Reviving Nigeria’s preeminent position in military might and diplomacy in Africa
A recent media report revealed plans by African countries to send a peace mission to Ukraine and Russia. The report...
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Nigerian students in the context of global conflicts
In February 2022, the Ukraine-Russia war broke out and left about 16,000 African students studying there stranded, among which are...
Awolowo and His Modern-Day ‘Disciples’
“…I do not stand here as the man who gave your land to the people of Idanre. I stand here...
Election aftermath: Unholy alliances and strange bedfellows, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
In politics, there are no permanent friends and foes, and it will be naïve of me to expect otherwise in...
10th National Assembly leadership: Avoiding pitfalls of the past
Since upturning presidential election is near impossible and has never happened in Nigeria’s political history, it is almost certain that...
Institutionalising failures in high places
Recent developments in our polity have proved once again that our strongman mentality rather than strong institutions has rubbed off...
Presidential election: Losers and winners in perspective
As imperfect as any human endeavour is, as disappointing as the election turned out to be, compared with the pre-election...
2023 election: Nigeria’s finest moment?
It does not matter what the naysayers say and the doubts are.By the time the presidential election is concluded this...
In Nigeria, the street is not smiling
No one can discountenance the disenchantment in the land. It is written all over the place; on our countenance; on...
Hadi Sirika’s ego-trip and other Buhari untouchables
A close relation has just lost an opportunity to secure a visa to the United Arab Emirates because he is...
2023 election: Polical desperation at its worst?
2023 election Last week, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), disclosed that it has 93.4 million voters in its voter...
G-5 governors and the tight rope ahead
by Zainab Suleiman Okino Thank God it’s January, the month that will unravel so many things. Governor Nyesom Wike, the...
What you might expect in 2023
Azu Ishiekwene The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) will be shaken to its foundations, but it will survive. The most...
The BVAS challenge and political integrity question
In far-away Washington DC, United States of America, President Muhammadu Buhari declared that he has given the Independent National Electoral...
Amidst chaos, 13-year-old boy vows to rebuild broken bridge of hope
Azu Ishiekwene If he could, he might have built a highway to Sharm el-Sheikh where the world’s great and mighty...
Nigeria’s seasonal political ‘migration’, by Zainab Suleiman Okino
The February 2023 general election is almost here. It is that season of the year when politicians move freely from...
A losing win
I would be the last person to glamorise losing or to extol the virtues of a serial loser but over...
Tracking the progress of the Buhari administration
These days, when President Buhari and members of his administration talk about their achievements, they talk in very broad terms...
The Secrets to a Long and Happy Life
"The plans of the diligent lead to profit". We've heard it over and over before, especially while growing up, that...
Inverting our mindset
Permit me to be frank; what we need is not just more churches or more denominations but more godliness. And...
Wike’s 13 percent derivation windfall bombshell
When the stormy petrel governor of Rivers state, Barrister Nyesom Wike, threw his 13 percent derivation windfall bombshell last week,...
In Love, As in Football, Size Does Not Matter. Here’s Why
It’s a great time to be a football lover. It might not feel exactly so if your country is not...
Your life is your message
We have all been called upon to impact this world in different ways and we all have a unique message....
The imperatives of protecting the civic space
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism recently unveiled a report tagged Hushed Voices and the Media’s Defence of the...
Leading From The Front
Those who say Nigerians don't have what it takes to compete with Western standards are the sort of people I...
Labour Party And Early Signs Of Needless Internal Rivalry
Observers of political struggles ahead of 2023 general election can attest that since it became the new bride in the...
Takeaways from British political crisis
In less than 60 days, the British people had three prime ministers. Some people attributed it to their conservative political...
2023: Who will the cap fit?
Who would I prefer to lead Nigeria as President from May 29, 2023. Well, I am a Yoruba man but...
Governors, constitutional amendments and the endless charade
Penultimate week, I touched briefly on how legislators at the state level are pocketed by their governors such that the...
Collaboration is it
Collaboration and cooperation amongst people has always been the way to go. After all, what transforms a collection of individuals...
