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Opinion

December 29, 2022

What you might expect in 2023

I was bang on the money from Tinubu’s emergence to Wike’s showdown with Atiku Abubakar and from the return of stolen Benin Bronzes to the resilience of insurgency.

Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Nyesom Wike, Seyi Makinde and Peter Obi
December 25, 2022

Qatar 2022 miscellaneous

Football may indeed mirror life but it is not a cure for all of the world’s problems — nor is it meant to be.

Argentina wins 2022 FIFA World Cup at Qatar
December 24, 2022

Forecast of what Atiku, Tinubu, or Obi govts might be

Money may not be as decisive in determining the outcome of next year’s election as it did in previous years.

Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi and Atiku Abubakar
December 22, 2022

Western hypocrisy loses in epic Qatar match

Hypocrisy…remains the hallmark of a number of its (West) current engagements with other parts of the world, especially Africa and the Arab world.

Qatari Leader, Joe Biden and Olaf Scholz
December 19, 2022

Tally of judges, lawyers kidnapped or killed in Nigeria 

To survive in Nigeria’s legal profession these days, practitioners and judges require skills in martial arts.

Composite of Supreme Court and Nigerian Bar Association buildings
December 17, 2022

Buhari’s Second Niger Bridge parting gift to Ndigbo 

Goodluck Jonathan is by far the most popular past president among a vast swath of Igbo people precisely because of the symbolic goals he scored with them.

President Muhammadu Buhari and Second Niger Bridge
December 15, 2022

Amidst chaos, 13-year-old boy vows to rebuild broken bridge of hope

By the time the world is ready for Cop28 in Dubai, who knows if Musa might have built more than a clay bridge to connect not just his community, but perhaps his country?

Musa Sani
December 10, 2022

Atiku, Obi Split “Owners of Nigeria”

“Owners of Nigeria” is a coterie of power brokers and traffickers of influence who habitually sit in conclaves to teleguide the choice of political leaders, particularly presidents.

A composite of TY Danjuma, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Olusegun Obasanjo used to illustrate the story
December 8, 2022

A letter to Sam

What that history will say about your mentor, Buhari, who is rounding off his eight years in office is still being written.

Sam Nda-Isaiah
December 5, 2022

Ten tender questions for Bola Tinubu at Chatham House

The ruling party’s presidential candidate has repeatedly avoided taking direct questions on the campaign trail.

Bola Ahmed Tinubu