At 89, Olusegun Matthew Okikiola Aremu Obasanjo remains one of the most compelling figures in Nigeria’s political history, a leader whose presence still commands attention across the country and the African continent.  Decades after he first stepped into the national spotlight, Obasanjo continues to stand as a symbol of the enduring quest for a pan-Nigerian identity, a […]

The uproar over the alleged love tangle between a Department of State Services operative and a young woman from Jigawa State has once again exposed the fragility of Nigeria’s religious equilibrium. What should ordinarily have been treated as a private, if troubling, matter between consenting adults has spiralled into a combustible public controversy — not because of […]

An associate once claimed that Senator Godswill Akpabio initially aspired to be a comedian before fate and fortune nudged him toward law and eventually politics. If that early ambition ever existed, one might argue that the comedic streak never entirely left him. As presiding officer of the Senate, he often peppers proceedings with humour, laughter, and playful […]

Oluremi Tinubu’s presence at the National Prayer Breakfast, an occasion that gathers leaders of faith and influence from across the world, projected a rare positive beam on Nigeria’s seriously darkened international image. At a time when global headlines about Nigeria often revolve around insecurity, economic strain, political tension and ethnic fault lines, the optics of the country’s […]

When Governor Caleb Mutfwang formally stepped into the fold of the All Progressives Congress (APC) last Tuesday, it was more than a routine defection ceremony. It was a calculated political signal. And by the time he sat before a select team of visiting editors and declared that Plateau State had become the “crown jewel” in the political […]

There are moments in a nation’s life when tragedy does more than wound bodies and break families. There are moments when tragedy strips a country naked, exposing the rot in its institutions, the poverty of its leadership culture, and the moral hollowness that has quietly become normal. The mass abduction of worshippers in Kurmin Wali, Kajuru Local […]

The defection of Abubakar Atiku Abubakar, son of opposition leader and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, is the latest and perhaps most symbolic precision strike in President Bola Tinubu’s methodical dismantling of organised opposition.  This was not just another politician switching parties. This was intimate. Psychological. Almost theatrical.  A son of the man who wants […]

Wike’s politics of gbas-gbos — the brand of raw confrontation that blurs party lines, intimidates institutions, and thrives on public spectacle — appeared, until recently, immune to political boundaries. For years, Nyesom Wike operated in a space where allegiance to party mattered less than allegiance to power. He fought PDP leaders while funding APC victories. He governed […]

For many Nigerians, it came as a surprise—almost a cultural jolt—that a Trinidad-born, United States-based rapper and global pop icon, Nicki Minaj, would emerge as one of the most prominent Black voices amplifying claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria and openly aligning with the rhetoric of President Donald Trump on the issue. Beyond reposts and […]

It may appear superfluous to once again warn of the existential threat confronting Nigeria’s continued existence as a multiparty democracy, especially given the manner in which the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to ride roughshod across the political landscape. Yet what remains disturbingly underappreciated is not the threat itself, but the striking ill-preparedness of […]