Politically powerful, yet economically powerless - Zuhumnan Dapel

The situational irony of Nigeria’s inter-regional political and economic struggles. Nigeria boasts of three BIGS. First, being the biggest democracy in Africa; second, being the leading producer of oil in Africa and third of being the largest economy on the African continent.

Too late - Dan Agbese

At long last President Buhari condescended to address his fellow Nigerians on his controversial monetary policy the so-called redesign of three denominations of the national currency, on February 16.

Currency conundrum and elections - Ray Ekpu

It is heartwarming that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu has been tackling feverishly what he sees as the potential impediments to conducting free, fair and credible elections in two week's time.

Buhari: A Name That Became Synonymous With Hardship, By Suhaib Muhammad

Of all the myriad things the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari did the more than 6-months he took to form his cabinet, the insecurity problem he expands, the economic hardship he propels and the torrents of corrupt officials that he pardons the one that is the most hurtful, the most horrifying, may also have been the most sensitive, the most heartbreaking.

Cashless policy and the cashless banks of Nigeria - Ezinwanne Onwuka

IT was in October 2022 that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, announced its intention to redesign the currency, which it said was in the best interest of Nigerians to check terrorism financing, counterfeiting and imbalances in the fiscal space, and to enable the apex bank to take control of the currency in circulation.

The saboteurs of a sinking ship - kenechukwu obiezu

IF Nigerian politics had a single currency, language, sign language, or definition, it would be money. But very close to it would be the concepts of betrayal and opportunism. To preclude political opportunism and fry the chances of its elite practitioners in Nigeria, the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria makes salubrious provisions to arrest the vice of cross-carpeting.

Who is the cabal?- Martins Oloja

That polymorphous word, ‘cabal’ has cropped up again. And those deploying it know that there is power in that word, (cabal). They have been manipulating the word to bend minds and win hearts in this land of the gullible. They want to confuse us with the word again. Even members of the ruthless cabal are calling people cabal – just to deceive and get to regain power.

Whistleblower Reveals How Malami, Emefiele, Yaris, Others Defrauded Nigerians In Multi-Billion Naira Paris Club Refund

A whistleblower has called on the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) to invite the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, to explain his role in the fraudulent diversion of Paris States and Local Government Loan Funds.

EKWEREMADU: Between Fatherhood and Ambition - Sunkanmi Vaughan

Ekweremadu was all over the place so much that it appeared like he did not follow through on the health and lifestyle choices of his children. 

Will It Be Self-Determination Or The Fulani Caliphate’s System? Decide Today! - Ndidi Uwechue

Awareness about this 1999 Constitution fraud has spread through the actions of the non-violent NINAS Movement, seeking to regain the inalienable right to Self-Determination for indigenous Ethnic Nations of the South and Middle Belt.

Elections Can’t Fix What’s Wrong With Nigeria - Bayo Oluwasanmi

The problems confronting Nigeria are more than what the presidential election or any of the presidential candidates can fix. The problems of language, religion, and ethnicity cannot be resolved by conducting elections.

The Real Conversation On Nigeria’s Higher Education - Olabisi Deji-Folutile

Nigerians can go anywhere perhaps including hell in their quest for higher education. They are ready also to invest any amount of money in their educational pursuits.

States run by Professors, retired military officers and professionals didn't experience visible improvements – Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has shared his thought about development in states across the country. 

June 12, 1993, Running Mates and 2023 - Reuben Abati

Abiola did something unusual. He presented before Nigerians, a Muslim-Muslim ticket. His running mate was Baba Gana Kingibe, another Muslim, a Northerner.

I Have Political Disagreement With Everyone In Military Who Annulled 1993 Election – AAC Sowore Confronts Ex-Head Of State, Abdulsalami

Sowore, who earlier kicked against the lopsided sitting arrangement at the venue of the National Peace Committee meeting with presidential candidates in Abuja, told the former Head of State that he had political disagreements with all the military officers who contributed to the annulment of the historical June 12, 1993, presidential election.

Nigeria: The Impending Catastrophy, By Kayode Esan

I fear the predictions we've been hearing are real and present dangers. I suspect there'll be no election at all the way things are going.

Rented Fake Pastors And Unknown Bishops: Tinubu Not Qualified To Be President - Bayo Oluwasanmi

The selection of a running mate in a civilized country is often called the first Presidential act.

Tinubu: The Man Flexing In Borrowed Robes - Kennedy Emetulu

This is not a biography of the man we know as Bola Ahmed Tinubu, but a small observation about certain aspects of his life.

Wole Soyinka At 88: Our Lion And Our Jewel - Bayo Oluwasanmi

But more than that, W.S. as fondly known in literary circles, is identified around the world as the recusant specialist who refused to submit to madmen that have run and ruined Nigeria since independence in 1960.

Cornflakes for Jihad: The Boko Haram Origin Story

Nigeria's organised Islamic terrorism problem did not start in 2009. It's a lot more insidious than you think.