Opinions

The death of Brigadier General Oseni Braimah is not just another tragic entry in Nigeria’s long roll call of fallen soldiers. It is a brutal, undeniable verdict on the catastrophic failure of the Nigerian state under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; a failure drenched in hypocrisy, indifference, and a staggering disconnect between rhetoric and reality. What […]

On Friday, Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters confirmed the death of the Commander of the 29 Task Force Brigade in Benisheikh, Borno State, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, and three other soldiers, following a ruthless attack on the military formation. Though this confirmation calmed initial reports that more than 17 soldiers were killed in the April 9, 2026 […]

History, when ignored, does not repeat itself so much as it mutates, shedding its crude excesses for subtler, more insidious forms. Nigeria today finds itself staring at a disquieting reincarnation of one of its darkest democratic episodes: the cynical manipulation of institutions to predetermine political outcomes. The ghosts of June 1993 are not merely stirring; […]

There are moments in the life of a nation when symbolism matters as much as substance. This was one of them. And President Bola Tinubu failed it; comprehensively, unmistakably, and, it must be said, unforgivably. A massacre occurred. Men, women, and children were butchered in Angwan Rukuba. The nation recoiled in horror. What was required […]

Nigeria is in the middle of an oil bonanza. A geopolitical earthquake; the US–Iran war has pushed global crude prices to $115 per barrel, nearly double the federal benchmark of $64.85. Abuja is earning over $92 million in extra oil revenue every single day. In barely one month, the country has pocketed almost $3 billion […]

State visits are meant to project power, forge alliances and, occasionally, deliver substance. President Bola Tinubu’s two‑day procession through London; the first by a Nigerian leader in 37 years, achieved only the first two. The choreography was immaculate: Windsor Castle gleamed, King Charles III toasted “Naija no dey carry last,” and the Nigerian president invoked […]

There are exaggerations in politics, and then there are the sort of claims that make economists reach for their calculators in disbelief. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent declaration that he “saved Nigeria from bankruptcy” after taking office in May 2023 belongs squarely in the latter category; an assertion so audacious, so blithely detached from the […]

For the Record: Speech by King Charles III at the State Banquet In Honour of President Tinubu, First Lady    Your Excellency, Mr President, and Distinguished First Lady,   Ekabo. Se Daaa Daa Ni. (Greetings! I hope you are well.)   My wife and I are delighted to welcome you to Windsor Castle here on […]

State visits are usually exercises in diplomatic choreography: polite speeches, polished banquets, and the faint hope that something meaningful might emerge from the ceremonial fog. President Bola Tinubu’s arrival in Britain, however, carries a different charge. It is the first British state visit by a Nigerian leader since 1989; a reminder of how long the […]

When the leadership of a national police force changes, the ceremony is swift; the consequences are not. The appointment of Acting Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu presents Nigeria not merely with a new police chief, but with a moment of institutional reckoning. The Nigeria Police Force stands at a crossroads defined by distrust, insecurity and […]

Nigeria’s diplomatic service has always walked a delicate line between professional competence and political patronage. But the latest ambassadorial appointments approved by Bola Ahmed Tinubu push that uneasy compromise into outright farce, making Nigeria the laughing stock of the international community. What should have been a sober exercise in projecting Nigeria’s interests abroad has instead […]

There is something faintly tragic about watching two men who once styled themselves as reformist crusaders reduce their shared history to a soap opera. Nasir El-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna State and never a stranger to combat, has lately trained his rhetorical artillery on one man with curious persistence: the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. […]