Only These Kinds of People Will Buy Nomination Forms for N100m – Kperogi
There is an unexampled swarming of the presidential nomination arena by a motley crowd of wannabes. One argument for this is that Muhammadu Buhari and…
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Wike May Clown His Way to PDP’s Nomination – Kperogi
One of my new guilty pleasures is binge-watching videos of Gov. Nyesom Wike clowning around the country in his bid to win over PDP delegates.…
Saraki’s 419 Northern PDP “Consensus” Candidacy – Kperogi
Bukola Saraki manipulated “northern elders” led by Professor Ango Abdullahi to simultaneously endorse him AND Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed as the North’s “consensus candidates”…
Verbal Primitivism as PR in an Election Year – Kperogi
It’s election season in Nigeria. The political public relations industry is abuzz. Political hopefuls are hiring hacks to write tendentious screeds that make them feel…
Buhari Regime’s Bishop Kukah Obsession – Kperogi
Why does it seem like the Buhari regime is propelled by a knee-jerk, irresistible impulse to respond to everything Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah says?
Ex-Governors’ Pardon Shows Buhari’s Anti-Corruption Fight Silliest Joke – Kperogi
The Buhari regime’s pardon of former Plateau State governor Joshua Dariye and former Taraba State governor Jolly Nyame who were serving time in prison for…
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…
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…
