The flag-bearers of political parties for elective offices in the 2027 general elections have emerged. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had earlier set 30 May as the deadline. However, the outcomes of the primary elections held so far have,…

Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, is on a trip. He knows nobody trusts him. Not abroad, and certainly not at home. Still, he has made Abuja work for him: he acquired and rigged out a presidential jet with which he soars…

On Friday, 29 May 2026, Nigeria’s Fourth Republic turned twenty-seven. But what happened a couple of months back still gnaws at my conscience. In the fluorescent-drenched jungle of electoral sloganeering and sesquipedalian grandstanding, where democracy is served piping hot in…

Cost of living represents the quantum of money required to sustain a desired standard of living, particularly meeting basic needs such as food, healthcare, housing, and education. It is primarily determined by government economic policies, especially relating to direct taxes,…

In the build-up to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, I decided to create time for shopping, both at retail stores and in the open market. I decided after many years of relying strictly on others to take care of my annual Eid…

President Bola Tinubu Understanding Yoruba Political Sagacity: Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a Case Study  The 2023 elections is a watershed moment in our history as a nation. Odds were clearly against the current president who was then had been out…

Aristotle once warned that “Tolerance is the last virtue of a dying society.” Today, one must ask: Have Nigerians reached that threshold? A popular saying captures the national dilemma: “Nigerians are too tolerant. Push them to the wall, and instead…

The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of holiness. God pleads with sinners: Jer 4:14: Wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long shall your evil thoughts lodge within you? James also pleads: James 4:8: “Draw near…

President Bola Tinubu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @aonanuga1956) Seeing how empires die, strongmen collapse and kingdoms go up in ruins, Yoruba seek to showcase the brevity of life. In this, they attempt to demonstrate that all life’s attainments are perishable. In…

There is a specific kind of validation that academia confers and another that the world confers. The academy signals acceptance through citation, peer review, and the slow machinery of scholarly publication. The world signals it differently — through use. When…

Over a month ago, I was on Instagram when I saw a video of a scientist who said, “They put the blood of people exercising on cancer cells, and the cancer cells died.” By now, we already know that exercise…

On this page in the past, we have looked at the problem of difficulties with feeding of various types affecting several age brackets. We also discussed the fact that some of these problems underscore an occult mental health status. This…

So the President lost weight, too? On Sunday, May 24, the All Progressives Congress handed President Bola Tinubu its 2027 presidential ticket. He had just beaten his sole challenger by nearly 11 million votes. Moments later, likely riding on the…

  …Nigeria has not collapsed into a full-blown dictatorship, but it is no longer functioning as a democracy either. Its institutions have failed to consolidate, leaving the country suspended in a political twilight. To understand Nigeria’s governance disaster, one must…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan In Hans Christian Andersen’s immortal parable, The Emperor’s New Clothes, an entire kingdom became hostage to a lie. Courtiers, ministers, noblemen, and ordinary citizens all participated in a grand performance of collective dishonesty, pretending to admire…