Tension reached a boiling point in Sokoto State when youths and villagers across communities in Tambuwal Local Government Area took over major transport corridors, setting fires and vandalising All Progressives Congress (APC) secretariats. As detailed in the Leadership report on the Tambuwal unrest and confirmed by Punch coverage of the Sokoto highway blockade, residents from…
When the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) first turned its full spotlight on former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, the dramatic showdown had all the makings of a prime-time blockbuster. Operatives laid siege to residences, legal fireworks went off, and EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede famously took to national television, staking his reputation and even…
A striking new milestone in global health migration has brought Nigeria’s medical realities back into sharp focus: 10,494 Nigerian healthcare professionals are officially employed within the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS). According to workforce data published by the advocacy group NHS Million and detailed in a Premium Times report on NHS staffing, Nigeria now…
Every enduring political movement needs champions who look beyond immediate gratification—leaders who possess the patience, moral clarity, and discipline to stay the course and build from the ground up. In Nigeria’s fast-shifting political climate, Senator Henry Seriake Dickson has embraced that crucial responsibility within the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC). For Dickson, politics has never been…
“Ole! Ole! Ole!”—the unfiltered Yoruba chant echoed through the streets as market women raised their voices in raw, desperate protest against President Bola Tinubu’s administration. These are not political operatives; they are mothers, petty traders, and breadwinners crushed under the mounting weight of runaway inflation, skyrocketing transport fares, and basic food insecurity. Their public outcry…
When rogue elements attempt to turn elections into a street brawl, true statesmen do not mince words. In the wake of the reckless blockade and attack on the convoy of Peter Obi in Benue State, the National Leader of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Senator Seriake Dickson, stepped forward to deliver an uncompromising message: violence…
For Nigerian politics, talk is cheap, but steering a national political movement across 36 states and the FCT? Omo, that one no be child’s play! Anyone can rent a hall, print colourful face caps, and make noise on social media. But when the dust settles and real decisions have to be made, noise never builds…
In Nigeria, anybody can buy billboard space, print glossy campaign posters, and claim to be a grassroots mobilizer. But anyone who has spent more than five minutes studying Nigerian politics knows the plain truth: politics no be beans. True political leadership is rarely straightforward, and genuine political gravitas cannot be bought in a supermarket. From…
For Nigerian politics, once primary elections wrap up and some aspirants lose out, one thing is guaranteed to happen: the losers go start to shout “foul play!” The latest headline being pushed by political opponents is that the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) allegedly handed its ticket to the highest bidder. Haba! Make we tell ourselves…
For Nigerian politics, when somebody starts to make serious progress, bad belle people go surely enter market to start rumors. Right now, some political actors have started throwing around heavy words, shouting up and down that Senator Henry Seriake Dickson is allegedly taking Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) money for his personal pocket. Abeg, make everybody…
