Promise Adiele

Promise Adiele, PhD., Mountain Top University, Ogun State, Nigeria. X: @drpee4

Soludo, Extend the Crackdown, Please

The governor of Anambra State and former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Professor Chukwuma Soludo, means several things to many people....

Daniel Bwala and his Prophetic Inclinations

In the last few days, Nigeria’s media spaces have been inundated with the catastrophic appearance of Mr Daniel Bwala on Al Jazeera TV. Bwala...

US, Israel, and Iran: Nigeria’s Hypocritical Culture

Hypocrites are subliminal enemies to humanity. They are everywhere – in churches, mosques, communities, and work environments. They usually present a misleading façade, sometimes...

Should The 2027 Elections Still Hold?

Time is an important factor in human engagements. That is why “time wasting” is repudiated by serious-minded, result-oriented, and committed persons. I remember a...

2027 Election: That Nigeria May Not Collapse

The subliminal expression, “let Nigeria collapse, let us all go our separate ways”, is a dominant mindset for many people across the country. It...

Bola Tinubu and his Recurring Falls

A popular phrase in the prayers of some Christians is “fall down and die”. The phrase is repeated by these Christians during spiritual warfare...

Comparing Fela Kuti with any Nigerian Musician

In the title of this essay, I have carefully avoided mentioning any Nigerian musician in the same sentence with Fela’s name. It is deliberate....

AFCON 2025 Final and the Power of Protest

It happened on 18 January 2026, under the humid atmosphere of a North African evening. The venue was the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in...

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