Perspectives
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ANALYSIS: Opposition unity faces fresh test as Makinde joins 2027 presidential race
By Adejayan Gbenga – The declaration by Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, to pursue the presidency under a proposed PDP-APM coalition may further complicate Nigeria’s opposition landscape ahead of the 2027 election. Rather than strengthening the anti-Tinubu bloc, Makinde’s emergence appears to worsen the fragmentation already threatening the opposition’s chances against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives…
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Pantami: Serving the two publics — by Gimba Kakanda
Some of you here may be familiar with Peter Ekeh’s fascinating theory of our allegiances as Nigerians. His argument, broadly, is that we demonstrate two forms of allegiance: one to our primordial public, rooted in ethnicity, kinship, religion, and community; and another to the civic public, represented by the nation-state. The tragedy, he observed, is that the former often overrides…
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As Nigeria’s chief marketer attends Africa CEOs Forum — by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
Marketing is too important to be left to the marketing department. — David Packard Juene Media Group-founded Africa CEOs Forum has sealed its place as the largest private sector gathering on the continent. It has become the rendezvous where investors engage leaders, tycoons meet mandarins, big ideas find platforms, and visions chance upon lifelines. The 2026 edition, co-hosted by the…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: Opposition to the opposition — by Bamidele Johnson
The APC must be enjoying this ongoing interlude so much. It is a sort of political spa weekend. For the first time in a while, it is not the object of opposition abuse or being pelted with accusations of economic vandalism, putting democracy under threat and general incompetence by opposition politicians. Instead, the opposition has decided to turn its considerable…
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…In Rwanda, President Tinubu pitches the Nigerian business case to the rest of Africa — by Sunday Dare
From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is traversing Africa preaching Nigeria’s reform story to the world. While the echoes of President Tinubu’s economic reforms have since reverberated across every nook and cranny of Africa, he now personally berths in Kigali…
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Despite odds, Tinubu is hugely projected for re-election, by Kola Amzat
As Nigeria moves closer to another election cycle, the eclipse is beginning to give way, clearing the uncertainty that has characterized the political horizon in the last couple of months particularly with respect to the likelihood of would-be the torch-bearer of the key political parties. From the on-set when Alhaji Atiku Abubakar led his goons to hijack the hitherto obscure…
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Peter Obi, illusion of liquidity: Why saving money is an executive failure — by Nnaemeka Ikerionwu
The debate over state fiscal management often pits the discipline of saving for a rainy day against the urgency of spending for developmental impact. In the context of Nigerian sub-national governance, where infrastructure deficits are monumental, the choice between bank deposits and capital projects is not just a financial decision; it is a profound statement on a leader’s philosophy of…
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Dapo Abiodun and the Ogun East 2027 equation: Why the debate tilting in one direction-by Lekan Adeniran
As conversations around the 2027 general elections quietly gather momentum across Ogun State, one political reality is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore: the growing belief that Governor Dapo Abiodun is emerging as the strongest political force in the Ogun East Senatorial race. For many, the conversation is no longer merely about ambition. It is about capacity, performance, influence, and proven…
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Borno: Journey back to yesterday — by Bamidele Johnson
All these years, the memory lay buried somewhere beneath newer journeys, newer worries, and ordinary erosion by time. Then, on Monday evening, Chiedu Nnodi brought it all rushing back with three casual words. “University of Sari,” he wrote beneath a post I had made three years ago, adding it is a story for another day. Immediately, I was back in…
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Regulating Religion in Nigeria — by Emeka Oparah
Recent reports that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, arguably one of the most brilliant political leaders in Nigeria today, has expressed his intention to crackdown on “fake pastors”, have expectedly been eliciting mixed reactions. For me, it’s straightforward and I am with Prof. Soludo on this like I was with him on his equally controversial crackdown on fake Dibias (Native Doctors)…
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