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…
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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?
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.
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Opinion: Is Pantami’s Frequent Crying A Neurological Disorder? – Kperogi
A video clip of Communication Minister Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami weeping during a sermon on Monday because poor people stole goods from a burning Next Cash…
Only Buhari’s Switch to Christianity Will Nudge the North – Kperogi
Quite a few readers requested me to offer a perspective on the protests that seem to be sweeping the North over insecurity, especially in light…
Why the North Bleeds and the People Sleep – Kperogi
Northern Nigeria, particularly Muslim northern Nigeria, has become by far the most dangerous place to live in Nigeria— and one of the most dangerous places…
Did Tinubu Call Buhari “Agent of Destabilization”? Yes! – Kperogi
A quotation in which Bola Ahmed Tinubu called Muhammadu Buhari a “bigot” and an “agent of destabilization” has resurfaced on social media and is being…
