Category: Analysis
A mandate of trust: Tinubu’s leadership reaffirmed at APC summit
By Muhammad Garba The Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, recently played host to a historic national gathering as the All Progressives Congress...
Trump, Malema, Ramaphosa and the Oval Office grill
By Femi Fani-Kayode It was quite a show at the Oval office in the White House a few days ago when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa met with American...
2027 Coalition:Loosers Game
Ordinarily, a period of two-year which translates to half term of an electroal calendar is supposed to be a period of stock- taking not only by the incumbent...
Defections, Tinubu’s endorsement, and 2027 elections
By Tunde Rahman “When the debate is lost, slander becomes the loser’s tool.” It looks like the Greek philosopher Socrates had Nigeria in mind...
Of journalists’ deaths, security lapses and cut-throat taxes
By Hassan Gimba Last week was a dark one for journalism in Nigeria. The light of two of its bright stars, Hajiya Amina Alhassan Ahman and Haruna Dauda Biu dimmed and...
Nigeria’s governors: Halfway to where? (2)
By abiodun Komolafe According to Kolapo Olatunde, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ekiti State Chairperson, Oyebanji’s achievements include prompt salary payments,...
Fireworks: Dont Revise History,Western region owns Lagos, Oladoyin Tells Igbokwe
Dr Barrister Oladoyin Odebowale Joe Igbokwe , it has never ceased to amaze me reading revisionism being presented as historical facts. The Lagos that was designated as...
Nigeria’s governors: Halfway to where? (1)
By abiodun KOMOLAFE To begin with, any assessment of the subnational level must acknowledge that Nigeria’s federal system is defective and quasi-federalist in nature....
Dissecting Wike As PDP’s Poison And Antidote
By Felix Oboagwina While campaigning for a second term as Governor of Rivers State in December 2018, Nyesom Wike got poisoned through stuff he ate in the secretariat of...
Which Among His Favours Are We Denying?
By Hassan Gimba I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur’an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means “The Beneficent”, and is known for...
