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Category: Opinion

The tough guy as nascent statesman
Opinion
byNational UpdateApril 1, 2023

The tough guy as nascent statesman

By Tunde Olusunle For avid followers of Nigeria’s sociopolitics, the name Samuel Ortom regularly hums in the ear like the…

An “Iftar” experience with Atiku Abubakar
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 28, 2023

An “Iftar” experience with Atiku Abubakar

By Tunde Olusunle I visited the Asokoro, Abuja home of Nigeria’s former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, the other day, to…

Presidential poll petitions: Sticky issue of 25% votes in FCT
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 27, 2023

Presidential poll petitions: Sticky issue of 25% votes in FCT

By Ehichioya Ezomon There’s a saying: “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, swims like a duck,…

Time to acknowledge Niger State steadfastness in national politics
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 27, 2023

Time to acknowledge Niger State steadfastness in national politics

By Engr. Dodo Almustapha The 2023 general elections have come and gone, but stories of surprises and imagination persist. Despite…

Towards a democracy-sensitive, people-oriented judiciary
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 24, 2023

Towards a democracy-sensitive, people-oriented judiciary

By Tunde Olusunle That Nigeria’s very highly regarded The Guardian newspaper published a two-part editorial in the immediate past week…

Rallying Around the New Government for a Better Tomorrow. By Sunday James.
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 23, 2023

Rallying Around the New Government for a Better Tomorrow. By Sunday James.

The recently concluded election season has been a rollercoaster of emotions for citizens across the country. With political campaigns in…

Buhari, Yakubu, Atiku and the death of trust (Part 2)
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 16, 2023

Buhari, Yakubu, Atiku and the death of trust (Part 2)

By Tunde Olusunle If there’s one Nigerian with irreparable integrity deficit today, it has to be Mahmood Yakubu. But he…

Buhari, Yakubu, Atiku and the death of trust (Part1)
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 14, 2023

Buhari, Yakubu, Atiku and the death of trust (Part1)

By Tunde Olusunle If anyone had prophesied the retention of Mahmood Yakubu, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC)…

Kantigi: Running for governor or seeking immunity?
Opinion
byNational UpdateMarch 4, 2023

Kantigi: Running for governor or seeking immunity?

By Danlami Ndabagi After eight years out of power in Niger State, many would have expected the Peoples Democratic Party…

Remembering Pius Adesanmi, Aburo I never met
Opinion
byNational UpdateFebruary 26, 2023

Remembering Pius Adesanmi, Aburo I never met

By Tunde Olusunle I had two spells as student at the University of Ilorin, abbreviated by us as Unilorin. True,…

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