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Dangerous Assumptions That Ruined June-12 Majesty

Global UpfrontJun 13, 2026June 13, 20260

By Martins Oloja, June 13, 2026 This anniversary musing is a continuation of my serial on “Team Tinubu and Danger of Assumption”, which began three

Is Insecurity Fast-Forwarding The End of Democracy?

Global UpfrontJun 11, 2026June 11, 20260

“Democracy doesn’t rule the world, You’d better get that in your head; This world is ruled by violence, But I guess that’s better left unsaid.”

Esu: Between Sani Abacha and Bola Tinubu

Global UpfrontApr 8, 2026April 8, 20260

By Promise Adiele PhD Over the years, many people, especially Christians, have maligned Esu, the Yoruba trickster deity of indeterminacy, chaos, chance and uncertainty, as

2027 Elections: Grand Defections Or Grand Deceptions?

Global UpfrontApr 7, 2026April 7, 20260

By Iliyasu Gadu Ilgad2009@gmail.com, 08035355706 (Texts only) During the heydays of the military regime of General Sani Abacha and his ill-fated self-succession agenda which he

ADC: As Tinubu’s Cat Readies To Eat A Poisonous Toad

Global UpfrontApr 5, 2026April 5, 20260

By Festus Adedayo, April 5, 2026 Pre and post-colonial Yoruba society curated allegories that helped tame greed for power by potential emperors. It also dealt with tendencies within the society to play God. Some

Locating General Abacha On The 2027 Road

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

By Festus Adedayo, March 29, 2026 Have you read Niyi Osundare’s poem, The word is an egg? It explores a deep-rooted Yoruba philosophy of the permanence and

How Nigeria’s Presidential Election In 2027 Could Be Un-contested

Global UpfrontMar 29, 2026March 29, 20260

By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu As Africa approached the turn of the Millennium, the leaders of the continent were well on the way to reaching a

Tinubu’s Abacha Tactics Against Opposition

Global UpfrontMar 21, 2026March 21, 20260

By Farooq A. Kperogi, Saturday, March 21, 2026 Although structural, political, and economic conditions appear to constrain any credibly concerted impediment to President Bola Ahmed

2027: What Will Secure Tinubu A Second Term?

Global UpfrontMar 19, 2026March 19, 20260

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Dr Martin Luther King, Jr. The strong outcry of “Tufiakwa!”

Repent, Seek Forgiveness After Supreme Court Discharge, My Ex-captor Major Al Mustapha

Global UpfrontJan 29, 2026January 29, 20260

By Emmanuel Ogebe Esq Last week, I read with consternation that the Supreme Court had tossed out the criminal case against General Abacha’s dreaded enforcer