Opinion & Interviews

…The quiet deletion of Section 134(3) and what it really means for Nigerian democracy Most Nigerians probably didn’t notice when the National Assembly quietly removed Section 134(3) from the Electoral Act during the 2026 amendments.…

Across the world, including in Africa, local governments raise their own revenues, recruit their own staff, and deliver services at a scale that would embarrass many national governments. One of the busiest and most efficient shipping…

The protesters were like scenes taken directly from the Kremlin’s playbook on Africa as they waved Russian flags in Kano, Abuja and some northern states in the End Bad Governance protests in Nigeria in 2024. On the surface, it was just…

When I was in Class Four, I read The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. Among the many plays, two left a lasting impression on me: Julius Caesar and The Merchant of Venice. Of the two, Julius Caesar has remained especially thistle…

Early this week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will travel to the United Kingdom for what may prove to be one of the most consequential diplomatic engagements of his Presidency. It will be the first time a Nigerian leader will be…

The political future of opposition senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, appears uncertain as controversy trails his recent defection in the Senate.The Abia South lawmaker joined the wave of defections on Thursday, March 12, 2026, when he…

The heat wave in the country right now is out of this world. It's even more disturbing as the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) decided that this is the time not to be supplying power again. And to make matters worse, fuel…

It started in whispers, then hush tones, gossips and then official publication of statements and announcements by the immediate family of Reverend Uma Ukpai, that he has transited. Most people, including me, were in disbelief and…

Diplomacy often speaks in symbols long before it speaks in policy. The forthcoming state visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the United Kingdom, at the invitation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, is one such symbol, and a…

There is little argument that Africa needs to reimagine its place in a world that is increasingly anti-multiculturalism and dominated by force as can be seen in the global upheavals since the invasion of Ukraine by Russia nearly 5 years…