(A Creative Mind, A Dogged Fighter and a Man Full of Love)

By Pastor Jibola Olarinoye

If you have two friends in your lifetime, you're lucky and If you have one good friend, you're more than lucky." (S.E. Hinton) This proverbs best suit my one and only friend, AJAGBE ADEYEMI TESLIM a.k.a Omoatitebi

By Max Amuchie

The thought returned to me during a quiet moment of reflection after signing off on the maiden edition of The Sunday Stew. It triggered the memory of a conversation from many years ago with Professor Jibril Aminu, the elder statesman who passed away on 5th June 2025, in Abuja at the age of 85.

By Suleiman Alasa

Salisu Buhari was thirty years old in 1999, or so he claimed. He had just become Speaker of the House of Representatives, the fourth most powerful position in the country, and Nigerians were ready to believe in him. He was young, articulate, and seemed to represent everything that had been missing during the long years of military rule. Then someone at The News Magazine decided to check his story.

(A Statement By The 4Th Force)

With the release of the time table for the 2027 general election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially blown the whistle for the formal commencement of political activities that would culminate with the presidential elections on January 16, and governorship and state elections on February 6. Going by what the time table stipulates, the presidential candidates of the different political parties would be known by May 30, 2026, the last day for the conduct of primaries which are scheduled to begin on April 22, 2026.

By Azu Ishiekwene

When six states in Nigeria’s South-West zone came together in January 2020 to create Amotekun, a regional security outfit to confront social ills spreading across the region, they weren’t reinventing the wheel, despite the political fanfare.

Muhammad Sajo

The political atmosphere in Nigeria gradually grows tense, with analysts pondering on the composition of those to challenge the government at the centre. This piece, however, dwells on the matter in my state - Sokoto, the Seat of the Caliphate.

By Steve Osuji

Last Friday, the well spoken Abia State governor caused a ruckus. Gov. Alex Otti barred his teeth at a journalist he considered impetuous and irresponsible. Mr. Otti's public shower of invectives on an innocent journalist and the ensuing conversations that trailed the event has thrown up the need to take a bit more look at the duties of governors in Nigeria, their attitude to journalism practice and their impact on the society at large.

By Adebamiwa Olugbenga Michael

In the modern arena of political journalism, the interview has become more than a conversation. It is a contest of ideas, a test of credibility and, increasingly, a stage where power is compelled to answer to the public.

By Bolanle Bolawole

Our people have so many sayings that are meant to serve as a caution in case you think you or anyone for that matter is indispensable. Yes, the English say no one is indispensable. If you think otherwise, die first and look back to see whether you will not be replaced in a jiffy! In fact, before you are lowered into the grave, other people would have started jostling and lobbying to take over your place!

By Enyinnaya Appolos

When the list of members of the Lagos State Executive Council under Bola Ahmed Tinubu resurfaced online last week, it did more than trend, it reopened a political case study. It reminded Nigerians that leadership is not just about occupying office; it is about building people, managing differences, sustaining loyalty, and thinking long term.

By Bola Bolawole

David Alechenu Bonaventure Mark, remember him? This man was the military governor of Niger state between 1984 and 1986 (straddling the military juntas of Muhammadu Buhari and Ibrahim Babangida). He, therefore, must have been a prominent member of the group that staged the coup that ousted the country’s first (though, fraudulently?) elected civilian president, Shehu Shagari, thereby truncating democracy in Nigeria.

By Steve Osuji

The unstated policy of keeping Igbo outside the gate of President Bola Tinubu's government continues to manifest everyday. The policy seems to say: exclude Igbo and keep them out!