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The ₦60bn Democracy! Why Osun State needs more than just e-results
By Ebuka Ukoh {In this is op-ed analysis, Ebuka Ukoh examines the astronomical cost of Nigerian election campaigns, arguing that the vast sums allegedly spent in political contests represent a profound opportunity cost, which diverts essential resources from national development…
Insecurity, fiscal chaos threaten Tinubu’s reform gains
Nigeria’s struggle to contain insecurity is emerging as a threat not only to President Bola Tinubu’s political survival ahead of the 2027 presidential election, but also to the economic rationale underpinning his administration’s painful reform programme. The central question increasingly…
BP’s great reversal and the return of energy realism
By Sola Adebawo BP’s recent decision to eliminate its standalone Low Carbon Energy division and reorganize around upstream and downstream hydrocarbons is more than a corporate restructuring. It is one of the clearest signals yet that the assumptions underpinning the…
Diezani’s Acquittal: Accountability, Due Process and the Court of Public Opinion
[By Sola Adebawo] The reported acquittal of former Nigerian Petroleum Minister Diezani Alison-Madueke by a jury at London’s Southwark Crown Court has reignited public debate about corruption, accountability, justice, and governance. Yet the larger issues raised by the case extend…
Nigeria’s crackdown on Justice Crack: When does a state fear its citizens?
By Ebuka Ukoh A clarion call for justice for Justice Crack is not merely a campaign for an individual; it is a call for justice for all, a test of whether Nigeria still upholds the constitutional guarantees of free speech…
Avoiding the coming deaths in 2027 elections
[Michael Owhoko, Ph.D] Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns, know that 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will take a miracle…
Trust on Trial: INEC and the future of Nigeria’s elections
By Ebuka Ukoh Democracies do not run on assurances. They run on trust. And trust, once weakened, demands more than denials to fix. The allegation that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Joash Amupitan, operated a Twitter…
Nigeria’s Mass terrorism trials, US labels and Tinubu’s political optics
Rita Olaniyi The United States’ decision to issue a travel warning on Nigeria, citing terrorism, kidnapping risks and civil unrest, has intensified scrutiny of the country’s security situation at a moment when authorities are staging one of the largest terrorism…
Capital Goes Where Value Is Clear: Bayo Ojulari’s Bold One-Year Transformation of NNPC
[Kunle Odusola-Stevenson] One year after his appointment on April 2, 2025, Bashir Bayo Ojulari has recast the trajectory of NNPC Limited with a blend of commercial discipline, institutional integrity, and global strategic clarity. At a time when energy markets are…
When economic correction becomes social exposure
[By Sola Adebawo] Some reforms do not fail because they are economically unsound. They fail because they arrive faster than society can carry them. In policy circles, adjustment is often described as necessary correction. But outside those circles, what citizens…
