Outlook

Political communications strategists around the world are watching the most recent Donald Trump indictment and taking notes. Just a few days after he was booked at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, Georgia, on allegations that he had conspired to overturn the 2020 election results in the state, his campaign organization announced that it had…

The hurriedly declared resolution of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to deploy troops to restore democracy and reinstate the ousted President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic, after the military takeover of power on the 26th of July, might have been influenced by the need to avoid foreign interventions that could lead to…

About two weeks ago, the Nigerian Government took a bold step towards ensuring that hunger in Nigeria is fixed. The government, in this regard, recently declared a state of emergency on food security. The move was to check the looming food shortage, occasioned by low agricultural production fueled by instability. Mr Dele Alake, the Special…

"Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it, and fear of the scourge of power corrupts those who are subject to it.” ― Aung San Suu Kyi Based on documented history, the majority of citizens agree that public sector corruption is a bane to Nigeria's progress. For decades, outsiders saw the nation as a…

"Are you aware of the increasing political gang-up against Professor Pate?!" A caller using a foreign number thundered down the phone line before the call suddenly dropped. While I expected the person to call again, I wondered which of the respected academics from Northern Nigeria he was referring to. I am aware of two professors…

The group of rebellious five governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections are finding it extremely difficult to make President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list despite their lobbies to become part of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government that most of them did not contribute anything to the party’s presidential victory.…

On Tuesday, August 9, 2022, senior editors and top journalists attended a media parley with the then Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor. Weeks earlier, devastating terrorist activities were widely reported, including the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State; assault on a presidential convoy in Katsina State; invasion of…

Since the inauguration of the current All Progressives Congress-led government on the 29th of May 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has been championing life-changing policies, appointing advisers and setting up a solid foundation for the building blocks of his Presidency. It is interesting to note that even with the intense lobby going on, no one…

“And fear the fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong.” - Quran 8 verse 25 The above is a verse from the Holy Quran, which my late father, Imam Abdulhameed Shuaib Agaka, usually cited when trouble brewed and the community kept silent. The Qur’anic verse cautions…

After President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced his special advisers and named Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as the special adviser on security, many were confused if this designation would be the same as that of the National Security Adviser (NSA). In my previous article titled, "The person needed as President Tinubu's NSA", I mentioned that while most…

“Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before unknown men.” This is what the Bible says in Proverbs 22:29 (New king James Version) concerning men or women who are excellent planners, who produce excellent work, who push through obstacles, who are self-motivated and…

May I start by giving credit to Adedamola Adetayo, of the Crescent Media? He is one Nigerian whose deep patriotism for the country is incontrovertible and craves for restoration of the old order, when Nigeria once worked and I appreciate, fancy his passion. To all those who despite the thorny road to ‘Renew Hope’ still…