Opinion

Nigeria’s Forgotten Children By Comfort Pius At a busy roadside in Maiduguri, a young boy no older than 10 stood under the scorching afternoon sun balancing a tray of groundnuts on his…

When Policy Is Absent: How Ideological Deficiency Is Undermining Democratic Maturity in Africa By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Democracy, in its truest form, is not sustained by the…

Taking the Bullet, or Shooting Nigerians With Economic Hardship? By Matthew Eloyi Bayo Onanuga’s recent article, “Bola Tinubu: the man who took the bullet for Nigeria to survive,”…

Three Years Later, Nigerians Are Still Waiting for the “Renewed Hope” By Matthew Eloyi By all standards, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s third anniversary speech was polished, confident,…

CHILDREN’S DAY IN CAPTIVITY: THE SHAME OF A NATION THAT CANNOT PROTECT ITS YOUNGEST CITIZENS By Matthew Eloyi While children across Nigeria marched in colourful uniforms, danced in…

The Anointment of Jonathan: When Nostalgia Wears a Campaign Tag By Ameh Abraham There is a kind of political amnesia that feels suspiciously like strategy. This was the case of the…

THE POLITICS OF “STEPPING DOWN”: HOW QUEUE CULTURE AND TURN‑BY‑TURN THINKING ARE STRANGLING NIGERIA’S DEMOCRACY By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Nigeria’s democracy has entered yet…

Direct Primaries: Democratic Reform or Organised Theatre? By Matthew Eloyi For years, Nigerians complained that political parties had become private estates controlled by governors,…

Nigerians Are Not Lazy; They Are Exhausted By Comfort Pius There is a silent anger growing across Nigeria. It is visible in overcrowded buses, in market women arguing over prices, in…

Bauchi 2027: Ending MA Abubakar’s Wait By Dahiru Hassan Kera Politics, we are often reminded, wears many robes. At one moment, it struts in the garments of idealism;…