SONALA OLUMHENSE Archives - Global Upfront Newspapers

Journalists Without Questions

Global UpfrontFeb 16, 2025February 16, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense This month, the chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission, Musa Aliyu, brought senior journalists described as “northern Nigeria media editors” to

Go Away, Muhammadu Buhari!

Global UpfrontFeb 2, 2025February 2, 20250

By Sonala Olumhense It is sad to hear from Muhammadu Buhari, who has led Nigeria for a total of 10 years—including eight as a ‘reformed

Waiting For Dave Umahi’s Achievements

Global UpfrontNov 3, 2024November 3, 20240

By Sonala Olumhense The history of modern Nigeria drips with the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens who died needlessly in road accidents. One

How Nigeria Can See A New Dawn

Global UpfrontOct 27, 2024October 27, 20240

By SOS/Sonala Olumhense The news is that the Immigration area is completely rebuilt and now resembles something like it was some 40 years ago when the airport was new. I

Those Who Resent The Meaning of Government

Global UpfrontSep 1, 2024September 1, 20240

By SOS/Sonala Olumhense In Nigeria, one thing becomes immediately clear: government is…different. I do not use that word in the sense of whether the government—any

The Tinubu Bus Stop

Global UpfrontJun 23, 2024June 23, 20240

By Sonala Olumhense, Sunday June 23, 2024 Nigeria was last week swept up in a wave of emotions as a video emerged in South Africa

Azuka Jebose: The Maddest Madman Goes Back To Rehab

Global UpfrontMay 20, 2024May 20, 20240

By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu I can name all the madmen in the history of Nigerian journalism, but the maddest of them all happens to be

Nigeria: We Cannot Wait Until The Next Election, By Sonala Olumhense

Global UpfrontMar 31, 2024March 31, 20240

First, I commend Mr. Bola Tinubu for his official recognition of the 17 soldiers who were murdered this month in Okuama, Delta State, while reportedly

A Forged Presidency? By Sonala Olumhense

Global UpfrontOct 8, 2023October 8, 20230

The day I met Gregory Sallust, everything changed. It was in my first year in secondary school, and somewhere, I stumbled on a work of

At The Peter Obi Event In New York

Global UpfrontSep 11, 2022September 11, 20220

By Sonala Olumhense, 11th September 2022 As a Nigerian with considerable interest in public affairs, the Grand Ballroom of New York City’s Hilton Midtown Hotel,