The 2023 elections in Nigeria have triggered a strange metamorphosis that has given rise to the emergence of many innocent traitors. Hiding behind their tiny fingers, these mutants have orchestrated heinous social and political wrongs, yet convinced that their opinionated academic robes were enough transfigurative garbs that could turn self-righteousness into enduring common good. The truth is this, we are …

That Nigeria’s highly regarded The Guardian newspaper published a two-part editorial in the immediate past week on the nation’s judiciary, attests to the seriousness with which that arm of government is taken. The Guardian has deservedly earned its place in the nation’s media space, having survived four full decades, consistently making regular, daily showings on the newsstands. This is despite …

Sometimes it feels like we have been childhood friends. That we have known each other forever. For over 30 years since our paths crossed, I can’t remember how many times I’ve called him “Louis,” much less “Louis Osaretin Odion”. Even now, it feels awkward to write it. I call him by the name that the closest circle of his friends …

For Nigerians, these are not the easiest of times. Happy faces are rare, because the mood is indignant. Adults – male and female – have stripped naked inside banking halls, demanding their cash. Fights break out routinely on queues before ATMs that dispense only miserly amounts. Small businesses have quietly folded up, at least in the meantime, because of low …

If anyone had prophesied the retention of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in that office to which he was appointed late 2015 by Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria’s president, beyond 2019, he would have been pilloried as a false prophet. Yakubu, a professor of political history and international relations, was on the staff of the Nigerian Defence …

I have not been privileged to speak or meet with any of the three major candidates challenging for the governorship seat of Lagos state next Saturday but I have read and heard a lot about each and every one of them, the incumbent and the man to beat, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, especially. Apart from being the erstwhile federal capital, Lagos is …

Forget that he could not pronounce Eko e dide! Loosely transplanted to mean: Lagos get up. This summarises the incongruence in the philosophy underpinning his political sojourn. It is axiomatic to say: Lagos no dey sleep. Sorry it’s, not an axiom, it’s a fact. Lagos does not sleep both metaphorically and factually. Here, everyone is on their toes. Working day and …

Last week, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) in the recently-concluded presidential election, led some PDP governors, party leaders and supporters to stage a protest at the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abuja. Their grouse was what they described as the rigging of the 25 February presidential …

What a brilliant piece. I read the piece with a deserving attention. I enjoyed every bit of it. What I love most about it were the historical interjections. This is how academics write. It was a stimulating write up with some buts. It is these buts that form the kernel of my several submissions. 1. No doubt the omo onile …

The decision of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to seek a second term in office, came as no surprise to millions of Lagosians, in that the constitution of land permits him to do so. But the move, no doubt, was greeted by spontaneous excitement among the residents, given the quality of leadership, people-oriented policies and clear governance direction brought to …