Category: Opinion

The August 15, 2026, race for Osun’s Government House has officially moved past the era of colorful posters and noisy rallies. It has gone beyond the celebration of campaign caps and billboards. We are now in a fundamental battle for the very soul of our state. On one side stands Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji, aka AMBO. This is a man who cut his teeth in the high-pressure environments of boardrooms and the finance ministry, bringing a ‘get-it-done’ corporate discipline to public service. His manifesto, ‘My Pact With Osun People’, isn’t…

A single word has quietly colonised Nigeria’s pre-election vocabulary — consensus. It is deployed with confidence, knowing they will not be challenged. Yet what is being paraded as consensus in many states today is nothing of the sort. It is imposition — laundered, repackaged, and dressed in democratic clothing.   With the 2027 elections only months away, at least 22 governors have already endorsed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as their “consensus” presidential candidate. At the state level, these same governors are replicating the model downward — anointing successors, selecting senators,…

After watching a viral video by activist lawyer, Barrister A. A. Askira, on the alleged conversion of a public health facility into a private estate in Wuye District, Abuja, I felt compelled to write this open memo to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike arguably one of the most powerful figures in the administration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu.   Plot 546 in Cadastral Zone B03, Wuye District—3.171 hectares directly opposite the Wuye Ultra‑Modern Market, behind a public secondary school and beside the Wuye Police Station—has now been…

Ayade Knowing he had no chance to win the 2022 APC presidential primary,allegedly decided to extort money from other aspirants ,falsely promising to step down for them. He then shortchanged Cross River delegates, keeping most of the funds for himself while giving them a paltry sum. · He arrogantly told delegates to ignore “deep pocket” candidates and vote for him instead, based on his intellect, a clear attempt to undermine President Tinubu       Again funds provided by the party/presidential campaign for Cross River State were never used for…

I have had the privilege of working closely with Zacch Adedeji and I speak from direct experience when I say he is a refined professional, a disciplined technocrat, and a results driven leader. He is not a career politician, and it is both unfair and misleading to drag his name into the noise and theatrics of political contests.     Zacch Adedeji is a goal getter in the truest sense, strategic, intentional, and deeply focused on outcomes. His work ethic is not for show, it is consistent, methodical, and anchored…

A commenter on X, obviously a South African national, with the name Paul, reacted to a CableNews April 27 report that two Nigerians were killed in recent spike in South Africa’s xenophobic attacks on fellow Africans. He said: “They were burnt alive…our country isn’t a playing zone. They (sic) will be more Nigerian criminals to be buried this Saturday.” Paul was writing with the handle, @blewcash.easymoney.referral, with the South African national flag hoisted on his comment. A BBC report had earlier quoted a 43-year-old Democratic Republic of Congo national living…

I sat through the opening address at the commissioning of the Nigeria Revenue Service headquarters with a mix of curiosity and cautious optimism. Government speeches often lean heavily on ceremony and praise, but this one felt different. It was deliberate, structured, and most importantly, anchored in policy implementation and formulation. It did not just celebrate a building. It attempted to explain a shift in how Nigeria thinks about revenue, governance, and institutional delivery. What stood out immediately was the framing. The Executive Chairman did not present the headquarters as a…

“The mark of a great communicator is not how often he is heard, but how deeply his message endures.”   In an era where noise often passes for impact and visibility is mistaken for effectiveness, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, fnipr, has charted a different course. He stands not as the loudest voice in the room, but as one of the most consequential, an architect of influence whose work is felt more than it is flaunted.   His journey from a seasoned PR practitioner, strategic…

This review critically examines the article by Abdulhaleem Ringim titled “The Windfall is Real, So is the Vulnerability.” In engaging this work, I seek not only to acknowledge its analytical strengths, but also to rigorously interrogate its macroeconomic assumptions, refine its fiscal logic, and situate its policy prescriptions within the institutional and operational realities of Nigeria. Abdulhaleem Ringim’s central thesis is both timely and compelling. He correctly identifies the duality that defines Nigeria’s current macroeconomic position: the apparent fiscal upside from elevated global oil prices and the simultaneous inflationary vulnerability…