Perspectives
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Nigeria must find its feet — by Abu Sidiq
The recent recommendation by the United States Congress urging Nigeria to halt military purchases from Russia and instead procure exclusively American defence systems is not just another diplomatic comment. Framed as part of efforts to combat violence against Christian communities and other vulnerable groups, it carries moral weight. But it also carries geopolitical undertones that cannot be ignored. Great powers…
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Quintessential Wike Nyesom, by Kola Amzat
Since the turn of the 4th Republic in 1999, PDP has been the dominant force in FCT and its environs’ politics, claiming resounding victory in all the elections conducted till date-Senatorial, House of Representatives, and even, LGAs. The incumbent Senator, Mrs. Ireti Kingibe is the 5th Senator representing the PDP at the upper chamber following the steps of Khairat Abdulrasaq-Gwadabe…
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ADC: Opposition in name, silence in action — by Imran Wakili
It is truly disheartening what Nigeria is turning into right before our very eyes. Personally, as a supporter and true believer in Mallam Nasir El Rufai, I have boasted times without number that the government cannot arrest Mallam Nasir El Rufai. Not because I think Mallam is bigger than the government, but because I know about his incorruptible character, deep…
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Two Ebas, one truth: Why facts must anchor the Ogun–Ondo boundary debate — by Segun Showunmi
At a time when public discourse is already strained by misinformation and political opportunism, it is deeply troubling to watch a straightforward geographical reality twisted into a contested narrative. The matter of “Eba” should not be complicated. It has only been made so by those who find ambiguity more useful than truth. Let us be clear from the outset: there…
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Tinubu’s NNPC order: A reform Nigeria cannot waste — by Tosin Adeoti
On February 19, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed an executive order mandating the direct remittance of key oil and gas revenues into the Federation Account. The directive removes the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited’s ability to retain the 30 percent Frontier Exploration Fund and the additional 30 percent management fee on profit oil and gas under production sharing arrangements. The…
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Aiyedatiwa’s years of the locusts — by Festus Adedayo
Until last week’s bloody clash, governance in the Sunshine State of Ondo was the proverbial upholstery (timutimu) which shielded a generation of filth (egbin) from the glimpse of the world. The ward congress of the State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, which left two people dead and several others injured, brought out all the hidden muck. The bloodbath was…
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Can Nigeria and Germany turn diplomacy into delivery? — by Collins Nweke
Diplomatic conversations are easy. Delivering infrastructure is not. Nigeria’s renewed engagement with Germany comes at a decisive moment. The real test is no longer about reform promises or international goodwill. It is about whether one major infrastructure project, the long-delayed Siemens-backed power initiative, can finally move from announcement to execution. If Nigeria delivers, investor confidence deepens, and infrastructure finance follows.…
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Electoral credibility and collation centres: INEC accredited observer’s view — by Nelson Ekujumi
Following the uproar generated recently over the Electoral Act 2026 Amendment Bill which is already an Act by some political parties, civil society organizations, professional groups, labour unions and persons, with regards to instant or immediate or real time electronic transmission of election results which these class of interests are clamouring for, one has deemed it necessary to set the…
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APC tech: Lessons for opposition — by Charles Awuzie
This is the APC Situation Room for digitised real-time monitoring of elections. It is documented on this platform that I proposed this system to the opposition in 2023. It was ignored. The most powerful thing about this picture was captured by John W. Tukey when he said that “The greatest value of a picture is when it forces us to…
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Dikko: The technocrat in charge of the Nigerian sport revolution — by Ade Adefeko
In the ever-evolving landscape of Nigerian administration, few appointments have carried as much quiet promise as that of Mallam Shehu Dikko. For decades, the Nigerian sports sector existed as a “Ministry”—a bureaucratic structure often bogged down by political expediency rather than technical excellence. However, the recent shift back to the National Sports Commission (NSC) model, with Dikko at the helm,…
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