The Wike paradox and Nigeria’s democratic crisis, by Fortune Ulu
The Wike paradox is not just a political curiosity. It is a warning. The unfolding political drama involving Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory and former governor…
WHAT’S THAT NOISE! Response to Hon.Ukeje and ADC Forum of National Legislators, by Sunday Dare
Even before the official commencement of the election season and before the Polls open, the “opposition”, a hurriedly stitched together contraption in search of a launch pad are screaming…
My Nigerian dream, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria is a mystery among nations. Nigeria trends for good and for bad. A patch of earth where the ridiculous interfaces with the sublime. Where oddities find bold expressions. Welcome…
Still on that Jos airport sympathy visit, Monday Philips Ekpe
Nigerians shouldn’t gloss over some lessons from President Tinubu’s condolence gesture on the Plateau the other day, writes Monday Philips Ekpe Many details of last Palm Sunday’s massacre in Angwa…
Yilwatda: A different kind, by Ken Ugbechie
Professor Nentawe Yilwatda, an engineer, has the veneer of a gentleman. Polished facial expression. A winsome smile and a friendly aura that seems apolitical. But he’s a politician. A top…
Pat Utomi: Time to take a back seat, by Temitope Ajayi
At BankPHB, there was also a massive shareholder value erosion and insider abuse. Francis Atuche, the bank’s Chief Executive, is serving a jail term for the mismanagement of a bank…
The paradox of growing insecurity, by Pius Mordi
Until April 14, 2014, when the militant group, Boko Haram, abducted 276 girls from the Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok, Borno State, insecurity remained a localised, albeit, regular…
As Matawalle renews hope for Tinubu’s re-election, by Akin Omojola
The 2027 election is barely nine months away. But unlike in 2023 election, President Bola Tinubu’s popularity in the north is gradually fading. The sad reality is that unlike in…
Obafemi Hamzat: Scrutinizing the man who may become the next Governor of Lagos State
In the ever-evolving chessboard of Lagos politics, succession conversations often begin long before election season officially arrives. And as the 2027 governorship race gradually enters public discourse, one name increasingly…
Pat Utomi: An economic buccaneer flirting with intellectualism, by Sunday Dare
Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public square, playing to the gallery with a familiar cocktail of grandstanding and gloom. This time, he has…