Opinion Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/opinion/ Nigeria's leading online newspaper Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:28:01 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://thecitizenng.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/cropped-TheCitizen-330x50-1-32x32.png Opinion Archives - TheCitizen - It's all about you https://thecitizenng.com/category/opinion/ 32 32  Akpakomiza and other stories https://thecitizenng.com/akpakomiza-and-other-stories/ https://thecitizenng.com/akpakomiza-and-other-stories/#respond Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:26:58 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286861 By Paul C Nwabuikwu His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Edo State, Mr Monday Okpebholo approaches the routine task of making public speeches with all the wariness of a hyena who stumbled into lion territory. For some reason, the remarkable fellow who revels in the nickname “Akpakomiza” finds it difficult to say something nice about […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/akpakomiza-and-other-stories/feed/ 0 Fake agencies: Why Nigeria still needs Oronsaye report https://thecitizenng.com/fake-agencies-why-nigeria-still-needs-oronsaye-report/ https://thecitizenng.com/fake-agencies-why-nigeria-still-needs-oronsaye-report/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:46:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286535 By Blaise Udunze Nigeria’s latest fake government agencies scandal has moved beyond an embarrassing case of impersonation. These absurd scenarios have exposed something far more disturbing, bringing to the fore the weaknesses in the country’s machinery of government. The recurrence is alarming, as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission has now uncovered […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/fake-agencies-why-nigeria-still-needs-oronsaye-report/feed/ 0 How Adeleke danced back from the dead https://thecitizenng.com/how-adeleke-danced-back-from-the-dead/ https://thecitizenng.com/how-adeleke-danced-back-from-the-dead/#respond Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:37:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286237 By Paul Nwabuikwu In the final weeks before last Saturday’s governorship elections in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke’s time in Government House Oshogbo, seemed to be up. The omens were dark, the odds seemed impossible. The Presidential Villa was closed to him; the man he defeated in 2022 to become governor, Gboyega Oyetola, had made sure […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/how-adeleke-danced-back-from-the-dead/feed/ 0 Adeleke’s win and the cost of winning at all costs https://thecitizenng.com/adelekes-win-and-the-cost-of-winning-at-all-costs/ https://thecitizenng.com/adelekes-win-and-the-cost-of-winning-at-all-costs/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:03:18 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=286219 By Azuka Onwuka Over the weekend, Governor Ademola Adeleke won a second term as governor of Osun State in a contentious election. He polled 511,067 votes against 444,815 for the APC’s Bola Oyebamiji, winning 19 of the state’s 30 local government areas. INEC declared him the winner on Sunday, a little over 24 hours after polls […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/adelekes-win-and-the-cost-of-winning-at-all-costs/feed/ 0 Airtime credit dispute and need for clarity https://thecitizenng.com/airtime-credit-dispute-and-need-for-clarity/ https://thecitizenng.com/airtime-credit-dispute-and-need-for-clarity/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:55:12 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285691 By Rotimi Ojetunde Nigeria’s telecommunications and digital finance sectors are still waiting on an answer to a basic question: who regulates the country’s digital credit market, and can two agencies keep disagreeing about it without consequence? Capital inflows into Nigeria’s telecoms sector slowed in the first quarter of 2026, and telecoms investment advisers have cited […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/airtime-credit-dispute-and-need-for-clarity/feed/ 0 Tinubu: The Audacity to Hope – Three years after https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-the-audacity-to-hope-three-years-after/ https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-the-audacity-to-hope-three-years-after/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 00:34:14 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=285551 By Segun Adeleye To ask whether Bola Tinubu has lived up to expectations since he stepped into office as Nigeria’s President three years ago will definitely attract mixed reactions. Having started with a series titled “If I were Tinubu” before the president took the oath of office in 2023, which culminated in my book ‘Tinubu: […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/tinubu-the-audacity-to-hope-three-years-after/feed/ 0 Beyond ‘akara’ leadership https://thecitizenng.com/beyond-akara-leadership/ https://thecitizenng.com/beyond-akara-leadership/#respond Mon, 06 Jul 2026 06:08:49 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284893 By Sonala Olumhense Nigeria’s First Lady, Remi Tinubu, would be the subject of two fascinating books.  The longer one would be autobiographical, because nobody can tell her story, let alone in the detailed form I presume she would like it. I imagine that the former Senator, one-quarter politician, one-quarter wife, one-quarter Aso Rock Quarterback and […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/beyond-akara-leadership/feed/ 0 Trump’s U-turn on Iran war ends Israel’s Middle East dream https://thecitizenng.com/trumps-u-turn-on-iran-war-ends-israels-middle-east-dream/ https://thecitizenng.com/trumps-u-turn-on-iran-war-ends-israels-middle-east-dream/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:51:34 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284508 By David Hearst Of all the military failures the US has suffered in the past 25 years in the Middle East, the Iran war is probably the most consequential.  