Opinion

The emergence of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections presents another opportunity to address the challenges of uniting the…

One of the highlights of Nigeria’s recently concluded 2023 presidential elections was the huge joke made out of the reference to staple foods like Agbado (maize), Ewa (beans) and cassava by the candidate of the All…

The Nigerian democratic system of Government runs on three (3) balancing arms of…

With five Bolt drivers cancelling on me (they are, after all, never…

“I want one Nigeria, but a Nigeria where I will be a second-class citizen is not the Nigeria I want to live. We must all be first-class citizens regardless of where we come from. This is the time to lay the…

As a newbie in the programming career it is common to encounter, a phenomenon known as "tutorial hell" that often ensnares developers, particularly those who are new to the field or seeking to expand their skill set. It's when…

It may just be a bubble. A phantasm. An ignis fatuus. A castle on quicksand. It may not take long before the house caves in. The Labour Party electoral rendition is a thrilling experiment of what could…

Service is a privilege. For me, the essence of politics is service. Once it is not about the good of the people, the essence is lost. Once it does not offer the…

After learning that Tinubu had been chosen to lead my beloved nation of Nigeria, this is a…

Finally, the Jagaban Borgu has achieved his life-long political ambition. He will, in a few months time, begin to preside over the affairs of Africa’s Giant, and our dear motherland. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu,…

I have watched with dismay, the attempt to predicate a gubernatorial campaign for Lagos State on nothing but tribalism and one is overcome by a sense of dread that in today’s age, such could be the…

“These elections have not lived up to the hopes and expectations of the Nigerian people and the process cannot be considered to have been credible.”  The above quote from Chief EU observer Max van den…

This is the story of how Olusegun Obasanjo’s support of the structure of criminality ruined Peter Obi’s changes, transformed Anambra State and produced the Peter Obi currently on the national stage. It is…

Wow! The inevitable disputes aside, what an amazing presidential election we just had! Surely one of the most extraordinary in our history. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives…

The numbers are clear. My preferred candidate Atiku Abubakar won’t be coming anymore, at least not through the polls but I do not regret resolutely supporting him. While I do not consider him a messiah, I…

When he came into office, he was tentative. Maybe even diffident. His first few months trended towards the poor end of the spectrum. Pot-holes littered the city and one of his aides announced to the…

The last thing he wants to hear is that he desires anything other than what is good for Nigeria. Hero of Nigeria’s civil war; former military president who supervised the first post-war transition…

The only real surprise from last Saturday’s presidential election was Labour Party (LP)’s Peter Obi’s magical win in Lagos and other parts of the country. Obi was definitely bound to make some…

The national elections (presidential, senatorial and House of Representatives) scheduled for February 25, 2023, held last Saturday. INEC accredited 229 national and foreign observers (196 national or…

It is a few days to go before D-day and the “thumb-print” has understandably become one of the most if not the most sort after action ahead of the polls on Saturday. The electoral umpire INEC says it is…

There is no running away from the clear and present danger that one man in Finland, a shadowy figure named Simon Ekpa is unleashing bloody terrorism on the people of Southeastern Nigeria. He has…

The hour is at hand. Nigerians are about to pick a new president. I am ignoring the orchestrated crises and keeping my eye on the ball. We have done elections successfully since 1999 and I am confident that this…

I regularly attend the House on the Rock Church in Abuja where the resident pastor made news last Sunday as the first clergy in Nigeria to preach the gospel with an automatic rifle slung over…

Call this piece an alert, or an appeal, or whatever name. By whatever name it goes, the message remains the same: a touching call to stir up the humanity that lies in every soul who comes across Sonia…