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Peter Obi’s army and the regime of tyranny
Who wants a mob rule? It is off-putting when a miscellany of threadbare youths taken up in hate and seduced by ignorance unpack threats of violence and curses on people who differ with them on…
Wike And Tales By Moonlight
When the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu referred to Rivers State Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike and his fellow lone rangers as children, many people…
The Bola Tinubu they don’t know
The seemingly ingrained tendency for human beings to so easily forget their antecedents, repay evil for good and seek to destroy those God chose to use as their benefactors never ceases to…
Wike vs Atiku: The return leg
Before the 1999 presidential primaries, crisis engulfed the All Peoples Party (now part of the All Progressives Congress, APC) over the ambition of the late Dr Olusola Saraki. He was…
It’s in Igbo’s best interest to support Tinubu
Could Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), be that unifier a sundered Nigeria needs? What are his antecedents as regards respect for diversity and sensitivity to…
How Bola Tinubu’s achievement as Lagos Governor may take him to Aso Rock in 2023
Twenty-four years ago today, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu would stand in Isolo, Oshodi LGA, to lead his campaign for governor. Standing before over 20,000 people at the former federal capital where he once…
Lessons from assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah
The assassination attempt on Senator Ifeanyi Ubah was another sign of how sick Nigeria has become. It also highlighted how the South-East that used to boast of not engaging in senseless killings…
Selecting A New Alaafin: Oyo Mesi And The Burden Of Tradition And Truth
Through recent decades, and particularly over the past couple of years, one has been confronted by the notion of how everything in Nigeria has descended into the realm of politics, with so many now…
To Mourn The Queen By Interrogating A Tweet!
It is no longer news that the world’s longest ruling monarch from the British House of Windsor, Queen Elizabeth II, died at the ripe old age of 96 a few days ago. In the wake of her demise,…
Federalism and why presidents fail
As I was saying, assuming we elect a messiah as president, could he still fail to deliver the goods? In my previous article, I argued that Nigerian presidents fail, or fail to live up to…
The Catholic Church And Priests In Benue Politics
Institutions are not without challenging moments. At this instant of an increasing political affliction in Nigeria, the local Catholic Church is cast in a predicament of two necessities: the duty…
The Queen’s Britain stole our future
QUEEN Elizabeth II’s exit from the mortal plane was bound to excite extreme sentiments because she personified the good, bad and ugly of our history. She was historically and politically our…
2023 elections: The odds for Tinubu-Shettima ticket
As things stand today in the political manoeuvres among the political aspirants in our country, who of the three leading presidential candidates stands the best chance of winning next year’s…
Why Queen Elizabeth II chose to die at Balmoral Castle
There is something mystical about Queen Elizabeth II who passed away on Thursday, 8 September, at Balmoral Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. There is something magical about the queen who…
Obidients are more like a loose canon than a guided missile
I admire and respect the energy and passion of the Obidients and as I said in an earlier write-up titled “Who Are These Obidients?”, I believe that they wish to effect a social and political…
Russia: Now We Know More About Europe
Prior to the unfortunate war between Russia and Ukraine, many local and global issues have hitherto remained opaque to our ordinary understanding of international relations for many years.…
UAE, Separate Cultists From Law-Abiding Nigerians
The criminal activities of some Nigerians have once again put the country in the news for the wrong reasons; exposing law-abiding citizens to restrictions they do not deserve from other…
What speaks for AbdulRazaq in Kwara
AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has long unveiled his multi-sector agenda for the people of Kwara State. He speaks to this agenda every day — and will continue to do so in town hall meetings,…
Away with the old song of Muslim-Muslim ticket
Some two or so months ago, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Party came up with a clever, unexpected political move or calculation aimed at helping it win next year’s presidential election by…