Is Governor Soludo Envious of Peter Obi? – Ugo Egbujo
Soludo was free to preach unity or choose churlish partisan politics. He was free to say Tinubu is the father of modern Lagos who tamed…
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Opinion: In 2027, Tinubu Won’t Win; The Opposition Will Lose – Kperogi
They are too divided to form a coalition, too impatient to build trust across regions, and too blinded by immediate resentments to think in terms…
Opinion: Tinubu’s Lagos-Centric Yorubaization of Nigeria – Kperogi
The exclusion of the northeast, southeast, and south-south from the committee cannot be dismissed as oversight. Nor can the disproportionate Yoruba presence be defended as…
Opinion: Abia APC, Rt Hon Ben Kalu, And The Leadership Question
The APC's entry into the political equation in Abia was wholeheartedly welcome. It was thought to be the new solution considering the ineptitude of the…
Op-Ed: An Anatomy of Parliamentary Sexploits – Chidi Odinkalu
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is the Senator for Kogi Central and, by herself, 25% of the female contingent in Nigeria’s Senate. Her detailed allegations of sexual harassment…
Opinion: Selective Outrage Over Mass Murders in Nigeria – Kperogi
Of course, they never reminded me of my swift, full-throated denunciation of the February 1, 2018, murder and burning of 7 innocent Fulani cattle herders…
The Abia Story: Past Vs Present, Fiction Vs Fact: By Chuks Omesie
Governor Otti has begun to erase the disgrace of the past. His vision, leadership, and sincerity of purpose have brought fresh hope to Abians. Roads…
Opinion: Nigeria and the Fading Lights of Justice – Odinkalu
As he settled in to deliver the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on 2 April 2025, presiding judge Wilfred Kpochi felt…
Tinubu, Atiku, and Argentina: United by Pain, Divided by Rhetoric – Kperogi
President Bola Tinubu’s Senior Special Assistant on Social Media by the name of Dada Olusegun reportedly said on Thursday that had Nigerians elected former Vice…
Uche Ogah: The Man Who Brought an Industrial Revolution to His Hometown
When we talk about Akụ Ruo Ụlọ—the philosophy of bringing wealth home—many people say the words, but few actually live by them. Dr. Uche Ogah…
Opinion: Barbaric Mass Burning of Innocents in Edo – Kperogi
My inquiry has led me to understand that the Uromi community has been gripped by abductions for ransom, which sometimes result in deaths. Seething with…
Beyond Repairs: Sustaining Governor Otti’s Intervention at Abia State University Uturu – Emmanuel Maduka
Governor Alex Otti, a few days ago, paid an unscheduled visit to the Abia State University, Uturu, where he met to his dismay, decrepit facilities…
Opinion: When Government Goes Rogue with Impunity – Obaze
The Nigerian Government has visibly gone rogue and has become unwholesome, ineffectual and totally feckless and reckless. Leadership hubris is palpable. Governance is in disarray.…
Tinubu as Yesterday’s Rebel and Today’s Tyrant – Kperogi
For example, he was brutally censorious of Goodluck Jonathan’s withdrawal of fuel subsidies in 2012. He expressed sentiments in writing and in speeches that resonated…
Nasir El-Rufai: The Bloodlust of a Presidential Wannabe – Odinkalu
In 2021, el-Rufai’s Kaduna State overhauled Borno to take over the top position in the national body-count of mass-casualty atrocities. That year, Nigeria Mourns recorded…
Nasir El-Rufai’s Scorched-Earth One-Man Opposition – Kperogi
Say what you will about El-Rufai, but his intellect, erudition, and rhetorical dexterity are top-notch and undeniable. Imagine if figures of his political stature, institutional…
