […]

World renowned Afrobeat king, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti sang a song ‘When cat sleep, rat go bite him tail, wetin he dey find?’. Trouble, or confusion, or abuses, if you like. Fela called it ‘palava’. This is exactly what our Delta-born Debonair football administrator, Melvin Amaju Pinnick, who is always proud to call himself ‘Warri boy’ has […]

Election day in Nigeria arrives with promise. The streets hum with optimism, the queues stretch for miles, and citizens cast ballots believing in change

On the night of February 1, 2026, all eyes were on Los Angeles. The 68th Grammy Awards were more than a ceremony. Nigeria arrived not quietly, but with the force of decades of culture, rhythm, and ambition. Burna Boy. Davido. Wizkid. Ayra Starr. Names heavy with expectation, global streams, and fan armies that span continents. Their music […]

I wake up on February 14, my birthday. Candles wait on a small cake, while the world explodes with hearts. Stories, posts, captions, declarations, all staged

A coalition of big-time hustlers has christened itself a movement. Their motivation is thinly veiled. They will  channel their aggression toward the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. To dress up the enterprise, they chose a catchy name. Tinubu became “City Boy.” Pa Tinubu will surely welcome any residual boyishness young people can credit him with now. The […]

Today is St. Valentine’s Day. St. Valentine’s Day is an elephant. There are varied accounts of its origin and how people view the day. Many people see it as a day of romance and love. But what is romance and what is love? The definitions and views are divergent. That is partly why I said St. Valentine’s […]

An associate once claimed that Senator Godswill Akpabio initially aspired to be a comedian before fate and fortune nudged him toward law and eventually politics. If that early ambition ever existed, one might argue that the comedic streak never entirely left him. As presiding officer of the Senate, he often peppers proceedings with humour, laughter, and playful […]