Category: Opinion
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country
By Hassan Gimba Donald Trump, the 47th President of the United States, released a video on Truth Social threatening military action against Nigeria by stating, “I...
Before Trump Strikes
In the diverse ways as reflected by the manner we respond to emergent issues in our polity, prevalence of emotions,sentiments and indignation has always been the...
Trump’s genocide allegation: Clarifying the facts
By Kayode Adebiyi U.S. President Donald Trump recently announced on social media that he was redesignating Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern as a result...
*The Three U.S. Military Plans to Attack the ‘Jihadists’ in Northern Nigeria: The Emerging World Order under Donald Trump*
Toba Alabi. tobalabi@yahoo.com Introduction This paper examines the three U.S. military plans reportedly drawn up under the directive of President Donald Trump in...
Thinking about midlife
Azu Ishiekwene It feels somewhat like nostalgia, but it’s not. Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a...
Irene: University of Ibadan 1983/84 M. Sc. Political Science class
By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 When I first ran into the news on 28 October, 2025 on the platform of the University of...
Donald Trump plans to destabilise Nigeria
I have chosen the provocative title of this piece deliberately knowing that some of the more patriotic elements among us in Nigeria would scream that it is impossible,...
Trump Is Not After Nigeria but China — The Hidden War for Nigeria’s Soul
By Anngu Orngu I am following with deep interest the ongoing debates that are erupting over Donald J. Trump’s designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular...
Abiodun’s Ogun and Its Graveyard of Roads
Jelili Ariyibi If asked what I want for Christmas, I would opt, without a second thought, for the chance to slam the faces of Ogun State governors from 1999 to...
South West:Beyond rhetorics, declarations
In November 2023,barely five months into the new regime of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Development Agenda for Western Nigeria-a vehicle created by the six...
