Guest Columnists

In less than two weeks, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been twice lucky with female sports. The Super Falcons won the Women African Football Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title for a record 10th time in Morocco on July 25. While the country was still trying to fully digest the euphoria of that victory, and […]

The Government of Nigeria, as I understand it, is upset: the United States Mission in Nigeria last week called it a hypocrite.   Not in that exact adjective: the Mission highlighted a story by Africa Report, which exposed how some Nigerian governors squander billions on new government buildings while asking citizens to endure austerity.   […]

Future historians of this period will one day note that the 2027 presidential election was one of the most remarkable in our national history, as it was the first campaign to begin even before the 2023 election was properly concluded. We know that in Africa, time ordinarily orbits around elections and electioneering. Since elections are […]

In case you missed it, there is a new United States travel advisory about Nigeria.   It warns its citizens: “Violent crime is common in [Nigeria]. This includes armed robbery, assault, carjacking, kidnapping, hostage-taking, roadside banditry, and rape. Kidnappings for ransom occur frequently. They primarily target dual-national citizens visiting Nigeria and U.S. citizens perceived as […]

Last Friday, July 18, the incumbent Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede was in Lagos to hold a sensitization programme on Naira Abuse, at the Colonades Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos. What was reported in most newspapers and other platforms, was the EFCC czar’s disclosure that 18 currently serving Governors are under […]

In what can only be described as a shameful descent into political gangsterism, Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has crossed a line that no elected official in a constitutional democracy should ever approach. His public threat against Mr. Peter Obi, a former Anambra governor, respected statesman, and leading opposition figure, is not just a dangerous […]

In the end, the worst thing that could have happened to Muhammadu Buhari: he died days after his successor finally denounced him and his spokesman told the truth.   President Bola Tinubu, remember, was visiting Saint Lucia where, two years and two months after he assumed office, he abruptly, but finally, confessed that Buhari had […]

Muhammadu Buhari was the rarest of individuals to grace political life anywhere in the world: an incorruptible servant of the people. He was not motivated by pride, or by riches, the accumulation of which repelled him. He was drawn to public service, discipline, and patriotism, and the unity of Nigeria as a one nation and […]

In Nigeria’s combustible political climate, where loyalty is fickle and ideology a mirage, the resurrection of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as a credible third force ahead of the 2027 general elections has injected both excitement and skepticism into the national discourse. For decades, Nigerian politics has been a two-horse race dominated by the PDP […]

    Nigeria is once again entering a familiar territory: the dawn of another political coalition. The headlines are filled with declarations of unity, salvation, and a “fresh” start. Prominent figures from across the political spectrum are aligning, claiming they have heard the cries of the people and are ready to chart a new course […]

The most trending political topic in the last 10 days has been the resignation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, and the opposition coalition’s adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).   When I first heard of Ganduje’s resignation, I thought it was fake news because we are in the era […]