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Opinion: Why Atiku’s Subsidy Gambit Rattles Tinubu, By Farooq A. Kperogi Atiku Abubakar may finally have discovered the issue that can draw political blood from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. And I am enjoying seeing the president and his inner circle squirm in discomfort like cats stranded on a hot zinc roof. On Thursday, barely a day after official campaigns began for the 2027 presidential election, Atiku pledged to restore petrol subsidies if Nigerians elect him president. That pledge, more than anything he has done lately to dislodge Tinubu, is the clearest signal yet that he is prepared to wrest power…

Chief Sir Mike Okiro (IGP Rtd) Builds Mosque for Police Secondary School, Minna, in Rare Gesture of Unity and Religious Tolerance — Sixt-Media Lane BY: Amb. Prince Sixtus Opara In a nation often defined by its religious and regional diversity, acts that bridge divides are rare and, therefore, invaluable. One such act has just emerged from the quiet generosity of Chief Sir Mike Mbama Okiro, former Inspector-General of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission. Despite being a Christian from the southern part of Nigeria, Chief Okiro recently funded and completed the construction of a mosque at Police…

Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso are Tinubu’s Most Reliable Campaigners By Farooq A. Kperogi There is really no opposition in Nigeria in the true sense of the word. There are only politicians who have been temporarily kicked out of the inner sanctum of power and influence but who share no fundamental difference with the current temporary occupants of the power structure. Nonetheless, if all the people vegetating on the margins of the power structure came together, they could easily displace those within it in 2027. Although the coalition of so-called opposition politicians angling to get back to power in 2027 has not…

Mbah at 54: The Governor Who Refuses the Status Quo By Clinton Umeh When Peter Mbah assumed office in 2023, he did not present governance as a routine continuation of the past. Instead, he declared a philosophy that has since shaped the direction of his administration: Disruptive Innovation. From the onset, Mbah made it clear that the old order would not define his leadership. His message to the people of Enugu State was direct — governance would be business unusual. Two years later, that declaration has become the defining tone of an administration determined to challenge familiar patterns of public…

Trailblazing Leadership: Professor Audi's 5-Year Journey of Excellence As NSCDC Boss By Gambo Jagindi Nigeria's security landscape has been indelibly marked by the tenure of Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi as Commander General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). As he completes his five-year term, stakeholders are lauding his unwavering commitment to excellence and visionary leadership that has transformed the corps into a world-class security agency. Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga, Nasarawa State, Professor Audi's rise to the top is a testament to his unrelenting pursuit of excellence. With a PhD in Public Administration, a Master's…

When President Bola Tinubu announced the Democracy Day honours list in 2025, many Nigerians, myself included, assumed that evident omissions would be addressed in subsequent rounds of national recognition. That expectation now appears difficult to sustain. The recent conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on a businessman whose career included close association with the Abacha era - however complex or commercially distinguished his later record - sits uneasily beside the continued silence surrounding many Nigerians who directly confronted military rule, often at the cost of detention, exile, or death. I raise this issue as…

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s aide, Sunny Idika, says the former Abia State governor and current lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District is firmly positioned to retain his seat in the 2027 general election, citing what he described as a strong and verifiable record of performance across the zone. Idika said democratic choices are guided by results rather than promises. According to him, the reward for good performance in a democracy is the renewal of mandate, and in Abia North, that reward is already evident in public support for the senator. Education, he noted, remains central to Senator Kalu’s interventions. Over…