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Adieu Buhari: The Patriotic Leader Who Left A Tragic Legacy

Global UpfrontJul 17, 2025July 17, 20250

By Olu Fasan Speak no ill of the dead, says an ancient aphorism. That maxim broadly held sway in Nigeria this week as friends and foes

Militocracy: The Return Of Sole Administrators in Nigeria

Global UpfrontApr 3, 2025April 3, 20250

By Olu Fasan The President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu, is a civilian. The “governor” of Rivers State, Vice-Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ibas, is a military officer who

State Of Emergency: Tinubu’s Autocracy Endangers Nigeria’s Democracy

Global UpfrontMar 27, 2025March 27, 20250

By Olu Fasan Since the rift between Nyesom Wike, the former Rivers State governor, and Siminalayi Fubara, his successor, burst into the open in October 2023,

A Plea To General Gowon: Sir, Write Your Memoir Before You Die!

Global UpfrontMar 14, 2025March 14, 20250

By Olu Fasan At the recent launch of General Ibrahim Babangida’s memoir, A Journey in Service, former President Goodluck Jonathan made a profound statement. He said:

EFCC’s Failure: Olukoyede’s Blame-shifting Is Mere Shadow-boxing

Global UpfrontFeb 14, 2025February 14, 20250

By Olu Fasan Like Bola Tinubu, the president who appointed him as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede is full

Tinubu Squandered 2024; Sadly, He’s Set To Waste 2025 Too!

Global UpfrontJan 2, 2025January 2, 20250

By Olu Fasan At the beginning of every year, analysts look back at the past 12 months – reflecting on what worked and what didn’t

Yorubanisation Of Tinubu’s Government: Nigeria’s Fate Is Now In Yoruba Hands!

Global UpfrontNov 21, 2024November 21, 20240

By Olu Fasan SHORTLY before the 2023 presidential election, I wrote a piece titled “Yoruba ronu: A Tinubu presidency would tarnish your race” (Vanguard, February 16,

First 100 Days: Tinubu Puts Inflated Rhetoric Above Credible Actions, By Olu Fasan

Global UpfrontSep 28, 2023September 28, 20230

FOR those who have not yet noticed it, here’s a major difference between Bola Tinubu and Muhammadu Buhari, his immediate predecessor as president. While Buhari