INEC Chairman’s Last Chance to Redeem His Legacy in 2023 – Kperogi
INEC chairman Professor Mahmood Yakubu is straight-up one of Nigeria’s most intelligent public servants. I know because I interacted with him when we both lived…
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Two Major Lies in Osinbajo’s Declaration Speech – Kperogi
Yemi Osinbajo’s underwhelming, grammatically error-ridden, self-sabotaging presidential declaration speech contains two barefaced lies.
Amaechi is Latest Clowning Presidential Wannabe – Kperogi
I just got a chance to watch the video of Rotimi Amaechi’s declaration of interest to be Nigeria’s president. It was an unfunny clown show…
Shape of Things to Come in 2023 Presidential Elections – Kperogi
While the forecast for the 2023 elections is still clouded by uncertainties, a few things are coming out in bold relief. One of them is…
Hypocrisy of Sheikh Khalid’s Suspension for Criticizing Buhari – Kperogi
The conscientious, straight-talking Imam of the Apo Juma’at Mosque in Abuja by the name of Sheikh Nuru Khalid was suspended from his position yesterday for…
Why Nigeria Needs to Elect an Igbo President in 2023 – Kperogi
You don’t promote unity by simply glibly mouthing off infuriating platitudes about unity being “non-negotiable.” You promote it through meaningful symbolic gestures to reassure estranged…
Haters of God Attacked Abuja-Kaduna Train – Adesina
Haters of God and humanity struck on Monday, bombing the Abuja-Kaduna train. They then proceeded to open fire on passengers of the immobilized coaches. It…
Letter to Youths and Electorates: Envisage Beyond 2023 – Onoh Chukwuma
Over the years, Nigeria has witnessed retrograde in infrastructure, economy, health, education amidst the abundant natural resources at our disposal. Nigeria has failed to produce…
My Ideal Nigerian President in 2023 – Kperogi
Many readers of this column—and of my social media interventions—have asked me to endorse a candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Although I have my…
Osinbajo’s Fanaticism Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight – Kperogi
My piece on Yemi Osinbajo’s undisguised hostility toward Muslims and his missionary zeal to evangelize his faith using the symbolic resource of state power is…
10 Reasons Osinbajo Will Ignite a Religious Civil War – Kperogi
A Yemi Osinbajo presidency would, without a doubt, plunge Nigeria into the depths of a smoldering religious volcano that will hasten its self-immolation.
Nigeria Has to Have World’s Worst Electricity Crisis – Kperogi
This week, Nigeria’s power grid collapsed twice in the space of 48 hours. Similar experiences were reported in February, May, July, and August of 2021, according…
Abia Info Commissioner Berates Onyejeocha, Calls Her a Megalomaniac
Her madness is a bit disturbing to me personally because I had thought that the elevated office which she occupies in the Federal House of…
Reuben Abati’s Revolt Against Broadcasting’s Titular Conventions – Kperogi
Arise TV anchor and former presidential spokesman Dr. Reuben Abati stirred a conversation in Nigeria’s journalism circles a few days ago when he upbraided an…
RCCG’s Dangerous Foray into Politics for Osinbajo – Kperogi
The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Nigeria’s most popular Pentecostal church where Yemi Osinbajo was (is?) a pastor, issued a Feb. 28, 2022, memo,…
Tinubu, Dogara and the Prison and Poison of Religious Politics – Kperogi
The two most disadvantaged groups in Nigeria’s representational politics are northern Christians and Southern Muslims. In Nigeria’s internal geopolitics, these two groups are structurally invisible,…
