Perspectives
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ADC vs INEC: The costly mistake by the coalition — by Michael Chibuzo
On 1st April, 2026, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced that it will no longer recognise the factions of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) led by former Senate President, David Mark or Nafiu Bala Gombe, following its review of a court of appeal judgement in an appeal filed by the Mark-led ADC faction. This development triggered a flurry of…
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NEWS ANALYSIS: The ADC conundrum — by Chris Adetayo
First, we need a vibrant and engaged opposition. It doesn’t matter who makes up the opposition – former friends, former enemies, court jesters, technocrats, professional politicians etc etc. Without opposition, we do not have a democracy. Any effort designed to hinder this not only goes against every tenet of democracy but is anti national progress. Second, we need our democracy…
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Egbaliganza and the erosion of cultural integrity — by Folorunso Adisa
When custodians of culture misstep, the damage does not dissipate; it multiplies. Influence amplifies error. What is performed in prestige today hardens into precedent tomorrow. It is from this standpoint that one must interrogate the recently concluded Lisabi Day and its fashionable appendage, Egbaliganza, an initiative conceived to project the elegance, identity, and aesthetic heritage of the Egba people, and…
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The weight Of 106 houses — by Onovo David
The dead cannot speak. But numbers can. And the numbers surrounding the late Herbert Wigwe, former Group CEO of Access Holdings Plc, are speaking with a thunder that no amount of posthumous hagiography can silence. A bombshell investigation by The Londoner, the British publication, has linked Wigwe to 106 properties in London, one of the most expensive real estate markets…
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Jos, insecurity, and Tinubu’s AI-enabled security cameras — by Aderemi Ogunpitan
President Tinubu’s announcement of more than 5,000 AI-enabled digital cameras for Plateau should not shock anyone, or be seen not as a political talking point, but as an important security conversation. It shows that government recognises that technology must now play a stronger role in public safety. That is a welcome step. But understanding how the technology works is another…
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ADC crisis rooted in legal process, not external influence — lawyers explain
Two Nigerian lawyers, Inibehe Effiong and Bodunde Opeyemi, have offered detailed legal explanations of the ongoing leadership crisis within the African Democratic Congress (ADC), pointing to procedural decisions and binding court rulings as the root of the dispute. Their interventions come amid growing public debate over the role of the electoral commission and speculation about possible political interference. Mr Effiong,…
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The politics of status quo bellum ante — by Okoi Obono-Obla
I do not understand the propensity for employing hackneyed tactics such as passing the buck, using red herrings, and blaming others for crises one has clearly precipitated. You claimed to be forming a coalition by coalescing political parties to merge and challenge the incumbent government. Nigerians became expectant, waiting for months, but the coalition never materialized. Instead, you moved en…
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Tolu school complex: A mission accomplished — by Emeka Oparah
Even as the echoes of intercepted missiles and drones reverberate across Dubai, my current home, my mind has been transported to Ajegunle, Lagos-specifically, the Tolu School Complex. The recent images of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu touring the newly transformed facility stirred something deeper than nostalgia. They affirmed a simple but powerful truth: social investment, when done right, can ignite systemic change.…
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The head is never ordinary: Egbaliganza and the Egba language of power — by Lai Labode
A cultural note on history, symbolism, and public memory “If some saw Sparta, I saw something older: the Yoruba truth that the head is never ordinary. Our fathers did not go bareheaded into history, and we should not go bareheaded in memory. If a headgear provokes debate, let it also provoke learning — because heritage is not a museum of…
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Wigwe Estate: London properties, offshore wealth, and a family reckoning — by Kio Amachree
The late Herbert Wigwe built an empire that stretched far beyond the balance sheets of Access Bank. In death, that empire has become something else entirely: a battleground. At the center of the controversy is a startling revelation — links to more than one hundred London properties, held not in simple form, but through a maze of offshore companies and…
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