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UNGA 2026: When the Canyons reach our doorstep, by Dakuku Peterside

UNGA 2026: When the Canyons reach our doorstep, by Dakuku Peterside

The real test of a United Nations speech begins on the journey home. The cameras are gone; the promises must find their way into decisions, budgets, and difficult conversations. Nigeria spoke at the 2026 General Assembly. What will it do with the words it carried to New York? On 22 September, António Guterres warned that […]
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Understanding Buhari

Understanding Buhari

CREATIVE dysfunction is sometimes an unofficial government tool. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo occasionally set top government officials up against themselves to test their loyalty or ideas.

Another type of suicide

Another type of suicide

I’VE just seen a sad report that was emailed to me by the Political Economist, a news website. It says that Marine Police in Lagos have found the body of Dr. Allwell Orji, who jumped off Third Mainland Bridge into the lagoon last Sunday.

Tragic atrocity

Tragic atrocity

ON Wednesday, Central London was plunged into chaos and carnage by a murderous maniac who targeted the area around the hallowed Houses of Parliament.

I stand with the Senate (1)

I stand with the Senate (1)

If Hameed Ali truly loves his principal, President Buhari, should he allow himself and the Federal Government under Buhari to be reduced to a circus figure in the public arena in view of the President’s current frail health condition?

Buhari’s poor game

Buhari’s poor game

NOW EFCC’s Ibrahim Magu and Customs and Excise’s Hameed Ali are added to the list of Executive matters going through unnecessary rough times at the legislature. I have written several times reprimanding the National Assembly for always making a mountain out of a mole hill.