Obi: ‘No Shishi’ yet the centre of Nigeria’s political gravity
By Ike Abonyi “When you give ‘shishi’ to buy votes, you are not giving a gift—you are…
Category: Features
Is insecurity fast-forwarding the end of democracy?
By Ike Abonyi “Democracy doesn’t rule the world, You’d better get that in your head; This world is…
Why ‘barking dogs’ are not capturing Peter Obi’s attention
BY Ike Abonyi. Certain individuals are making a concerted effort to divert Peter Obi’s focus by attempting to capture…
How Obi–Kwankwaso ticket could redraw 2027 electoral map in North-West Nigeria — Analysis
The defection of Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Nigeria…
Political Musing of Thursday:
Peter Obi: The people’s organic coalition By Ike Abonyi “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is…
The Shettima danger for Tinubu
By Farooq A. Kperogi Sometime in January this year, a senior Lagos-Ibadan journalist called my attention to a news…
A timely memo for Prof Amupitan
By Ike Abonyi Dear Honourable Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, I am compelled to address you through this memo,…
Before Iran, there was Zamfara: The rescue story Nigerians choose to forget
By Chidi Omeje In the aftermath of the widely reported rescue of a downed American pilot following…
ADC: As Tinubu’s cat readies to eat a poisonous toad
By Festus Adedayo Pre- and post-colonial Yoruba society curated allegories that helped tame greed for power by potential emperors.…
Peter Obi and 2027
By Chuks Iloegbunam Peter Obi and 2027: Today’s central opposition figure is Peter Obi. Shortchanged by the ADC, the…