Peter Obi cannot be different from us
By JOHN ONWE This essay is inspired by a cartoon by a journalist called “Sergo”, published in the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki’s newspaper, called Advocate, on page 4. The cartoon has an image named “Obi” standing in the centre of a group of four men who were labelled variously as “Presidency”, “EFCC”, the “Police” and […]
Continuity or Change? Why Ifo/Ewekoro must protect its growing influence in National Assembly
By Busayo Okunlola In every democratic system, the question of continuity versus change is one that voters must carefully consider. For the people of Ifo and Ewekoro Local Government Areas, this debate is particularly significant as discussions about the next representative for the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal Constituency begin to emerge. As a resident and indigene of […]
BEYOND GENDER WARS: A case for justice, not opposition
By Barnabas Akindele Public discourse around women’s rights in Nigeria, and indeed globally, is often framed in adversarial terms. It is presented as a contest between men and women, a zero-sum struggle in which the advancement of one must come at the expense of the other. This framing is not only reductive, but also profoundly […]
Tinubu’s South East “City Boys” and limits of rascality
By Emeka Alex Duru Every fleeting arrangement throws up phony characters that in unrestrained excitement, tend to the extreme. In their frenzy, the upstarts do not differentiate the sacred from the profane. Everything is rather brought into the mix. That was the major challenge of the Warrant Chief administration in some parts of Igbo land, particularly the […]
Unity, Structure and Strategy: Inside the Significance of the APC National Convention
By Arabinrin Aderonke When I received the notification that I have been added to the Media and Publicity Committee of the forthcoming national convention of the All Progressives Congress, APC, I felt a deep sense of honour and responsibility. Beyond the excitement, it offered a moment to reflect on the weight of the assignment and […]
After Bashar Sani’s death, the North must finally confront its own monsters
The heartbreaking murder of Malam Bashar Sani, a senior administrator at the College of Education, Maru, is yet another grim reminder of the tragedy consuming Northern Nigeria. Despite paying more than N25.7 million in ransom—alongside motorcycles, phones and airtime—to secure the release of his abducted family members over several years, he was eventually killed by the […]
