Clearly, the most compelling, and confusing development in Nigeria in recent times is the recurring spate of abductions, the reign of impunity and the apparent failure of the Nigerian state to fulfil ...
It has been another tough week for Nigerians confronted with political gangsterism from the highest levels of the State that is tearing Nigeria at the seams. There is apparently a belief in Nigeria’s ...
The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) came to a head over the weekend that just passed, November 15 -16 when a group of PDP elders, they refuse to be called a faction but that is what they...
After every election in Nigeria—especially the contentious ones—a familiar chorus rises: “They will rig it.” “Nothing will change.” Following the recent off-cycle governorship ...
Nigeria is gradually becoming a nation where we witness drama on the daily. In our everyday lives, it is these dramatic episodes that keep Nigerians entertained. In the last couple of days, a new seri...
There is something hauntingly poetic about the name Ekweremadu — did one agree with any human? or has one consented to mankind? In that philosophical phrasing lies a riddle about power, mortality, and...
Less than two years into President Bola Tinubu’s first tenure, everything about him and all decisions now revolve around politics and politicking toward his reelection in 2027. Not that he ever took h...
It feels somewhat like nostalgia, but it’s not. Life, they say, happens. There was something else I used to hear while growing up: A fool at 40 is a fool forever. I suspect that the wit here, if I may...
Jibrin Ibrahim, Deepening Democracy, Daily Trust, 7th November 2025 Last Sunday, I participated in the Toyin Falola Interview Series, the topic of which was: “Dangote, Oil and Power in Nigeria.” It is...
Public activism is often dismissed as noise—hashtags that flare and fade, marches that make the evening news and then dissolve. But when citizens stay with the work beyond the first spark, activism be...
