There is a phrase that echoes through every conversation with Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State: "connecting the dots." It is not a political slogan. It is a governing philosophy.…
https://twitter.com/i/status/2066424494101512434 I woke up thinking about the WAEC conversation that dominated X and other platforms all weekend. For me, this is not abstract politics. It is personal history. While some…
A Response to an Unsigned Commentary on Nigeria's Capital Inflows By Tanimu YakubuDirector-General, Budget Office of the Federation12 June 2026 INTRODUCTION The unsigned commentary under review presents itself as a…
By Stephen Okoroafor Omoyele Sowore has spent much of his public life presenting himself as a permanent victim of power. Every confrontation with authority becomes persecution, every court appearance becomes…
By Tunde Rahman The race to the presidency in 2027 is getting more exciting. Last Thursday, May 14, 2026, at the ancient Mapo Hall in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital,…
By Bayo Onanuga The needless controversy trailing the reported elimination of Abu-Bilal Al-Manuki—also known as Abu-Mainok or Abu-Bilal Al-Minuki, described as a senior commander of the Islamic State West Africa…
By Gbenga Aladejebi When SERAP accused operatives of the Department of State Services of unlawfully invading its Abuja office and harassing its staff, the allegation entered public debate with the…
By Sunday Dare From Equatorial Guinea to Tanzania, from Accra to Addis Ababa, and now, from Nairobi to Kigali, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, with sartorial elegance and swashbuckling confidence, is…
For someone running for the presidency a record seventh time and who has switched political parties at least four times since 1999, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s unbridled rebuke of…
Jaafar Jackson is electrifying, and the early years shimmer with promise. But a story this immense cannot be served by a portrait this timid. A confession from a lifelong believer.…
