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Category: Opinion

When Power Meets Purpose: Why Abba Kabir Yusuf’s APC Move Is Kano’s Necessary Turn
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 8, 2026

When Power Meets Purpose: Why Abba Kabir Yusuf’s APC Move Is Kano’s Necessary Turn

By Abdulkadir Ahmed Ibrahim (Kwakwatawa), FNGE. In politics, moments arise when loyalty to a platform must give way to loyalty…

Rivers People Are the Real Victims: Selfish Politics, Endless Power Struggles Are Undermining Governance
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 8, 2026

Rivers People Are the Real Victims: Selfish Politics, Endless Power Struggles Are Undermining Governance

The people are not pawns. The political tension in Rivers State has taken a disturbing and dangerous turn following reports…

The Self-Immolation of Nyesom Wike
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 7, 2026

The Self-Immolation of Nyesom Wike

By Tunde Olusunle One of the most intriguing volumes of poetry written by the globally respected poet, scholar, essayist and…

Hungry Abuja Pikin: A Reflection
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026

Hungry Abuja Pikin: A Reflection

By Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko When in 1992, the then self -styled military president of Nigeria, four stars General, the gap-toothed…

Is President Maduro a Prisoner of War?
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 6, 2026January 6, 2026

Is President Maduro a Prisoner of War?

BY EMMANUEL NNADOZIE ONWUBIKO The Times of India ran a story which stated that : Prisoner Of War’: Maduro Breaks…

From Peer to Protégé: Disappointment as Orji Kalu now Plays Subservient Role
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 6, 2026

From Peer to Protégé: Disappointment as Orji Kalu now Plays Subservient Role

***Critic Tells Him to Build, Not Undermine Otti’s Development Drive Former Abia State Governor and Senator representing Abia North, Orji…

How Wike, Governor Hope Uzodinma Clashed, Set to Outmuscle Each Other
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 6, 2026

How Wike, Governor Hope Uzodinma Clashed, Set to Outmuscle Each Other

A quiet but intense political supremacy battle is reportedly brewing between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom…

Power Without Contentment: The Unfinished Ambition of Nyesom Wike
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 6, 2026

Power Without Contentment: The Unfinished Ambition of Nyesom Wike

By Dagogo Jack By any conventional political metric, Nyesom Wike has climbed higher than most of his contemporaries could ever…

How Kidney Disease Epidemic Exposes Yobe’s Healthcare, Water Challenges
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 4, 2026

How Kidney Disease Epidemic Exposes Yobe’s Healthcare, Water Challenges

By Usman Muntari Yobe State in Nigeria’s northeast is in the news again for apparently wrong reason. Reports of the…

Tinubu and the boy who Killed his Dad
Opinion
byNational UpdateJanuary 4, 2026January 4, 2026

Tinubu and the boy who Killed his Dad

By Emmanuel Nnadozie onwubiko ⁹ I was just a very innocent boy of about 10 and had just stubbornly followed…

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