Is Gov Otti Tinubu’s agent? By Ugoji Egbujo, If every major ally of Peter Obi behaved exactly like Alex Otti, the practical effect would be a significantly weakened, fragmented, and less confrontational opposition ahead of 2027. And this isn’t because , he didnt move to the NDC with Peter Obi. No, far from it. This is because […]

Gbajabiamila and the ConPrince: Tinubu’s Presidency and the limits of denial, by Ugoji Egbujo, The Presidency wants Nigerians to believe that one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, single-handedly invented a federal agency, secured a sprawling office at the Federal Secretariat, inserted a budget line, and summoned foreign ambassadors to a meeting at the Wells Carlton Hotel […]

Please Tinubu, why can’t we all own Rifles? By Ugoji Egbujo, •A three-pronged strategy for your consideration! Poor Nigerians. These days, ordinary people are one wrong journey away from a brutal death. General Rabe is now dead. Who knows what his family went through to recover his remains? May his soul rest in peace. The lessons from […]

Why is Nigeria so unlucky? By goji Egbujo, Tinubu was recently in Kenya. There, he blamed the world for the plight of the African child. He said if the African child could be sure of one sandwich or egg a day, they wouldn’t be fearful of education. Tinubu’s grammatical issues aside, he appears to be losing touch […]

Sabotaged and Scattered, the Opposition wobbles, by Ugoji Egbujo, •Is Jonathan also trying to scatter them, too?  Three weeks from critical deadlines, the opposition parties are in utter disarray. If this democracy fails, those who scattered the opposition must take responsibility. INEC failed to register parties in time. The government sowed moles and discord. Opposition leaders manifested greed , […]

The Obi-Kwankwaso Alliance: Puff or Pith? By Ugoji Egbujo, Pith. Some say wistfully that the alliance has come four years late.  Its optimistic supporters insist that a ticket promising equity, unity and prosperity is never late. It was first mooted in 2022, but bloated egos would not let it thrive. Fortunately, the last elections cleared some […]

A Message to the Opposition: Get Red- Eyed or Get Out, by Ugoji Egbujo, The attack on Peter Obi and other opposition leaders was entirely foreseeable. The opposition must grasp its current predicament and unite to resist. So far, it has remained too aloof , too feeble. It has to take the bull by the horns or thrown […]

The City Boy Of Abegistan, by Ugoji Egbujo, A coalition of big-time hustlers has christened itself a movement. Their motivation is thinly veiled. They will  channel their aggression toward the re-election of President Bola Tinubu. To dress up the enterprise, they chose a catchy name. Tinubu became “City Boy.” Pa Tinubu will surely welcome any residual boyishness […]

Tinubu and Talon: Traitorous Tailors of Democracy? By Ugoji Egbujo, Before soldiers seized Cotonou’s state television station to declare Patrice Talon deposed, Benin’s democracy had already become a sham.  Talon entered office in 2016 bearing the hopes of the country’s poor. Benin’s democracy, then 25 years old, was stable but stagnant, yielding little prosperity. Talon pledged to […]

Lagos:  River Lekki, demolitions and the cost of shortsightedness, by Ugoji Egbujo, Lagos is a bustling coastal city, so its vulnerability to floods is natural. But with a culture of indiscriminate refuse disposal, haphazard building developments, and lousy town planning enforcement, Lagos is the cause of much of its own flooding woes. Often, governments come like […]