•Nigerian Senate In the unfolding story of Nigeria’s democracy, the Senate remains one of its most enduring symbols of institutional resilience and national balance. Beyond the spectacle of debates and the colour of political persuasion, it is the grand arena where the destiny of the nation is shaped, refined, and defended through rules, order...
•Wike and Tinubu The story of Nigerian politics is littered with tales of betrayal, but few politicians embody this trait as consistently and unapologetically as Nyesom Wike, the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory. To pretend otherwise is to ignore the long trail of broken alliances, shattered friendships, and bruised benefactor...
•Nigerian Senate At 65, Nigeria finds itself in a reflective mood, and rightly so. Independence anniversaries are not just occasions for parades, gun salutes, and flag-waving. They are moments when nations pause to take stock, to ask if their institutions have matured in wisdom, steadiness, and service to the people. With this understanding, i...
•The new bus terminal in Abuja and FCT Minister Wike More than three months after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commissioned the Kugbo and Mabushi bus terminals in Abuja, the gates remain firmly under lock and key. Despite the fanfare, ribbon-cutting ceremony, and media coverage that accompanied the June event, commuters in the Federal Capital T...
•Dangote By IRVING ZULU Nigeria woke up once again to the unsettling drama of the Dangote Refinery. First, the company abruptly suspended the sale of petrol in naira, citing “unsustainable volumes” that supposedly exceeded its crude allocation. So, he wanted to sell his fuel in American dollars! to Nigerians, in Nigeria. Very strange. Thank Go...
•Bandits and Tinubu It is trite law in Nigeria that anyone found with an unlicensed gun will be arrested and charged with unlawful possession of firearms under Robbery and firearms Act, which punishable by severe penalties. Nigerians are knocking on the door of the presidency for adequate protection. Section 33(1) of the 1999 constitution of [...
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Tenth National Assembly, led by Distinguished Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, is now in the second half of its four-year tenure. From next year, electioneering ahead of the 2027 polls will take the centre stage in national politics. Therefore, history beckons to the 10th Assembly to accomplish the remainin...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero and suspended Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Of all the issues tormenting the Nigerian worker — the unpaid salaries, the pension arrears, the rising inflation, the exploitative workplace policies, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) leadership suddenly finds its voice not in defense of workers, but in defense of a susp...
•Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan In Nigeria’s political landscape, the National Assembly is meant to be a sanctuary of sober deliberation and a place where rules and processes are observed with discipline, decorum and responsibility. Yet in this same hallowed chamber, the suspended Kogi Central Senatorial District Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduag...
•Late former IGP, Solomon Arase For want of appropriate coinage, the passing of Dr. Solomon Ehigiator Arase on August 31, 2025 without mincing words, compounded my eternal mystery over the last 73 days. I had lost my immediate elder sibling, Ras Johnson Ikhide, the music activist, maestreo on July 19, 2025, whose sudden and untimely […]...

