When political leaders start confusing executive authority with absolute ownership of the electorate, Nigerian democracy has a way of serving up a harsh reality check. Addressing members of the Apo Traders Association in Abuja, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, staked his entire cabinet career on the outcome of the next…
In Nigerian politics, what plays out on public television is rarely the full story. While party chieftains smile for group photographs at national conventions, the real power plays happen late at night in private living rooms, often behind locked doors. That political reality was blown wide open following explosive claims made by businessman and social…
Just when Nigerians thought political theater couldn’t get any louder ahead of the 2027 election cycle, a heavyweight brawl has erupted in the corridors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The political gloves are officially off between the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, and the Governor of Imo State and Chairman…
