Opinions

Once again, the Nigerian Senate has demonstrated that power, when wielded with impunity, becomes indistinguishable from tyranny. With the recent court ruling invalidating the six-month suspension of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the upper chamber of our legislature has earned fresh notoriety, not as defenders of democracy, but as architects of abuse, overreach, and constitutional contempt. Justice […]

In what may be the most consequential political move of the post-2023 era, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has formally resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), severing ties with the political house he helped build from the ground up. At 78, and with a long legacy in Nigeria’s democratic evolution, Atiku’s decision comes not […]

When I joined the State House Press Corps in November 2015—six months into President Muhammadu Buhari’s first term—it felt like history was being written in real time. He had swept into office with a tidal wave of expectations, buoyed by promises of change, anti-corruption, and discipline. For many in my newsroom at LEADERSHIP, his victory […]

The world must now look, with eyes unblinking and voice unbowed, upon the latest act of diplomatic derision committed by the American leviathan dotard. Cloaked in the tattered robes of immigration reform, the Trump administration – once more wielding its baton of belligerence – has chosen to stab at the dignity of the Nigerian state. […]

In Nigeria, politics is many things, but boring is not one of them. We have a political culture where the pot never stops calling the kettle black, where defectors become prophets, and where yesterday’s villains are today’s moral referees. Enter the latest act in our never-ending democratic drama: a new coalition, now aligning with the […]

  This phrase was coined by Yogi Berra, a famous American baseball player who is remembered for many iconic phrases now known as “Yogi-isms.”   Of this particular construction, Yogi, who died 10 years ago, meant to illustrate a repetition that feels like deep familiarity.   When I learned of the African Democratic Congress political […]

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, there has been subtle clamour for former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’s return to active politics to contest the presidential election. Nigerians championing this call have hinged their clamour on the rising cases of violent crimes nationwide since he left office in 2015.   Although under his regime, the activities […]

How else could anyone have described the “Subsidy is Gone” declaration of President Bola Tinubu at his inauguration in May 2023 than to say it was “a shock that came without a strategy”? The President in his impulsive and arrogant posture wanted to be seen as that fearless and courageous leader, but in reality, vainglorious […]