2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
What will Canal+ bring to the Nigerian pay-TV market?
The playing field for pay-TVbusiness is about to change, not in the way we expected or are canvassing at the moment, but in a much more significant way. Competition will be more intense and competitors over-awed. Operators will square up for what is about to come, and the regulator of the broadcast industry will be more agile now than ever before. It […]
North this, North that, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“The axe forgets, but the tree remembers”— African proverb I have been in many situations where I am asked to explain why the North of Nigeria does or does not do something of a specifically political nature. I do not get offended by this. I had spoken for the ‘North’ in the context of Nigeria as […]
New wave of malnutrition and the road to 2027, by Dakuku Peterside
As political season begins in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections, we are beginning to see another round of promises, slogans, and declarations of vision. Billboards will soon rise, rallies will be held, and political actors jostle for public attention. But beneath this loud, choreographed performance, a quieter tragedy unfolds in the country’s northern belt—children are […]
Fifty years of Gowon’s overthrow(4), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the coup speech by Brigadier-General Murtala Ramat Mohammed following the overthrow of General Yakubu Gowon on July 30, 1975. The speech underlined details of why the Gowon regime was overthrown and the way forward for the country under the new regime. It was obvious that matters could not, and should not, be […]
Mohammed Babangida, welcome to a hot seat
By Dele Sobowale I‘m ready to serve, says Mohammed Babangida – Report, July 22, 2025 High fertiliser cost: farmers dump rice, maize cultivation – Daily Trust, July 21, 2025 Over 3.7 million people face food insecurity in North-east Nigeria – ICRC, July 22, 2025 There was never a doubt in my mind that Mohammed Babangida would accept […]
