These Last Months of Buhari Are Like a Badly Written Horror Movie – Kperogi
News from Nigeria these past few weeks read like an implausibly dystopian fictional plot written by an inept author. Events of the last few days…
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Atiku’s Interview and Unfair Tinubu Muslim-Muslim Dig – Kperogi
I woke up on Friday to clamorous social media buzz over Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar’s interview with Arise TV’s Reuben Abati and…
Osun’s Christian-Christian Ticket, APC’s Muslim-Muslim Ticket, and Religion in Yorubaland – Kperogi
Just as a lot of the Muslims who endorse APC's Muslim-Muslim president ticket would declare a jihad against a Christian-Christian presidential ticket by a ruling…
Osun as a Predictor of Presidential Elections – Kperogi
Since 2014, Osun State has emerged as Nigeria’s bellwether state, as Americans call states whose voting patterns almost always align with the winning presidential ticket…
Why Peter Obi May Become President in 2023 by Default – Kperogi
Facts I have uncovered from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) show that Labour Party’s Peter Obi may become Nigeria’s president next year by default…
Kuje Prison Attack Shows Boko Haram-Bandits Merger – Kperogi
This week’s notes are from Atlanta because I am on summer vacation with my family until the end of the weekend. Although I have, for…
Peter Obi: Visiting the “Sin” of the Son on the Father – Kperogi
This unidentified IPOB activist stepping on the Nigerian flag while robed in the colours of the Biafran flag is being falsely called Peter Obi’s son…
Continuing ASUU Strike a Shame on All of Us – Kperogi
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has been on strike for nearly five months now. As a consequence, hundreds of thousands of students in…
Opinion: Where Are Tinubu’s NYSC Records? – Kperogi
People who’re questioning Tinubu’s Chicago State University degree are barking up the wrong tree. A Bola Ahmed Tinubu indeed graduated from there after earning a…
Justice Tanko Has Neither Honour Nor Integrity – Kperogi
Honour is the norm society expects you to abide by and integrity is, to quote British writer C. S. Lewis, “doing the right thing, even…
PVCs as “Poverty Verification Cards” – Farooq
If what happened in the Ekiti State governorship election is any guide, the party that will win the 2023 presidential election would be the party…
Two Signs APC Still Not Ready to Govern After Buhari – Kperogi
It's OK to despise PDP and Atiku Abubakar. I do, too. But the truth is that, of Nigeria's major political parties, only PDP has shown…
The Peter Obi Tsunami APC and PDP are Underrating – Kperogi
Former Anambra State governor Peter Obi is inspiring a powerful, social media-enabled, youth-led political tidal wave that will radically change the contours of the 2023…
Ahmed Lawan’s Sweet Karmic Punishment – Kperogi
Senate President Ahmed Lawan wanted to set his party--and the country-- on fire by conspiring with the Aso Rock cabal to not only discard the…
A Muslim-Muslim Ticket in APC? – Kperogi
When Obasanjo favoured northern Christians in appointments during his administration, he defended his action by insisting that he was guided by considerations of competence, not…
5 Key Takeaways from the APC Convention – Kperogi
I was fed up with the unendingly immature political melodrama and indiscipline of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential primary and national convention on June…
