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. […]
The Proconsul goes to London, by Obi Nwakanma
I had made this observation more than once, about a practice which many Nigerians themselves have noted as odd and inexplicable: why is it that on the eve of every election, Nigerian presidential aspirants would be trucked to London, precisely to Chatham House, to go to talk and be interviewed, and debate, and outline what would […]
One case, too many agencies, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The problem is no longer whether institutions exist. It is whether anyone can clearly say where one ends and another begins.
OZORO: Not tradition, not culture, just violence, by Stephanie Shaakaa
In mid March 2026, images and videos from Ozoro, in the heart of Isoko land, spread quickly across Nigeria and beyond. Young women were chased, assaulted, and humiliated
Our highest note cannot buy you a meal, by Stephanie Shaakaa
There is a number we carry every day. 1000 naira. It used to mean something. Not a fortune, not comfort, but enough to get through a moment
APC’s closed consensus capsule, by Emmanuel Aziken
The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return the majority of its national officers at its convention through consensus may, on the surface, appear to reflect unity and internal cohesion. However, beneath that carefully curated image lies a troubling contraction of democratic space within the party, it is one that raises fundamental questions about the […]
