The ADC Ticket and the Issue of Consistency

By Isaac Edoboh Recent remarks by HE Atiku Abubakar in his interview with Charles Aniagolu on Arise Television have once again brought to the fore a critical issue in Nigeria’s political evolution: the question of principle, consistency and credibility in leadership. In that interview, Atiku made reference to the 2005 National Political Reform Conference, where … [Read more…]

Burden of Restraint: Why Atiku Abubakar’s Ambition Must Bow to History

By Caleb Johnson  In politics, as in nation-building, there comes a moment when ambition must yield to wisdom, and aspiration must bow to history. That moment, for HE Atiku Abubakar, is now. No serious observer of Nigeria’s democratic journey can deny Atiku’s enduring relevance. He has remained a central figure in the nation’s political evolution, … [Read more…]

Giving Back to Society, TheNiche Way

By Ikechukwu Amaechi Seven days from today, Thursday, April 23, to be precise, Nigerians who value the role of intellection in national development will gather, once again, at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) for the 2026 edition of TheNiche Lecture. This will be the fifth in the series and typically, it promises to be another … [Read more…]

Akpabio’s Reckless Remarks – By Abdul Mahmud

“Insecurity is increasing because election is coming. As soon as the election is over, watch out, the first two weeks you’ll not hear a single bomb blast”. -Godswill Akpabio, Senate President. When the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, spoke about insecurity rising because elections are approaching, and casually suggested that violence would disappear within “the first … [Read more…]

SPONSORED: Rangers Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu Embodies a Rare Blend of Technical Depth

Fidelis Ilechukwu

Coach Fidelis Ilechukwu has steadily carved a reputation for himself as one of Nigeria’s most astute and hardworking football tacticians, and his current dual role speaks volumes about his growing influence in the game. Serving simultaneously as an Assistant Coach of the Super Eagles and the Head Coach of Rangers International of Enugu, Ilechukwu embodies … [Read more…]

No Celebration Should End in Death

Abdul Mahmud

-By Abdul Mahmud Grief arrived quietly in Maiduguri, but it has not left. It lingers in the home of Dr Jibril Khalil, the Director of the Heart Center and Head of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where his daughter should have been planning her future, not being laid to rest. … [Read more…]

The Doom’s Day

C.V.C Vincent Ozoaniamalu

By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu Nwando had woken up and felt dizzy, dragging herself to the bathroom. A softness in her knees, as though her body had begun, without warning, to withdraw from her, to practice lifelessness. The tap in the bathroom ran unchecked. Steam rose from the heater in slow, deliberate spirals, climbing upward until it … [Read more…]

Playing the 1998 Abacha Power Game in 2026

By Ikechukwu Amechi It was Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the French critic, journalist, and novelist, who, in 1849, coined what has become an enduring proverb: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. In matters of governance and power in Nigeria – military or civilian … [Read more…]

Nigeria’s 2027 Offramp

Oseloka Henry Obaze as Keynote Speaker at the Maiden Frontier Discourse Annual Public Lecture Series and Awards

By Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria’s political landscape in the run up to Nigeria’s 2027 general election is exceedingly fluid and mercurial. While cyclical elections should be routine, Nigeria’s simmering political environment and extremely polarized country, are not exactly the most conducive atmosphere for holding what is certain to be very fiercely contentious elections.  The unyielding … [Read more…]