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Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Sixty-Six Seasons of Scandalous Scams and Slavery

Nigeria is celebrating her 66th Independence anniversary, and it can best be seen as a ceaseless sojourn in scandals, scams and slavery. The leader of...

Atiku’s Earthquake Exit From PDP: Real Change Or Same Old Tricks?

In a move that has sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s political establishment, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has officially resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party...

Buhari’s Death: Celebration or Mourning?

It is no longer news that Nigeria’s former military head of state and elected president, Muhammadu Buhari, is dead. He was given a state...

Buhari’s Death: The Political Earthquake That Could Shatter APC’s Northern Stronghold

Former President Muhammadu Buhari has died in London at the age of 82, sending shockwaves not only through Nigeria’s political class but across millions...

A word for Governor Oyebanji

With the 2026 Ekiti State governorship election date set, the stage is now ready. The key issue is that incumbent Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji,...

A House Divided: Shettima’s Bombshell And The Beginning Of The End For Tinubu?

Vice President Kashim Shettima has set the entire political landscape on fire with his recent explosive remarks in Abuja. While addressing dignitaries at the...

Why The Odds Are Stacked Against Tinubu And Apc In 2027: The Gathering Political Storm!

As Nigeria inches closer to the 2027 general elections, a palpable sense of discontent and restlessness sweeps across the country. Once touted as the...

Between APC and ADC: Whither the Masses

Nigeria’s political atmosphere is saturated by a type of fever which lacks any suitable nomenclature. Those at the centre of the current situation in...

The Big Reset: Why Nigerians Must Embrace the New Coalition — Even with “Old Faces” on Board

Ever since Nigeria began its bumpy journey to democracy in 1999, the yearning for real change has been a constant refrain on the lips...

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Understanding the Middle East Crisis

Today, no one seems to remember why “terrorism” began in the first place. No one seems to remember that for upward of six decades the Israelis, with the tacit approval of the United States, have refused to grant the Palestinians statehood...

Maga Will Still Pay

Nigeria’s dreaded status in internet scam is in no way as a result of the skills of the scammers, but the inability of the Nigerian government to checkmate it, even when strong evidence could steer towards easy resolution...

Before Castigating General Buhari

It will amount to a political misjudgement for Buhari to be offered the presidential ticket for 2003 without him redressing the injuries and abuses of his past military administration...

Roses from the Concrete

It is our duty to at all times express our support to those of our children who manage to occasion grand exploits despite the inhibitions inherent in our society...

“Great Nation” Should Be Nigeria’s National Anthem

Anybody interested in a prosodic analysis of a poem,...

Essays From Exile: Nigeria By Air! Who Wan Die?

I will be walking home soon to Nigeria. I am going home to be rich. I am not talking of going home to land contracts that I will never execute. Nope, I am going home to be a seer, a soothsayer, a herbalist, a babalawo. Since the fiery crash of two airplanes within two months in Nigeria, babalawos have become suddenly hot commodities...

God May Be Man After All

It is not tendentious to contend that in some religious texts God is shown to have dark, human propensities such as anger, hate, prejudice, disgust, murderousness, envy, jealousy and pride. This list is not exhaustive of the negative human propensities of God as can be gleaned from some religious texts...

Of Death, Rumours, Curses and Superstitions

In Nigeria, we have had quite a few high -profile cases of false death rumours: Nnamdi Azikiwe, the First President of Nigeria was declared dead by Nigerian newspapers years before he actually died...

A Critique of Richard Branson's Views on Nigeria's Elite

The saying that behind every wealth there is a crime has never stopped hitting my mind ever since I heard of it. I strongly believe that the word CRIME is relative, relative in the sense that what is crime to A might not be for B, likewise C and D...

Does love transcend colour? Interracial Marriages in focus

It can be a lonely path when you’ve decided to take this route to marital bliss. You may lose some friends, fall out with family members while others would adopt a wait and see attitude in anticipation of the demise of the relationship...