Category: Features

Photo: President Bola Tinubu By Lasisi Olagunju War commanders die cheap deaths; farmers are murdered on their farms, traders in their shops, landlords vanish on their lands, tenants in their rented rooms; students abducted from their studies. What more must happen before we become what Italians would call “Paese dei Morti” (Country of the Dead)? When I read last Thursday that the United States had asked all its non-emergency staff to leave its embassy in Abuja, and had followed this by suspending visa issuance in the city, I asked the…

President Bola Tinubu By Ikeddy Isiguzo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu regales in his absurdities, wears them like badges of honour, and dares others to understand his devoted departure from logic to inclinations for inexactitudes that mask insensibilities and insensitivities. The land is drenched in blood, fears, and at the zenith of deadening uncertainties that flow from a President, Commander-in-Chief, who from day one in office has been more interested in the importance of his office than “the security and welfare” of the people, unless they are about his immediate family…

Photo: Gov. Bassey Otu By Michael Jegede Less than two months into 2026, the Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Otu, received three prestigious honours from different institutions in recognition of his exceptional leadership and People-First governance agenda, which focuses on security, economic transformation, infrastructure renewal, industrial revival, and agricultural development. In a remarkable display of excellence, on January 31, 2026, for instance, Governor Otu, widely known as ‘Sweet Prince’, was conferred with an Honorary Doctorate Degree by Modibbo Adama University (MAU) in Yola, Adamawa State, same day…

Photo: Omoyele Sowore By: Daniel Kanu “If Sowore is to remain relevant in this evolving political landscape, he must move beyond the politics of perpetual criticism and embrace the realities of collective action” Omoyele Sowore is beggining to suffer from the burden of contradiction as his activism collides with political reality. In today Nigeria’s turbulent political landscape, few figures have generated as much controversy, admiration, and frustration as Omoyele Sowore. Once widely celebrated as a fearless activist and the convener of the #RevolutionNow movement, Sowore was believed to have built…

Photo: Valentine Obienyem By: Valentine Obienyem I first became aware of the exploits of Mr. Omoyele Sowore during his days as a student activist. At 54, I believe we belong to roughly the same generational cohort. Over the years, I have followed his trajectory with mixed feelings – at times with admiration, at others with a measure of unease – particularly through Sahara Reporters. The platform, in my observation, has often been sharply critical of Mr. Peter Obi. My first personal encounter with Sowore was in Rhode Island, at a…

Photo: General Yakubu Gowon By: Daniel Kanu When, recently, former military leader, General Yakubu Gowon emerged from a meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Villa and declared that the government was “doing the best it can all round,” many Nigerians were left stunned—not because of political disagreement, but because of the sheer disconnect between those words and the lived reality across the country. This was not just another comment from a retired leader. Gowon is no ordinary elder; he is a man whose voice carries historical weight,…