Perspectives
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Kaduna and the Tinubu momentum: A resounding call for continuity — by Arábìnrin Aderonké
Someone pulled me aside in Kaduna and said, “The reality on the ground is different from what we see online.” I smiled. Looking at the crowd, the excitement and the infectious energy surrounding President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s campaign flag-off, I understood the sentiment. Kaduna was alive with political enthusiasm. The chants, colourful displays, cheering supporters and palpable anticipation created an…
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Who would stop Tinubu’s re-election bid? by Kola Amzat
Since his inauguration as the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu (GCFR) has delivered unarguably the most unprecedented and unrivalled governance Nigeria nation, and even, Sub-Saharan African countries have never experienced before in about four or five decades. With uncommon courage and lion heart, he has moved to stabilize the nation’s currency against other key currencies through…
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Arewa isn’t becoming Afghanistan, it’s already worse — by Gimba Kakanda
Describing the religious extremists in Northern Nigeria as aspiring to be like the Taliban in Afghanistan is almost an insult to the Taliban themselves. And this is no attempt to deodorise the Taliban’s terrorism, repression and atrocities. At least they emerged from a history of resistance to Soviet occupation and a devastating civil war, initially as a movement of former…
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TRIBUTE: Patrick Dele Cole, a titan of public service — by Sola Enikanolaiye
The news of the passing of Ambassador (Dr) Patrick Dele Cole on October 17, 2026, came as a rude shock. Even though no human being lives forever, his demise at a ripe age has demonstrated that, like all mortals, we are born to live and ultimately die. As the English writer Ernest Hemingway said, death breaks even those it cannot…
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From stability to opportunity: Reflections on Nigeria’s engagement with Asia — by Olayemi Cardoso
Economic stability is not an end in itself. It must create the conditions for investment, enterprise and sustainable growth. This conviction has guided our work at the Central Bank of Nigeria and shaped our recent engagements across Asia. Rather than approach the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok as a standalone event, we made a deliberate decision to use the…
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2027: How APC became the galacticos of Nigeria’s politics – by Seye Oladejo
The All Progressives Congress (APC) is steadily consolidating its position as the epicentre of Nigeria’s political gravity, attracting an impressive constellation of veteran statesmen, battle-tested politicians, seasoned administrators, strategic thinkers, and influential political figures from across the country. As the 2027 general elections approach, the APC increasingly resembles the legendary Galácticos of football-a star-studded assembly of exceptional talents whose combined…
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Kaduna and the meaning of Tinubu’s second march— by Tunde Rahman
History has a way of choosing its own geography. When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu chose Kaduna to flag off his 2027 re-election campaign on Saturday, October 24, 2026, he chose more than a location. He was sending a historic message. Kaduna is Nigeria’s political ground zero. From here, the old Northern Region administered the entire North. It was here that…
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Kaduna: The road to continuity and prosperity — By Stanley Nkwocha
History does not merely look at Kaduna; it waits for it. On Saturday, October 24, 2026, this legendary crucible of Nigerian politics became the epicentre of a looming national showdown. Before a roaring sea of party faithful, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, flanked by Vice President Kashim Shettima, officially drew the battle lines for the 2027 general elections. Igniting the All…
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Lula in historic victory as Bolsonaro rejects result: ‘Brazil is no one’s backyard’ — by Okoi Obono-Obla
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 80, has been re-elected for a historic fourth term in a presidential runoff held on 25 October 2026. According to official results released by Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court (TSE), Lula secured 51.78% of valid votes, defeating right-wing Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, who received 48.21%. The margin was about 4.4 million votes, overturning a first-round…
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2027: Why Tinubu will reclaim Abuja – The Wike and Aduda factors — by Okoi Obono-Obla
In 2023, the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in one of the major surprises and upsets of the election, won the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, defeating Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar. The defeat of the APC in the FCT was driven by several factors: high energy costs, shortages of petroleum products, currency scarcity and excruciating hardship exacerbated by…
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