Wole Soyinka and the Ridwan Akinfenwa phenomenon – By Sonala Olumhense
I share Wole Soyinka’s outrage: the roar of a celebrated writer and Nobel Prize winner whose accolades travel ahead of him wherever he goes. A man who has taught in…
Our Man in France – By Reuben Abati
“So, where is President Tinubu, my brother?” “What do you mean where is President Tinubu? He told you and everyone else that he is travelling to France and the UK…
2027: Desperate El-Rufai And The Limit Of Propaganda
Last Sunday, an interview with former Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Channels Television revealed a lot as he spared no effort in promoting his profile as the new opposition frontrunner against…
Mixed metaphors: The EFCC’s burden
Days after his return from an official trip to Japan and Brazil, President Bola Tinubu last Thursday jetted out on “vacation” to France, his perpetual personal home. “The vacation will…
Bola Tinubu abolishes ‘corruption’
Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu woke up the world last week, declaring he has ended corruption in Nigeria. But it was Nigerians who were most astounded. He said, “The reforms I’ve…
Babatunde Fashola’s wisdom, Nyesom Wike’s wealth – By Sonala Olumhense
I commend Babatunde Fashola, a former Governor and former Minister, for his advocacy of a sports-driven economic model for Nigeria. Speaking at a book presentation, Fashola said Nigeria’s policymakers had…
Tinubu and Nigerian Economy: Beyond Deceits of Procuring Foreign Endorsements?
It is easier to talk if you don’t think but if you think you will think thoroughly before talking, and when you talk, you will work. By now if they…
INEC’s By-elections And Lessons Not Learnt – By Reuben Abati
The by-elections held across the country last Saturday in 16 constituencies across 12 states, in terms of the organization, the process and outcomes would seem to confirm one painful truth,…
The PDP-APC criminal enterprise – By Sonala Olumhense
Last Friday, August 15, Nigerian leader Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed for the TICAD9 conference in Japan. Channels TV reported on his interaction with the Loyalty Line at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
Do You Know Who I Am? By Reuben Abati
The biggest affliction that Nigerians suffer from, individually and collectively, is encapsulated in the common, familiar saying: “Do you know who I am?” It is a statement, a question, rooted…
Editorial: Nigerian Passport Rises Slightly – But Is That Enough?
Nigeria’s passport has inched its way up the global mobility ladder, climbing to 88th place in the 2025 Henley Passport Index released this month. The HPI ranks 199 passports against…
Someone to trust – By Sonala Olumhense
In 2021, Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission published its “INEC Strategic Plan 2022-2026,” the third of the commission’s such plans since 1999. Introducing it, commission chairman Mahmoud Yakubu described the…
AfroBasket, Rena Wakama And D’Tigress – By Reuben Abati
In less than two weeks, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been twice lucky with female sports. The Super Falcons won the Women African Football Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title…
Putting need ahead of greed – By Sonala Olumhense
The Government of Nigeria, as I understand it, is upset: the United States Mission in Nigeria last week called it a hypocrite. Not in that exact adjective: the Mission highlighted…
Charly Boy: Of bus stops and last stops – By Abimbola Adelakun
Future historians of this period will one day note that the 2027 presidential election was one of the most remarkable in our national history, as it was the first campaign…
Mixed metaphors: ‘Wet the grass small’- By Sonala Olumhense
In case you missed it, there is a new United States travel advisory about Nigeria. It warns its citizens: “Violent crime is common in . This includes armed robbery, assault,…
Olukoyede And The New EFCC
Last Friday, July 18, the incumbent Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede was in Lagos to hold a sensitization programme on Naira Abuse, at the…
Editorial: Reckless Edo Governor and Misguided Ohanaeze – Nigeria Deserves Better
In what can only be described as a shameful descent into political gangsterism, Edo State Governor, Monday Okpebholo has crossed a line that no elected official in a constitutional democracy…
End of a pretender-patriot, Muhammadu Buhari
In the end, the worst thing that could have happened to Muhammadu Buhari: he died days after his successor finally denounced him and his spokesman told the truth. President Bola…
We Will All Be Less Without Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari was the rarest of individuals to grace political life anywhere in the world: an incorruptible servant of the people. He was not motivated by pride, or by riches,…