Rivers After Ibok-Ette Ibas: What Next? – By Reuben Abati
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, the six months state of emergency declared in Rivers State on 18 March would have expired and this has led to high expectations among the…
Editorial: Akpabio’s War on Natasha and the Senate of Shame
In the hallowed chamber of Nigeria’s Senate, where laws should be shaped in reason and justice, an ugly spectacle is unfolding. It is not the debate of ideas, not the…
Editorial: Tinubu’s “2025 revenue target met” and matters arising
Draped in the glow of self-congratulation, President Bola Tinubu recently declared that Nigeria had already met its 2025 revenue target. “We have met our revenue target for the whole year,…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Female Inmates on Death Row – A National Shame
In the darkness of Nigeria’s death-row cells, the nation’s conscience lies shackled. Here, 73 women – our mothers, daughters, sisters, wives – await the hangman’s noose, while society wraps itself…
AfDB And Adesina, The Optimist-in-Chief – By Reuben Abati
On Sunday, August 31, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2011 – 2015), completed his maximum ten-year tenure (five years each per election) as President…
Cooking democracy: Is INEC chef or mere waiter?
In the kitchen of Nigeria’s democratic experiment – where the smell of reform and the smoke of recycled promise swirl together – the Independent National Electoral Commission has once more…
Mixed metaphors: Tinubu’s Nuhu, and The Guardian’s Maiden
There is a lot of anguish in The Guardian family concerning a statement by publisher Maiden Ibru at the ThisDay 30th Anniversary Awards. I write as a pioneer staff member…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Shameless Praise of Ghana’s Democratic Maturity
President Bola Tinubu’s recent praise of Ghana’s peaceful and credible elections is an affront to Nigerians and an extraordinary display of hypocrisy; a glaring reminder of the shameful fraud that…
Editorial: Tinubu’s Depressing Governance Scorecard
If any further evidence was needed that President Bola Tinubu has failed Nigeria catastrophically, the latest report from SBM Intelligence, a market security intelligence and consulting firm, that ranked Nigeria…
Editorial: Atiku-Tinubu Public Spat A National Disgrace!
The public bickering between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and President Bola Tinubu, along with their respective supporters, has taken an unbecoming dimension that not only demeans and sullies the…