Osun guber as a primer to 2027 elections
The Osun State governorship election has offered Nigeria a preview of what the 2027 general elections could become—and what they must never become. It was preceded by an ugly cocktail of defections, political brinkmanship, institutional controversy and violence. Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hurried exit from the PDP, after failing to secure a route into the APC […]
Tinubu’s mid-term self-assessment
To mark his second year anniversary on Thursday, May 29, 2025, President Bola Tinubu rolled out his government’s assessment of its performance to Nigerians and critical partners. Mindful of the rapidly unfolding atmosphere towards the 2027 elections, Tinubu expectedly gave himself thumbs up. Out of the three-point agenda that his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, had spelt […]
Addressing our water crisis
It is a common sight in major cities of Nigeria to see young men pushing wheel barrows stocked with gallons in search of water as access to potable water remains a major challenge for majority of city dwellers. Most city dwellers today rely on private water vendors and boreholes to meet their domestic needs. Those […]
“Cash transfers”: $800m down the drain
The revelation by the World Bank that the Federal Government’s conditional cash transfer programme did not reach millions of Nigerians in need of urgent economic relief further confirmed public sentiment on the desirability of the programme. In response to the deepening hardship being faced by Nigerians after the abrupt removal of the petrol subsidy and […]
Tinubu’s two years in the saddle
Two years have passed since President Bola Tinubu mounted the saddle amidst a cloud of doubt over the fidelity of the election that brought him to power. It is now mid-term. As the nation prepares for 2027, how has he fared? During the campaigns, Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, […]
Much ado about Tinubu’s Vatican visit
A former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, David Babachir Lawal, recently went on Arise Television to criticise President Bola Tinubu’s attendance of the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican, Rome. He described it as an “insult” to Nigerian Christians for several reasons. He said Tinubu’s leadership of the Nigerian delegation and […]
