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Nigeria: A House on Fire

By Sa'adiyyah Adebisi Hassan “Negotiating and making peace deals with Terrorists/Bandits is counterproductive. I have been a theater commander on different operations; the terrorists don’t keep their words. The communities and whoever is promoting such policy will...

Coastal Highway Cost Scandal : Atiku Abubakar Vindicated

When the Tinubu administration unveiled the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar raised the alarm that the project’s cost was inflated to an outrageous ₦8 billion per kilometre. At the time, the Minister of Works, David Umahi,...

The Calculated Betrayal: Peter Mbah’s Defection to APC and the Convenient Fall of Uche Nnaji

By Onyeka B. Akadimma. In the swirling vortex of Nigerian politics, where loyalty is as fleeting as a politician's promise, Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah stands on the precipice of a seismic shift. Reports are rife that Mbah, who clinched the governorship in 2023...

BLACK OCTOBER, DARK, DARK ANNIVERSARY

*Voodoo Economic Reform*Genocidal incompetence*Perverse Corruption, as signposts of Tinubu's era EXPRESSO_PRESISENCYWatch>> By Steve Osuji Steve Osuji. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? Do you shudder to think what might have happened if Nigeria didn't get the so-called...

Between Natasha’s defiance and Fubara’s docility, by Emmanuel Aziken

Two strong disruptions to Nigeria’s democratic flow in March 2025 were seemingly repaired recently with the dramatic restoration of Governor Siminilayi Fubara to the helm of affairs in Rivers State and the reinstatement of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to...

Abia State and the Façade of Progress: Why Infrastructure Cannot Excuse Accountability

Abia State stands at a critical juncture. After years of perceived stagnation, the sight of new infrastructure offers a seductive narrative of progress. Yet, we must look beyond the bulldozers and flashy announcements. True development is not measured in concrete...

You Cannot Tax a Nation Into Prosperity

By Sa'adiyyah Adebisi Hassan “The only real relief from unemployment is to give a man a job. However, you need to give the economy life, not tax it to death.” — Black Jesus That statement cuts to the bone of Nigeria’s tragedy. Every other week, this government and its...

Attah, Tinubu, and the Allegory of the Devil

“The situation in Nigeria is dire. By all indications, the devil has arrived in the country” Above quote, contains the exact words spoken by former governor Victor Attah of Akwa Ibom State. For proper context, Attah, who spoke on an Arise TV news interview, Wednesday,...

Rivers State Chairmanship Election: Is President Tinubu A True Democrat?

By Edet Edet. Nobody can truly determine if President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a man who once brandished the badge of pro-democracy activism during the military era, remains tethered to the ideals he once championed. While he has long presented himself as a custodian of...

Rufai’s Burial, Taribo’s Tears: The Harsh Realities of Political Sycophancy

There is a cruel irony in the lamentation of Taribo West as he bitterly decried the indifference of the Nigerian government to the plight of his late teammate Peter Rufai’s family. Taribo and Rufai, after all, were some of those who publicly supported Bola Ahmed...
Nigeria: A House on Fire

Nigeria: A House on Fire

By Sa'adiyyah Adebisi Hassan “Negotiating and making peace deals with Terrorists/Bandits is counterproductive. I have been a theater commander on different operations; the terrorists don’t keep their words. The communities and whoever is promoting such policy will...

BLACK OCTOBER, DARK, DARK ANNIVERSARY

*Voodoo Economic Reform*Genocidal incompetence*Perverse Corruption, as signposts of Tinubu's era EXPRESSO_PRESISENCYWatch>> By Steve Osuji Steve Osuji. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? Do you shudder to think what might have happened if Nigeria didn't get the so-called...

Coastal Highway Cost Scandal : Atiku Abubakar Vindicated

Coastal Highway Cost Scandal : Atiku Abubakar Vindicated

When the Tinubu administration unveiled the Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar raised the alarm that the project’s cost was inflated to an outrageous ₦8 billion per kilometre. At the time, the Minister of Works, David Umahi,...

BLACK OCTOBER, DARK, DARK ANNIVERSARY

BLACK OCTOBER, DARK, DARK ANNIVERSARY

*Voodoo Economic Reform*Genocidal incompetence*Perverse Corruption, as signposts of Tinubu's era EXPRESSO_PRESISENCYWatch>> By Steve Osuji Steve Osuji. WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN? Do you shudder to think what might have happened if Nigeria didn't get the so-called...

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