The faux apologia of Seun Osewa
The divisions that sustain this pathology of are so essential to the DNA of power and politics in Nigeria that those declared winners do not have any incentives to bring it to an end.
Bianca Vs Ebele: How far can a slap go?
There are a lot of things to unpack from one slap.
Tinubu would be Sunday Igboho if he’s denied APC’s ticket
The first hint is that he spoke in the Yoruba language throughout the speech even though there were non-Yoruba people like Governor Abdullahi Ganduje in the audience, and his Yoruba listeners all speak English.
Northern Nigeria: Perishing in silence by Sani Abdulrazak
The fright is glaring like a pray staring at a hungry lion.
Wike vs Fubara: One day, one trouble
Go and put your house in order. Do not turn Tinubu into a dictator and then, return later to complain that Nigeria is a federal system.
As Nigeria prepares for the Zoom presidency
For every day he has spent in the country since being announced as Nigeria’s next president, President Buhari’s chosen successor has spent at least one and a half days outside.
The Yoruba have won their agitation
They know when to pounce, when to retreat, and when to negotiate.
Tinubu biting the bullet from Day One
Of the four preceding presidential inauguration speeches since 1999 from Olusegun Obasanjo to Buhari, none that I reviewed was nearly as audacious and as provokingly clear as Tinubu’s position was on perhaps the most crucial economic decisions as he took office.
Mystery of Dangote refinery in Nigerian oil politics
Why is a refinery that is supposed to be a shining light of domestic investment stymied by needless state-sanctioned controversies?