Prominent Nigerian socio-political commentator Reno Omokri has publicly affirmed his ‘full, unequivocal, and unwavering support’ for President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda after a recent meeting, expressing hopes for two terms in office Also read: Return to Nigeria urgently over insecurity, Reno Omokri urges Tinubu Following a recent meeting with President Tinubu in Lagos on Saturday, Omokri expressed his fervent …

The political landscape in Nigeria’s Southeast region under President Bola Tinubu is taking on new contours, especially as he approaches the 2027 elections. Tinubu’s recent nomination of Ambassador Bianca Odinaka Odimegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs signals both strategic intent and an understanding of the symbolic weight her name carries. Her late husband, Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu remains a …

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana has lamented that “plutocracy has replaced democracy in Nigeria”, the effect of which is that “people have lost confidence in the democratic process”. Falana, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, stated this in a keynote address, titled: ‘General Elections in Nigeria 2023: A Review of the Nation’s Political Culture and Electoral Integrity’, and delivered at …

A leader in the ruling party, All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has maintained that the present brand of politics driven by personal ambition and self interests is the reason why politics is currently meaningless in Nigeria. Olawepo-Hashim explained to the media in Ilorin recently that only commitment to ideology and principle can bring the desired sanity and stability …

From time, I had never been excited about General Olusegun Obasanjo’s personality and his letters. I am very conversant with the fact that, besides training in the handling of weapons, military generals are deft contrivers of lies, propaganda, decoy and deception with which they can win wars by simply confusing and creating disaffection across lines even before firing a shot. …