Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Opinion

May 6, 2023

Nation building and demands of citizenship

There is the place of leadership, but the office of the citizen is a critical trigger for the change we seek.

Nigerian masses
May 6, 2023

Rising ethnic tension between Hausa and Fulani

When Dan Fodio decided to “reform” the Islam he met in Hausa land, he repudiated the Islam that the Hausa people had practised.

Lamido Sanusi and Garba Shehu
May 5, 2023

How my family defeated the spirit of Ogbanje in us

I could hear Bola Tinubu responding to worried Nigerians by regurgitating the words of the first stanza of Soyinka’s poem, Abiku.

Bola Tinubu
May 5, 2023

Incoming administration must prioritise time management

Waiting until the final whistle before realising how much you want to get done is futile.

Bola Tinubu
May 4, 2023

The fowl of Mecca and Nigeria’s census palaver

Buhari knows that Tinubu’s government will not accept any census result under the current circumstances. That is why the census was postponed.

Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu
April 30, 2023

The first fruits of a crooked INEC

The bottom has fallen off the system of electoral administration under Mahmood Yakubu’s watch.

Mahmood Yakubu and Hudu Yunusa Ari
April 29, 2023

Six agenda items for Tinubu’s success

There are literally hundreds of suggestions I can offer for the success of his administration, but I have chosen to isolate only six.

Bola Tinubu
April 28, 2023

South-East needs tact, not threats, in dealing with Tinubu

We must put an end to that which divides us and support the administration of President-elect Tinubu to succeed for the sake of Nigeria.

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Ohanaeze Ndigbo logo
April 27, 2023

What Nigeria’s election cannot teach does not exist

Polls are like mini-skirts. They are short enough to attract attention but long enough to hide the subject matter.

Peter Obi, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari
April 27, 2023

Why we are dying by instalment

I present to you the late Professor Claude Ake in his own words.

Professor Claude Ake