Why does opposition look less ready than they were in 2023?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
With the January 16, 2027 presidential election approaching, several of prominent opposition figures are once again pursuing separate tickets.
Gatekeepers or spectators? National Assembly’s 2-year performance gap, by Dakuku Peterside
…the 10th National Assembly’s legacy risks being summed up in one brutal statistic—19 per cent.
Constitution made in a hurry, made in error, by Eric Teniola
In promulgating decree 24 on May 5, 1999 as the 1999 Constitution, the then Head of State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, made an addendum to the decree. The addendum was not part of the decree, it was just an explanation on the Constitution. General Abubakar […]
A rock and a hard place, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“Two men in a burning house must not stop to argue”- African proverb The choice between a rock and a hard place describes a situation of being between two equally difficult, even impossible options. It is what comes to mind as a number of developments in the country are contemplated by people in a widely […]
The Abiola-Tinubu-Aregbesola triumvirate in politics, by Owei Lakemfa
Nigeria, this Thursday, May 29, 2025, marks its 26th anniversary ending brutal military rule, and embarking on the road to democracy. I am reminded, on this occasion, of three political figures who contributed to this situation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged into national consciousness in 1992 when he was elected the Senator representing the Lagos West Constituency. […]
Before Nuhu Ribadu rides off into fantasy-land
Marte, the headquarters of the eponymous Local Government Area (LGA) on the western floodplains of the Lake Chad in Borno State, north-east Nigeria, has been a site of lingering contest between Nigerian troops on the one hand and Islamist insurgents of Boko Haram on the other for over one decade.
