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 […]
Why Nigeria should not be a one-party state
The strength of every genuine democracy is tested not only at the ballot box but by the vitality of opposition parties. Today in Nigeria, the troubling question is whether the visible disarray within opposition ranks signals something deeper — a slow drift towards one-party dominance under the All Progressives Congress, APC. Across the country, defections […]
Osun LG crises: Let judiciary decide
The legal and political stand-offs over local government leadership in Osun State has evolved into a logjam in grass roots democracy in Nigeria. What began as a contest over electoral legitimacy has grown into a broader constitutional and governance crisis, with direct consequences for citizens. At the centre of the dispute is the fallout from […]
Strengthening our domestic edible oils market
The vegetable and edible oil sub-sector, which is critical to the Federal Government’s food security programmes, is under severe strain from the unchecked influx of imported and smuggled products. Nigeria is naturally endowed with vast oil-palm belts across the South and expansive soya bean farms in the Middle Belt. We should not be dependent on […]
Middle East war and African economies
The escalating crisis in the Middle East is no longer a distant geopolitical drama for Africa; it is an economic tremor felt from the ports of Lagos to the markets of Nairobi. For a continent already navigating debt pressures, inflation and currency volatility, instability in a region central to global energy and trade flows could […]
Tackling pollution of our rivers
Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas, live with the ever-present pollution of their only sources of potable water – springs, streams and small rivers. This is mostly due to lack of government diligent attention to the welfare of the people and outright lawlessness by citizens, including corporate citizens. The people of Amankwo of Agbada […]
