Tinubu, Idris, and a whole new 2027 campaign, by Suleiman A. Suleiman
Nigerians paying close attention to the emerging 2027 presidential campaign would by now have the sense, as I have, that this election will be very different from previous ones. We are only a few weeks in, no doubt, but it seems clear enough that this election will be fought on policy and strategic voter engagement. […]
INEC and its professors of iniquity, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Electoral umpires in Nigeria have a long history of dalliance with academics so much so that it has almost become a rule for a professor, the discipline notwithstanding, to be appointed chairman. Granted, some non-academics sometimes find themselves in the saddle, but that is more of an exception. So, the 1959 federal election, which preceded […]
When roommates stop talking: Communication skills that save shared spaces, by Ruth Oji
It started with dishes. Just a few cereal bowls left in the sink. But by week three, neither roommate was speaking—they were leaving passive-aggressive notes instead. By month two, one had moved out, and both felt blindsided. The irony? They could have resolved everything with one honest conversation. I hear versions of this story constantly from […]
Terrorists are my enemies, not “brothers”, by Ochereome Nnanna
For me, the legacy of the late President Muhammadu Buhari remains the most profound failure of Nigerian leadership. It was a tenure defined by a litany of institutional abuses. Chief among these was Operation Safe Corridor, OPSC. Initiated almost as soon as he touched the levers of power in May 2015 and fully activated by September […]
For NBC, the wheels of justice grind slowly, by Okoh Aihe
There is a saying among my people that if you want to lace garri with sand for a visually impaired, you do it with some tact and wisdom instead of a single desperate act that will cause some stir. This is plainly a parable, which should be measured in the lesson it teaches, instead of being […]
The ADC crisis, by Rotimi Fasan
The ongoing leadership crisis in the African Democratic Congress was a disaster everyone who is a Nigerian saw coming. Everyone except those bent on reaping where they had neither sown nor watered. Some members of the party in fact read the writing on the wall and gave the impression they were prepared for any eventuality. They […]
