Rise of Hausa irredentism, by Ochereome Nnanna
Northern Nigeria has been the nation’s Achilles Heel. Yes, they produce the bulk of the food consumed in Nigeria. That, in itself, is an anomaly which is tied to the South’s greater urban orientation and consequential retreat from farming. The nation largely depends on Northern Nigeria for much of farmed food. Beside this, however, the North […]
Mercy Johnson’s Asiwaju Cap, by Emmanuel Aziken
Nollywood star Mercy Johnson-Okojie’s appointment as Special Adviser on Public Engagement and Advocacy to Edo State Governor Monday Okpebholo marks more than a routine celebrity crossover into government. It is a signpost of Nigeria’s evolving political culture, where fame, narrative power and emotional connection increasingly shape political legitimacy and governance communication. In a media-saturated democracy, celebrities […]
City Boy’s South-East invasion, by Ochereome Nnanna
Before now, not many people outside the South-West, especially inner Lagos circles knew, or bothered about the “City Boy” phenomenon. It was a byname invented for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu by his followers at the outset of the 2023 political season to emblematise his “street-smart” persona which has enabled him to streak from nowhere to President […]
Politics of Gov Otti’s Ngwa identity, by Ochereome Nnanna
It is so irritating that some mischievous elements in the deservedly dying Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the Ngwa axis in Abia State have continued to tease the Governor of the State, Dr Alex C. Otti (CON) with the issue of whether or not he is a full-blooded Ngwa person. I saw a recent Facebook post […]
Questions for President Tinubu, by Ochereome Nnanna
President Bola Tinubu’s spokesmen have been oddly quiet over two very grave accusations which portrayed their principal possibly as a part of our security problems. When 25 students of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State were abducted about ten days ago, the state’s Governor, Mohammed Idris, made a shocking disclosure. He said his […]
Road to Nigerianistan? By Ochereome Nnanna
Nigeria is subtly being subjected to a sort of change that many of us could never have imagined in our wildest dreams. If we do not wake up now and smell this coffee, it may become too late. Those pursuing this change are armed to the teeth, sumptuously funded by local and international facilitators in the […]
