Letters

This week, a video that has since gone viral showed armed thugs attacking a meeting of the Accord Party in Kuje, the headquarters of the Kuje Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), forcing participants to flee the venue. Chaos overtook the crowd as the assailants tore through the gathering like a flash flood. […]

You might agree with former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s plan to restore petrol subsidy if elected, when you consider the hardship that trails its removal, and the failure of many state and local governments to use their increased revenue from the Federation Account to improve the lives of their people. Abubakar, presidential candidate of the […]

Your Excellency, I write not to insult anybody. I write to end a national pretence. In April this year, our own regulator, NERC, published the figures. Of 13,625 megawatts of installed generation capacity, only 4,286 megawatts were available for dispatch. Thirty-one per cent. Ten plants out of 28 produced 81 per cent of everything the […]

...As insecurity spreads, electricity remains epileptic and food prices bite harder, some ministers can point to reforms and projects. Others are struggling to explain why the problems they were appointed to solve remain unsolved… The promises were bold. A stronger economy.More jobs.Cheaper and more reliable electricity.Food security.Improved security.Better roads.Affordable housing.A more efficient government. But three […]Read More

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the Governors’ Forum on Thursday, and by the time the meeting ended, Nigerians had a new date to circle on their calendars: 1 October 2026. That is the day, we are told, when transport fares nationwide are supposed to start coming down, on the strength of compressed natural gas […]

There is something rotten about this “fake agency” saga. Not necessarily because a fake agency was uncovered. Not yet. What is rotten is the smell of bureaucratic intrigue, competing claims, official silence and unanswered questions surrounding the case. And Nigerians have every right to ask: did the ICPC actually discover a fake government agency, or […]

Former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari knows only too well that a free, fair, and credible poll in 2027 could deliver the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) the biggest shock of its life. He may as well choose to live in self-denial, but I am certain that in his quiet moments he knows his party […]

There is no story trending in Nigeria’s sports circle today that interests Nigerian football fans as the call on the leadership of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF to either resign or not to bother to seek to return in the next election. Mainstream and social media platforms are buzzing with stories on what has happened […]

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s position on Nigeria’s petrol subsidy has evolved significantly over the past two decades, moving from support for subsidy reforms under the Olusegun Obasanjo administration to a campaign promise to abolish the subsidy, and now to a proposal for government support targeted at domestic refining. The latest position has sparked debate […]

President Bola Tinubu wants a unified national framework to strengthen coordination among Nigeria’s military, intelligence, and security agencies. According to presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, this was the crux of a presidential directive given at Wednesday’s FEC meeting. The president ordered the immediate preparation of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence […]

Nigeria’s 2027 election campaign has barely begun, but a fresh battle is already unfolding over one of the most visible tools of political communication: billboards. As presidential and National Assembly campaigns officially commenced on Wednesday, August 19, candidates and political parties entered a contest not only for votes but also for visibility. Rallies, road shows, […]

The success of the Gubernatorial election held in Osun State on Saturday, August 15, 2026 had implications that went beyond the boundaries of the state. The lead up to the election had been marked by highly febrile conflict, violence and so much anxiety. Being the last major election to be conducted by the Independent National […]