By OLUFUNKE BARUWA IN Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet asks, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Yet in Nigeria’s socio-political context, names are neither neutral nor fragrant. They are battlegrounds of memory, politics, and identity, tools in the hands of those who […]
By MAY UBEKU I know many have been expecting my thoughts on former President Goodluck Jonathan (GEJ), and trust me, I’ve been eager to share them too. Let me start by saying: same ol’, same. Three days ago, I made it clear, GEJ isn’t running. And I won’t be over-flogging the issue, but for […]
I read with deep concern the unsigned and shameful document issued in the name of “Yoruba Elders Progressive Council (YEPC)” titled “Our Land, Our Identity: Lagos State Government Must Act Before We’re Made Strangers at Home.” It is unfortunate that in 2025, in a democratic Nigeria where the Constitution reigns supreme, some cowards cloaked in […]
By MUHYIDEEN JIMOH THE Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to economic stability and food security through strategic policies led by President Bola Tinubu. The government assured citizens that these initiatives are already producing results, with a clear focus on improving ordinary Nigerians’ welfare. Mr. Sunday Dare, Special Adviser to the President on Media and […]
A wave of uncertainty and crisis of confidence is rocking the leading political parties over the governorship race in Anambra, Osun and Ekiti states. The situation has triggered permutations on likely alliances, as well as suspense over the body language of President Bola Tinubu in the buildup to the elections. While stakeholders in the All […]
THE North as a political bloc has a tough decision to make regarding who it will back in the 2027 presidential election, as no fewer than five politicians are on its radar for endorsement. The five leading politicians hoping to get the nod of mainstream North, including incumbent President Bola Tinubu, are former Vice President […]
FORMER Minister of Information, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has warned that Nigeria risks disintegration before the 2027 general elections if urgent steps are not taken to restructure the country. Nwodo, also a former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, stated that the current political structure has failed to address Nigeria’s complex challenges and must be reformed before […]
LET’S take a close, careful look at what I call hegemonic Islam in Northern Nigeria — not Islam as private faith, but Islam as a political architecture used to secure power, shape social norms, and control resources. Hegemony, by definition, is domination through consent as much as coercion: it works when a set of values […]
CONSTITUTIONAL debates are often ignored in Nigeria until ordinary citizens feel the consequences of a system that does not work in their favour. Yet the truth is unavoidable: the 1999 Constitution is a deeply flawed document, born not of the people’s will but of military fiat, and it continues to serve the interests of a […]
By ABDUL MAHMUD TIME has a curious habit of thrusting pitiable characters, figures so burdened by their own tragic flaws, into the limelight. These characters, in their desperate attempts to reorder time, end up warping memory and meaning and casting space not as shared geography or collective belonging, but as a narrow enclosure hemmed in […]