The legal team of the embattled governorship candidate of the Nyesom Wike-backed main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, has given Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), three days within which to publish his name as the candidate of the party for theContinue Reading

Paul Greengrass’s Peasants’ Revolt epic, The Uprising, is just the latest in a long line of movies depicting an unsuccessful attempt at remaking the nation The British are perverse. We fetishise our failures, even if they are essentially tangential to a national narrative that should be about imperial conquest, slaveryContinue Reading

Lawyers to Professor Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Gombe State, have given the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) three days to publish his name on the final list of candidates for the 2027 general election. In a letter on Monday, addressed to theContinue Reading

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations, Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, has questioned the meaning and implications of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s repeated declaration, “I am the Governor,” raising concerns about power, leadership and governance. Ibrahim, who holds a doctorate from the University of Cambridge, made the observations inContinue Reading

Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, has mocked opponents of President Bola Tinubu, urging voters in the state to support the president’s re-election bid ahead of the 2027 general elections. Soludo warned that rejecting Tinubu could have consequences for Anambra’s development, particularly its ability to secure federal government support for majorContinue Reading