Opinion

The trending news at the moment is the video of Godswill Akpabio, the President of the  Senate, declaring that a token had been sent to the accounts of the senators to enjoy their holiday. The Senate President…

When I wrote an article about Nasir El Rufai’s romance with controversy in 2021, I could not have predicted or forecast that he was going to be the centre of attention for the failure of the Senate to confirm his…

If President Bola Ahmed Tinubu hit the ground running, it was because problems chased him into office. Yet, it wasn’t long before he tripped on a matter in which his genius had been acknowledged: forming his…

There is the likelihood that a military coup d’etat can still happen in Nigeria given our egregious variant of democratic culture, the compromised nature of our judiciary, and the Nigerian people’s disenchantment…

Once upon a time, a political party bestrode Nigerian politics like a colossus. It governed Nigeria for 16…

I don’t believe that President Bola Tinubu does not know the implications of his warmongering stance against the Niger Republic. If…

Nearly everyone I grew up with in my childhood church in Lincoln, Nebraska, is no longer Christian. That’s not…

What is the value of a human life in our dearly beloved Nigeria? I don’t know. But the death of Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical doctor, at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island, on Tuesday, offers yet another…

Life is funny. I am trying not to say it is a b**ch. But its twists and turns, often times, leave one breathless. And wondering. And…

It was 32 years ago that General Ibrahim Babangida, the flamboyant and self-styled military…

Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are…

Niger Republic has nothing to offer Nigeria, but trouble. It is one of the largest countries in the world and one of the…

It is encouraging to see that the federal administration has permanently halted the intended ₦8,000 cash palliative transfers to 12 million households as part of its attempts to mitigate the negative impacts of…

When you think you have seen it all in our dearly beloved country, you realise you ain’t seen nothing yet. Every day, we keep coming up with the silliest of things. The spectacle at the federal high court, Ikoyi, Lagos,…

On Monday, the South-East was once again under lockdown due to a sit-at-home order being enforced by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB first…

As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social media savvy ones – are freaking out over the plans of the federal… As I type this, many Nigerians – especially the more comfortable, social…

Let me warn President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his coterie of right-wing economic advisers he seems to be lending listening ears to now. Without massive compressed natural gas (CNG) roll-out, within the next two weeks, the…

We are saddened to have to repeat on these pages that Nigeria’s constitution does not permit for the indefinite detention of citizens without charge. On June 14, operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS)…

Tinubu, while addressing the nation on Sallah day tasked the Nigerian people to be ready to make…

In some way, I pride myself as someone in touch with the trends and slangs on social media. But I was caught napping when I was discussing Brighton & Hove Albion FC in the Premier League (I once schooled in Falmer,…

The case against the suspended CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele took a surprising twist last week. Rather than release him as ordered by the Court, the Department of State Services, DSS, told Nigerians that it had filed a…

Ordinarily, the removal of subsidy on energy sources – petrol, kerosene, diesel and electricity would free up billions of naira for government to plow into other social and economic…

When Bola Ahmed Tinubu said his administration would hit the ground running, he gave the impression that he was absolutely ready for the…

Yes! There’s nothing they haven’t said of Peter Obi. They have charged that he is not a god. They have said he is no more than a political opportunist. They have ridiculed his promise to change Nigeria from consumer to…