Perspectives
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Sabotaged and scattered, the opposition staggers on — by Ugo Egbujo
Three weeks from critical deadlines, the opposition parties are in utter disarray. If this democracy fails, those who scattered the opposition must take responsibility. INEC failed to register parties in time. The government sowed moles and discord. Opposition leaders manifested greed , cowardice and ego. Another election is around the corner and the electorate faces the same old commotion, chaos…
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Peter Obi’s howling hubris — by Iboro Otonganran
One of the carefully curated aspects of Peter Obi’s persona is that he is humble. His fans point to the fact that he flies economy in spite of his fabled wealth, a good deal of which he stashes away in tax havens around the world to evade paying tax to a country he is desperate to govern. They also draw…
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Oshodi-Isolo paradox: The ‘stranger’ empowers his kinsmen — by Baba Awori
Let us stop hiding behind the weaponized political correctness of “diversity.” What is happening in Lagos State politics is not a “melting pot” or “inclusion”—it is the open-daylight stealing of Lagos State Indigenes ancestral political rights, packaged as a convenient lie so we hand over our wealth with a smile. The recent brazen publication by Hon. Okey-Joe Onuakalusi, Imo State…
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On Atiku’s day care (ADC) and the lack of adults in the room — by O’tega Ogra
Time indeed reveals all things. Barely three weeks ago, when they were still breaking bread, they sold a dummy to the Nigerian people, their followers, the press, and whoever cared to listen, that a certain man, in the person of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, was the cause of their disarray in what I had last year…
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Presiden Tinubu’s trips: Between ignorance and Ikhide’s misdirected outrage — by Michael Chibuzo
In moments of national crisis, emotions understandably run high, as evident in the emotion-laden tirade by Erasmus Ikhide triggered by the condemnable xenophobic violence unfolding on the streets of South Africa. Nigerians are once again bearing the brunt of a raging anti-immigrant hysteria. Yet it is during such moments that public commentators must don the cap of logic and distinguish…
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Mene begged, police answered with bullets — by Folorunso Adisa
Quentin Tarantino once said, with a restraint that barely concealed anguish, “Just because I was at an anti-police brutality protest doesn’t mean I’m anti-police. We want justice, but stop shooting unarmed people.” It is a simple plea. In Nigeria, it reads like a radical demand. Because here, the tragedy is no longer abstract. It is intimate. It breathes. It pleads.…
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Jigawa’s agricultural revolution: A blueprint for food security under renewed hope vision — by Babajide Fadoju
There is a quiet revolution happening in Jigawa State. It is not happening in boardrooms or foreign capitals. It is happening on the red soils of Nigeria’s most agrarian state, where tractors are being deployed, technicians are being trained, and farmers are being empowered at a scale rarely seen in our nation’s history. I visited the Aminu Kano Triangle, a…
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Peter Obi: How the political nomad dug own grave — by Izuchukwu Adichie
When Soludo released his explosive letter on November 14, 2022, Ndigbo saw the start of the end. In one harsh move, Mr. governor summarized Peter Obi’s 2023 presidential bid as a “fleeting frenzy of the moment,” called his movement a “headless mob,” and warned that “a mob action often reflects the character of its leader.” The “Headless mob” attacked Soludo,…
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Rebuilding Tudun Biri: When tragedy becomes a building block for national unity — by Babajide Fadoju
On an unfortunate day in Kaduna State, a military drone misfired near the Kaduna International Airport, and the community of Tudun Biri was forever changed. Lives were lost. Bodies were broken. A nation mourned. It was the kind of tragedy that could have fractured a community along ethnic, religious, or political lines. It was the kind of disaster that could…
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From Bayelsa to a national gamble: X-raying Dickson’s opportunistic coalition — by Bodise Wilson
What started as Seriake Dickson’s strategic bid to tighten his grip on Bayelsa politics has now ballooned into an overreaching national endeavor—driven less by ideology and more by a quest for political survival. The former Bayelsa governor, PDP senator, and current leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has widened his net by recruiting habitual political drifters like Peter Obi…
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