In the decaying theater of Nigerian politics, the rotting underbelly of Nigeria’s political class once again revealed itself in full display after another actor ripped off his costume mid-performance to…
At long last, the Nigerian government has found its voice on an issue it allowed to fester and rot for decades. Last Friday, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,…
Once again, the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shown itself to be a sanctimonious and impervious custodian of mediocrity and an unapologetic persecutor of truth. In a profoundly…
The numbers are chilling. As of December 31, 2024, Nigeria’s total public debt has ballooned to a staggering ₦144.67 trillion (approximately $94.23 billion), according to the Debt Management Office (DMO).…
Once again, as though bewitched by the perfume of foreign boulevards, President Bola Tinubu has fled the burning house of Nigeria and absconded from the soil that anointed him, embarking…
In August 2024, Adeola Oluwatosin Ajayi, a stalwart of Nigeria’s intelligence community, became the new Director-General of the Department of State Service. Six months after his arrival, Ajayi is proposing…
The mind-boggling revelation by the acting US Consul General, JoEllen Gorg, that Nigeria imported $7.8 million worth of American wine in 2024; a 65% increase from the previous year, is…
The Nigerian Senate’s recent consideration of a bill to amend the 2022 Electoral Act by consolidating all elections into a single day has sparked intense debate. Proponents hail it as…
Last week, most Nigerians felt embarrassed watching on TV as Senator Onyekachi Nwebonyi, representing Ebonyi North central senatorial district, and Dr Oby Ezekwesili, former Minister of Education, used unprintable words…
If you are reading this, you probably know that I am a Bola Tinubu objector. I object to the Nigerian leader not principally on account of his politics or even…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proclamation of emergency rule in Rivers State on Tuesday surprised me for reasons different from those for which he has been severely criticised. The mildest criticism…
The turbulent and intractable political crisis in Rivers State eventually led to the declaration of state of emergency in the state on March 18 by President Bola Tinubu. The President…
Things would not have come to a head, if the gladiators had listened to the voice of reason. Both sides are to blame, though one of them will take a…
The United States’ renewed focus on Nigeria’s deepening security crisis, particularly its threat to impose sanctions over the alleged persecution of Christians, is a sobering moment for the Nigerian government,…
I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man— Rotimi Olaleye— who is a great father, as…
The darkness was so heavy you could touch it. ’Twas so thick it could stain. Sinister and choking, the darkness screened off the sky and its moonlight. Without thunderclap nor…
It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians will endure in the hands of “Sinators” because just when these “legislooters” seem to have hit rock bottom in governance…
As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Nigeria once again stands as a glaring paradox, wearing the mask of false progress, pretending to honor its women while continuing to fail…
The disturbing revelation the other day by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, that over 60 per cent of manufacturing firms in Nigeria have exited the national grid, is…
The disgraceful political charade unfolding in the Lagos State House of Assembly is the latest proof, if at all one was indeed needed, that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC)…
