Opinion

Although 2025 has only just begun, the Machiavellian maneuvers and the increasingly tensile, high-decibel political…

You can say whatever you like about Rt Hon Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, but you can never accuse the former governor of…

In his sensational, post-ouster news conference in Ikeja, Lagos, Mudashiru Obasa, the former Speaker of the Lagos State House of…

The case between Dele Farotimi and Afe Babalola reached a climax when we were informed early on Monday morning that the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, had intervened. Media reports indicated that the traditional…

The news that General Ibrahim Babangida is set to launch his autobiography next month, 32 years after he left office as our fourth military dictator, is one of the surprises of 2025, but will the memoir answer the many…

By Femi Fani-Kayode A friend sent the following to me last night. He wrote, “No to the evacuation of Palestinians. They will never be allowed to return once they vacate Gaza. That’s what happened to their…

Lagos state and the drama of its embattled lawmaker and ex-speaker of its parliament, Mudashiru Obasa, appropriately answer to an idiom in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Insatiably curious about the…

Mr ‘Folabi Lawal, of blessed memory, told me this fascinating story sometime in 1998. He was the THISDAY bureau chief in Abuja,…

THE destroyers of the African continent want no opposition and have crafted silly laws. Which is why in a ludicrous development, one Dumsile Dludlu is currently facing up to five years in prison for allegedly snooping…

An outdated assessment of northern Nigeria, leaning into ethnic stereotypes, makes Badenoch ill-suited for national leadership in the UK. Regardless of…

By Kunle Oshobi As we approach President Bola Tinubu’s mid-term in office in the next few months having already spent…

Dr. Oba Otudeko, CFR notes the furor of false allegations that have been deliberately made public, which…

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s energy vision is clear and simple: Nigeria has abundant energy in all forms and must ensure that…

The downfall of a man is not the end of his life. Many say your impeachment was good riddance to bad rubbish. But in Nigerian politics, rubbish is the man who lacks the capacity for nuisance. I know you, Mudashiru…

If there is one thing Nigerians have mastered, it is giving names to things in a way that almost always captures the very essence of those things. From iconic nicknames to catchy phrases and new slangs, Nigerians have…

How can I forget? On April 22, 1990, Major Gideon Orkar announced the overthrow of Gen Ibrahim Babangida’s military regime which he described in…

Believe it or not, the race for the Governor’s Mansion in Alausa, Ikeja is on. Even though we’re still in the early days of 2025, the mental timeline of the typical Nigerian politician probably indicates that…

In the dynamic and evolving political landscape of Lagos, few names resonate with as much promise,…

As the new year commences, every human being had wished himself a happy year, so also is Honourable Mudashiru Obasa.  With the…

The people of Lagos should thank their stars that their state is not a country. If it were, it would have seen worse times than Gabon of…

In a viral video, Professor Wande Abimbola, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, and the…

A year ago, Mr Olanipekun Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), openly lamented the “craze and…

At the beginning of every year, analysts look back at the past 12 months – reflecting on what worked and what didn’t – and look forward to the next 12 months – prognosticating on what might and might not be. In…

I have just watched a video where somebody resisted the Hon. Commisoner for Arts, Culture and Tourism at the JK Randle Musuem. While the matter…