We are here at last in the decisive year before the 2027 General election; and under a political sky shaped by cooptation, consolidation, realignment and fatigue. The governing order described in the first part of this essay has narrowed the arena of contest and redrawn the boundaries of participation. Power has been personalised through coordination…
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is working on an agenda aimed at supporting beleaguered Christian communities in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Netanyahu disclosed this on Friday during a meeting with evangelical community leaders in Florida, where he described Israel as the only country capable of protecting Christians globally. “I…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Rev. Yakubu Pam, says Nigeria needs economic, social, moral and spiritually healing in 2026. In his New Year message on Thursday in Kaduna, Pam called on Christians to remain steadfast in faith, united in purpose, and hopeful in…
By Abdul Mahmud This new year scarcely requires a seer to reveal its gravity. It stands as a decisive threshold for both Nigeria’s political class and the country itself. As the final full year before the 2027 general election, it unfolds within an atmosphere markedly defined not by open contestation but by cooptation, not by…
Nigeria’s democratic system is facing a subtle but dangerous test. Recent controversies surrounding party registration, judicial intervention in electoral outcomes, and the steady weakening of opposition parties raise fundamental questions about political competition and institutional neutrality. While elections continue to be held, their meaning is increasingly contested. When courts overturn electoral outcomes and electoral bodies…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman As Nigeria steadily approaches 2026, I find myself reflecting on the state of media freedom not as an abstract concept, but through the lens of lived experience. For more than thirty years, I have navigated this landscape, not as a distant commentator, but as a journalist who has felt the pressures,…
