Guest Columnists

The elections, held over the weekend, Saturday, February 21, were interesting for the obvious reason that they were clearly the litmus test cases for the Electoral Act, 2026 which was signed into law by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, February 18, 2026. The President had promised last week that we were “all going to […]

Last year—2025—MacArthur Foundation did not offer grants to Nigerian mass media organizations: the first time in nearly 10 years that would happen.   That development followed the conclusion of the organization’s ‘On Nigeria’ Big Bet, a $154 million investment to which it committed in 2014.   “A thriving Nigeria—with its rich natural resources, young and […]

On February 18, 2026, President Bola Tinubu stirred up another hornet’s nest in the management of the Nigerian economy with an Executive Order mandating direct remittance of oil and gas revenues to the Federation Account.   The Executive Order, which significantly clipped the ‘broad’ wings of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, set aside key […]

Nine years ago, I wrote that Adams Oshiomhole could be Nigeria’s wildcard, a rare figure who might carry the insurgent moral energy of labour into the antiseptic corridors of power and still keep his hands clean.   In that piece, I warned that politics can be an illness: the way a man can catch a […]

To state the truth, Africa was significantly nowhere at the World Economic Forum which took place this January 19 – 23. You may say absent figuratively, sidelined more specifically, and that has been very much the pattern over the years. The World Economic Forum was established in 1971 by Professor Klaus Schwab to provide a […]

There is a potentially disruptive speculation, a kite being flown in political conversations, which could affect the fortunes of the ruling party – the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the relationship between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima as Nigerians begin the dress rehearsal towards the 2027 general elections. It […]

“The knee on his neck” reminds us of the case of the American citizen, George Floyd who was murdered in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020 by a policeman, Derek Chauvin, a white police officer who pressed his knee on Floyd’s neck for 9 minutes, 29 seconds. Floyd’s last words were: “I can’t breathe.” He […]

The received opinion in 20th century literature on America’s foreign policy process is that the United States, America as we know it, is not a colonizing power but a liberal society of men and women who are committed to the ideals of democracy, free trade and economic prosperity, human rights, humanitarian aid, and global stability. […]

And so, Christmas Day 2025, under the watch of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the United States military hit “ISIS targets” in Northwestern Nigeria, changing various Nigerian narratives permanently.  Casualty figures were not immediately available.   Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Kimiebi Ebienfa said in a post soon after that “the precision strikes on terrorist […]