Insecurity as Nigeria’s ride on the tiger’s back
One early morning in 1997, I was deployed to interview Lagos lawyer and human rights activist, Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN.…
Have WAEC and Amotekun overstayed their welcome?
The lapses experienced by students across various regions during the May/June West African Examinations Council (WAEC) exams in 2025 highlighted…
How can South tame growing aggression of bandits and insurgents?
In a real sense, we should not be talking of the South or the South-West putting up a response to…
Oyo kidnap saga: DHQ’s needless political correctness
Discussions have been tempered, while activities are being ruled by sober moods and sombre moments since the news broke on…
Understanding the trends in Akpabio’s Senate
The proverb/saying, “when we are young, we try to change the world, when we are old, we try to change…
Oyo APC and its consensus blues
IN a matter of days, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State would be called upon to name its…
Gov AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq: A 2027 misadventure?
About two weeks ago, I engaged one of the aides of the governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRasaq, in a…
Curious happenings in Akpabio’s Senate
In my article on this page on March 29, 2026, I featured the question of perceived selective justice being meted…
Tinubu’s financialism and some missing links
In an article published by the Nigerian Tribune on Wednesday, April 8, an admirer of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu attempted…
Amupitan: What history?
PARENTS of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) did a good job when they gave their son…
Akpabio, Abaribe, selective justice, and the dual-party registration bill
Something happened on the floor of the Senate on March 13, 2026, which, until today, leaves a sour taste in…
Tinubu: Of politics, power, and strategy
IN the music world, three major groups have been linked with the song with the lyrics “Now that we’ve found…
Ibadan metaphor of power, powerlessness, and other stories
Let me start by saying that Ibadan in this piece is used to depict Oyo State as one of the…
Kano’s Abdusalam and the burden of deputy governors
Today’s topic made me recall an incident that happened while I was serving as the Special Assistant Media to the…
Electoral Act: What next for Atiku, Obi, others?
The Nigerian political opposition woke up from what one can call a deep slumber last week when they organized a…
Tinubu, the budget, and democracy dividends
While delivering a sermon at a Ramadan Tafsir in the Presidential Villa on Wednesday, February 18, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
Electoral integrity: Akpabio has something to hide
THE drama that pitched the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria against the people, starting from February 4, is…
Something good is happening in Abia politics
“NO permanent friends, no permanent enemies, only permanent interests,” is a quote largely attributed to Lord Palmerston, a 19th-century British…
Electoral Act amendment may be dead on arrival (DoA)
The Nigerian Senate dashed the hopes of millions of stakeholders on Thursday when it embarked on a rigmarole at a…
Why is mining a curse in Nigeria?
In December 2025, Northern governors and traditional rulers met in Kaduna to dissect the unbearable state of insecurity in the…
