Opinion & Columns

  By: David Oguzierem The FCT Minister was on Saturday heard openly cursing and praying against those who have chosen to stand with Governor Siminalayi Fubara while resisting his tyranny, greed, and political stranglehold on Rivers State. Wike said inter alia: “Whether You’re A Senator, Rep Member, Minister, Or Governor …

By: Ehichioya Ezomon From happenings in the Kano polity these past weeks, Nigerians could imagine how former Kano State Governor, ex-Minister of Defence and 2023 presidential candidate of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, would react if any of his children were to go against his political …

Fubara : The Strategic Underdog ‎ ‎By: David Oguzierem ‎ ‎President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the undeniable maximum ruler of Rivers State today. Yes, that’s correct. ‎Not Chief Nyesom Wike. Not any godfather. Not any street general. The truth is simple – the buck stops at Aso Rock. ‎If Tinubu …

By: Nemi Tamuno   Introduction The proposed amendments to Nigeria’s electoral law by the National Assembly, particularly the provision making electronic transmission of election results optional, have sparked significant debate. As the country prepares for the 2027 general elections, this change raises critical questions about transparency, public trust, and the …

BY: YOUNG ERHIURHORO   This literary master piece is the short version of the sad tale of my birth as a human being and its subsequent renewal as in second birth if attainable. In most times, I’m thrown overboard and pushed to a cross-road since the beginning of my journey …

  By: Ehichioya Ezomon   The volatile nature of Kano politics, the fiery rhetoric of one of the state’s main political gladiators over the realignments of forces in the polity ahead of the 2027 General Election, and the defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the ruling All Progressives Congress …

By: David E. Oguzierem   Rivers State today looks like a state under siege. A place once known for political depth, confidence, and institutional strength has been dragged into prolonged instability and needless confrontation. The crisis in Rivers has not merely dented our reputation; it has diminished it in the …

Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s re-election bid in 2027 faces a critical test as the ongoing primaries reveal a deepening rift between his camp and that of his political godfather-turned-rival, Nyesom Wike. If Wike-backed candidates dominate the primaries—a scenario allegedly encouraged by President Bola Tinubu’s directive—Fubara’s grip on the party machinery and …

    By Ehichioya Ezomon   The sustained omission of the name of Vice President Kashim Shettima from political messaging of the All Progressives Congress (APC), especially in his North-East homestead, has meshed with the adage, “Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” This popular saying, …

By:  David Oguzierem ‎ ‎The statement from the Presidency about Rivers State is not a joke. This is not PR. ‎This is not political grammar. ‎ ‎This is a clear warning from Aso Rock. ‎ ‎President Tinubu spoke plainly. No padding. No diplomacy. ‎And the message was simple: he is …