Perspectives
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Tinubu and the North: Always as friends, By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
At the palace of the Shehu of Borno on Saturday, the Borno State governor, Professor Babagana Zulum said something brief but profound. He was introducing the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to the revered monarch. Tinubu, Zulum said, had been there for Borno and its people at the most difficult times of its 1,200-year history. When many people…
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On the tone of campaigns, By Kayode Komolafe
As the presidential campaigns end tomorrow midnight, a lot of what has happened on the hustings and the public sphere in the last five months ought to be scrutinised. This is irrespective of what would be the result of balloting on Saturday. Although this may appear to be a theoretical luxury given the ferment in the land towards the elections,…
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Again, a Lagos original, By Sam Omatseye
He is rich. He is powerful. He has influence. He has changed lives. He transformed a city. Made men and women. Yet he attracts quite a few adversaries. The scriptures say when Isaac roared into success, the Philistines envied him. They deny him the right to be human. When he is sick, some wish him dead or eternally crippled. When…
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2023: It’s about trust, promise keeping, By Ismail Omipidan
As a reporter in Kaduna in 2011, I escaped being attacked by a mere whiskers. But not many Yoruba were that lucky. Our sin was that the average Hausa person rightly or wrongly believed then that the refusal of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to team up with President Muhammadu Buhari, who was the candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change,…
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One last pitch for Tinubu, By Mahmud Jega
In the sprint towards the finish line of this long 2023 presidential race, some political pugilists have removed the gloves and are throwing punches with naked fists. Some even have stones and broken bottles hidden in their palms. I am not out to answer anyone in particular, but to summarise the case for the election of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…
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Outcomes of the 2023 presidential election: My stunted crystal ball, By Tai Balofin
Three to four significant contenders are anticipated to compete for the presidency of Africa’s most populous country in the hotly contested Nigerian presidential election of 2023. The All-Progressives Congress’ (APC) Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar, the Labour Party’s Peter Obi, and the New Nigerian Peoples Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso are the front-runners (NNPP). Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, Peter…
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Something is about to happen! By Simon Kolawole
The hour is at hand. Nigerians are about to pick a new president. I am ignoring the orchestrated crises and keeping my eye on the ball. We have done elections successfully since 1999 and I am confident that this too will come and go, no matter the odds, no matter the sinister gameplan. Next Saturday, we will choose one from…
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What if your candidate does not win? By Simbo Olorunfemi
A few more suspense-filled days to go. By this time next week, Nigerians should have been done at the polls carrying out the highly important civic duty of electing the next President along with members of the National Assembly for the 2023-2027 session.. All things being equal, that is. Results might even be largely in. For reasons I cannot immediately…
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A creeping coup? By Segun Ayobolu
It is amazing that with the next general elections barely a week away, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has not demonstrated the requisite will to decisively confront the fuel shortages and the current acute cash scarcity crises, which are clearly not designed to endear the party to the electorate in the elections. Even as the protracted fuel scarcity continued…
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The trauma of Naira seizure by Buhari, By Yemi Adebowale
This is war. Yes, bullets are flying. There is already hunger and anger. Lives are being lost. Many of those alive are frustrated and distressed. The draconian instruction causing the deaths, anarchy and frustration is that the N200, N500, and N1,000 notes have been redesigned and Nigerians must deposit the old notes latest February, 2023 when they would cease to…
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