Category: Politics
Bukola Saraki, Wife Remember Gbegi Ojora 10 Years After Death
Former Senate President Bukola Saraki and his wife Toyin Saraki on Saturday paid tributes to the late Prince Adegboyega Ojora aka Gbegi on his 10th ... Read More
ICYMI: Who are the real bandits: Those in the bush or the public officials? —Prof Pat Utomi
An economist, Professor Pat Utomi has lamented that Nigeria wastes a lot of resources that can be put to good use for the benefit of ... Read More
SPECIAL REPORT: Residents lament as flood, refuse, take over Agege-Pen-Cinema few weeks after commissioning of flyover
Barely three weeks after the commissioning of the Agege-Pen-Cinema Flyover Bridge by the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with a lot of pomp and fanfare, ... Read More
QuickRead: Saraki begs, Attahiru blows hot. Three other stories we tracked and why they matter
Former Senate President and stalwart of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bukola Saraki, made news headlines during the week in review when he made a ... Read More
LAGOS METRO LINE: How far can Sanwo-Olu go with a 17-year project started by Jakande?
Another governor, another promise of a metro line to cure Lagos of its perennial traffic problem, but this promise is just one of many projects ... Read More
QuickRead: Buhari’s reward style. Four other stories we tracked and why they matter
The contentious nomination of the former Service Chiefs as non-career Ambassadors, by President Muhammadu Buhari, will not go away in a hurry as it still ... Read More
LongRead: So, where’s Aisha Buhari, the First Lady who dared the presidency?
The gathering storm When an online news platform reported in December 2020 that Nigeria’s First Lady, Aisha Buhari, had quietly relocated to Dubai since September ... Read More
ANALYSIS… The agitation to re-occupy Lekki Toll Gate is a bad idea; dissecting desperate issues therein
The #EndSARS protests began in the first week of October 2020, when a video went viral on social media showing an operative with the now-defunct ... Read More
QuickRead: Buhari’s double-barrel ‘attack’. Four other stories we tracked and why they matter
Last week, one of the most dominant news items Nigerians talked about with great relish was the extension of the tenure of the former Inspector ... Read More
2023: Only God Can Tell Who Will Become Nigeria’s President – Transport Minister
The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi has dismissed suggestions that he is being touted as the country’s next president, noting that only God knows Nigeria’s ... Read More
QuickRead: Igboho’s rise to fame, Lai’s ramblings. Three other stories we tracked and why they matter
Last week threw up a relatively unknown quantity, Sunday Igboho, into Nigeria’s political landscape. While at that, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, ... Read More
Abysmal! How Nigerian governors ranked in December 2020
Wotzup Nigeria, once again, as it has always done on a monthly basis, reviews the performance of state governors in Nigeria for the month of ... Read More
FACT CHECK: Did Governor Ikpeazu commission four roads in Aba? Yes, but…
On January 22, officials of the Abia State government led by the Governor, Dr. Victor Okezie Ikpeazu, at a lavish ceremony said it commissioned a ... Read More
INEC advocates six-month deadline for submission of candidates’ list for elections
Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has advocated for a six-month deadline for political parties to submit the list of their candidates ... Read More
QuickRead: Akeredolu versus Fulani ‘invaders’. Four other stories we tracked and why they matter
The most dominant piece of news past week was, perhaps, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s face-off with Fulani herders who had made Ondo forest reserves home. This ... Read More
Investigation… Inside Enugu markets where traders are choked by multiple taxes
In recent times, the world economy has developed tremendously and this is partly linked with activities of petty traders who are part of the informal ... Read More
Fresh Political Realignment Emerges as Ex-CPC Chairmen Float New Movement
A fresh crisis is brewing in the All Progressives Congress (APC) as former state chairmen of the defunct Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), one of the ... Read More
QuickRead: Buhari sits as judge. Four other stories we tracked and why they matter
Buhari’s introspection on his administration is a major feature on QuickRead, as we review key political developments shaping the future of Nigeria. Beyond President Muhammadu ... Read More
Anambra 2021: E-voting, electoral act amendment top lists of areas of concern
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), yesterday, said it has identified five critical areas of concern and challenges likely to confront the commission in the conduct of the Anambra State governorship election this ... Read More
761 Days to 2023 Presidential Election, Politicians Scramble for Re-alignments
•Emerging consensus supports southern presidency•Atiku plans another run•Tinubu readies his political machine•Saraki’s supporters say he is the bridge between North and South•Governors move to choose ... Read More