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 […]
CELEBRATED author, Chimamanda Adichie, says her unwavering support for presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, stems from her belief in his “selfless leadership” and “commitment” to Nigeria. Distinguishing Obi from many of his political peers, Adichie, in an exclusive interview on Channels Television’s Amazing Africans, described him as a man who is not driven by ego or […]
GOVERNOR Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has said that he is not defecting to the African Democratic Congress (ADC) ahead of the Aug. 8, 2026 governorship election in the state. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday in Osogbo by Malam Rasheed Olawale, the spokesperson for the governor. Olawale said […]
BY TONY EKE THE creation of the Ministry of Livestock Development by the Tinubu administration may seem purposeful from the conceptual framework yet it’s beguiling in every material classification. As noticeable since his emergence fourteen months ago, there’s something cryptic about the policy initiatives of President Bola Tinubu as a veil lies beneath the potential […]
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA The chairmanship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party(PDP) for Ethiope West Local Government Area, Chief Christian Onogba, has pledged to provide responsible and purposeful leadership if elected into office at the July 13th Local Government Council elections in the State. Speaking during the LG PDP campaign rally for Wards 11, […]
By PDP Media/Publicity Committee EWLGA IN a display of cultural reverence and political courtesy, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ethiope West chapter, led by its Chairmanship candidate, Chief Onogba Chris and all 20 Ward councillorship candidates, officially kicked off its campaign for the July 13th Local Government Council Elections yesterday with visits to the three […]
THE chairman of Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, in Delta State, Prof. Godini Darah, has said that “Senator Ned Nwoko’s open letter on the creation of Anioma State is an act of self-glorification.” Recall that Senator Nwoko, representing Delta North Senatorial District in the Senate in recent times has continued to push for the creation […]
Photo by Punch THE Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday (tomorrow) for judgment in the appeal of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against his All Progressive Congress (APC) rival, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. A top govt official in Kano confirmed to News Point Nigeria, saying the court had […]