Opinion
El-Rufai’s SDP Gambit: A Political ‘Harakiri’ | By Adeniyi Olowofela
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, is a restless and courageous politician. However, he ought to have learned…
Akpabio vs. Natasha: Too Many Wrongs Don’t Make A Right
For most of last week, Senate President Godswill Akpabio was in the eye of the storm as his traducer, Senator…
Now that Natasha has made Akpabio happy
In South Africa under the presidency of Jacob Zuma, any analysis of government and governance without factoring sex into the…
Natasha Accused Uduaghan of Committing Foeticide
Natasha Akpoti had accused her recent husband High Chief Emmanuel Uduaghan - Alema of Warri Kingdom of poisoning her…
Natasha: Playing Rosa Parks and Portiphar’s wife
The Nigerian Senate erupted again last week. This time, it was not about allegations of its leadership being a cesspool…
Obasa, Aláàfin Ṣàngó and the capture of Lagos | By Festus Adedayo
On Wednesday, February 25, 2025, a very toxic but innocuous advertorial was published in the Punch newspaper. It was authored…
Tax Revenue as Nigeria’s New ‘Crude oil’
Prior to Nigeria’s Independence in 1960, agriculture was the mainstay of its economy, even as reflected in the economic activities…
Bodija Explosion: Victims’ Hope Fades as Oyo Government’s Promised Support Remains Elusive
One month after the anniversary of the devastating Bodija explosion, victims are still waiting for the promised support from the…
Tinubu’s Re-Election: Northern Support, a Sine- Qua-non | By Adeniyi Olowofela
Politicians are restless ‘animals.’ President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is barely halfway through his tenure, yet neither he nor his…
Bisi Akande, poverty and Ige’s death | By Festus Adedayo
In her biography of Ayo Rosiji, one of the key politicians of Nigeria’s first republic, entitled Man With Vision, Australia-born…