Living in denial with loans and unimplemented budgets, by Adekunle Adekoya
ON October 1, the President made a broadcast to the nation about the state of the Nigerian state. In summary, the president said that “reforms are over, foundation laid for prosperity.” The president’s assertions have never been interrogated, except for sporadic attacks from leading opposition figures about specific items. I want to ask: What was […]
What’s going on? Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, pansexual, asexual, intersex, hard femme, cross dresser changing the world, by Stephanie Shaakaa
In African societies, the challenge is even greater. Our cultures value lineage, clarity, responsibility, and continuity. We do not treat identity like a costume
Ado Doguwa warns of “Blood and Tears” — but his Asiwaju cap tells another story, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most articulate men to have passed through the House of Representatives in the Fourth Republic, Alhaji Alhassan Ado Doguwa, again demonstrated his mastery of parliamentary rhetoric last Tuesday as lawmakers debated the worsening insecurity in the country. A former journalist turned politician, Doguwa has walked a path as colourful as it is controversial, […]
Chasing shadows while being chased by destiny, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Theirs were the voices, faces and names of the past, made famous by their profession. If, as they say, that the pen is mightier than the sword, then these people were mighty men of the 60, 70s through 80s. In their prime, they swayed minds and shaped opinions. They were there gathered, from Buhari’s Decree 4 […]
Iyabeji: From a hawker to a multi-million-naira shop owner, by Francis Ewherido
Today, I want to take a break from Nigeria’s unending breaking news and drama to dwell on a story that I have been postponing. It’s about a YouTuber, MrMikeGlobal, who has been touching lives of ordinary Nigerians. I wrote about him and others three weeks ago I decided to write on this particular act in a […]
Tinubu and the Tyranny of the ‘North, by Ugoji Egbujo
It is the raw underbelly of Nigerian politics: a toxic cocktail of ethnic entitlement, economic despair, and insecurity sharpened into a political blade. Between Bola Tinubu and a powerful section of the northern aristocracy, there is no love lost. The economic hardship is brutal, the insecurity unrelenting, but that is not the real grievance. The real […]
