Shettima’s Final Test
Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for a second term. As governor of…
Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for a second term. As governor of…
Another View on the Matter of Akara The feisty debate over First Lady Oluremi Tinubu’s comment on akara, roasted corn, and kulikuli, while discussing the Federal Government’s economic programme, is…
The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered the knockout stages, yet it has been remarkable not only for being the biggest in football history so far, but also for its…
I met him through Ferial Haffajee, a fellow judge on the CNN African Journalist of the Year panel for several years and also a fellow member of the board of…
Elections in Nigeria were once about popularity, the will of the people and the aspiring politicians’ persuasion skills. Now they are as much about ingratiating yourself into the election management…
The next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the Council election of May 7. The surge of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK Party…
There is a ritual in Nigerian politics close to each general election. It involves politicians switching seats and vehicles, changing political parties, making friends and enemies in order to be…
The former Labour Party presidential flagbearer, Peter Obi, thinks he is Nigeria’s most misunderstood politician. Why is it hard for us to see that his serial party flipping is not…
The Supreme Court of Nigeria just sacked the Tanimu Turaki led National Working Committee of the opposition People’s Democratic Party. The party itself is now claiming there is a power…
The ongoing civil war in Sudan, which has escalated dramatically since April 2023, has grown to become one of the most consequential conflicts in contemporary Africa. The war can no…