By David Hearst Of all the military failures the US has suffered in the past 25 years in the Middle East, the Iran war is probably the most consequential. Unlike America’s military […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/trumps-u-turn-on-iran-war-ends-israels-middle-east-dream/feed/ 0 Slain General: When the protectors need protection https://thecitizenng.com/slain-general-when-the-protectors-need-protection/ https://thecitizenng.com/slain-general-when-the-protectors-need-protection/#respond Wed, 17 Jun 2026 06:15:05 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284446 By Innocent Ezeugonwa The death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in kidnappers’ custody should trouble the conscience of the nation. Nigeria has, regrettably, become accustomed to tragic headlines. Reports of terrorist attacks on communities, banditry on highways, farmers abandoning their farmlands, and families paying ransoms for abducted relatives have become distressingly routine. Yet every […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/slain-general-when-the-protectors-need-protection/feed/ 0 When terrorism becomes the talk of town https://thecitizenng.com/when-terrorism-becomes-the-talk-of-town/ https://thecitizenng.com/when-terrorism-becomes-the-talk-of-town/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:32:34 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=284005 By Kenny Ola Terrorism, in Nigeria, has moved beyond an ordinary linguistic term to become a term that lies comfortably on the tongues of countless Nigerians. It is the very linguistic term that gains sudden usage and popularity, not only out of curiosity to learn or polish individual vocabulary, but also out of its quiet […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/when-terrorism-becomes-the-talk-of-town/feed/ 0 Of bandits and their informants/sponsors https://thecitizenng.com/of-bandits-and-their-informants-sponsors/ https://thecitizenng.com/of-bandits-and-their-informants-sponsors/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:48:45 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283580 By Zayd Ibn Isah The Governor of Katsina State, Dikko Umar Radda, recently made a chilling revelation during an interview he granted on Channels Television. He disclosed that there are bandit informants within his government and that this has made the fight against insecurity even more difficult. If it were another person or an outsider […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/of-bandits-and-their-informants-sponsors/feed/ 0 Nigerian economy: The street is not smiling! https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-economy-the-street-is-not-smiling/ https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-economy-the-street-is-not-smiling/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 21:27:40 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283555 ByYemi Kolapo In the build-up to the Eid-el-Kabir celebrations, I decided to create time for shopping, both at retail stores and in the open market. I decided after many years of relying strictly on others to take care of my annual Eid needs because I suddenly began to feel that my long-time support structure had […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/nigerian-economy-the-street-is-not-smiling/feed/ 0 As criminals seize Nigerian babies https://thecitizenng.com/as-criminals-seize-nigerian-babies/ https://thecitizenng.com/as-criminals-seize-nigerian-babies/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 08:59:46 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283445 By Sonala Olumhense Nigeria’s leader, Bola Tinubu, is on a trip. He knows nobody trusts him. Not abroad, and certainly not at home. Still, he has made Abuja work for him: he acquired and rigged out a presidential jet with which he soars around the world. When he is out there, Nigerians hold their breath. His […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/as-criminals-seize-nigerian-babies/feed/ 0 School attacks and the death of ethics https://thecitizenng.com/school-attacks-and-the-death-of-ethics/ https://thecitizenng.com/school-attacks-and-the-death-of-ethics/#respond Fri, 22 May 2026 03:54:46 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=283214 By Abimbola Adelakun The killing of teacher Michael Oyedokun, who was beheaded by his abductors, is a sad sign, ominous as darkness falling at peak noonday. On Friday, he had been abducted along with six colleagues and 25 school children from Community High School, Ahoro-Esinele, and Baptist Nursery and Primary School in the Ogbomoso Yawota area […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/school-attacks-and-the-death-of-ethics/feed/ 0 The dangers of a one-party state https://thecitizenng.com/the-dangers-of-a-one-party-state/ https://thecitizenng.com/the-dangers-of-a-one-party-state/#respond Tue, 05 May 2026 00:14:42 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=282381 By Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN This article warns of the dangers of the emergence of a one-party State to democracy, such as what the All Progressives Congress (APC) appears to be trying to create in Nigeria with the gale of defections to APC among the politicians, including but not limited to concentration of powers in the hands […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/the-dangers-of-a-one-party-state/feed/ 0 NBC’s real struggle https://thecitizenng.com/nbcs-real-struggle/ https://thecitizenng.com/nbcs-real-struggle/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:50:19 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=281929 By Abimbola Adelakun The year before the general election is a time when people and organisations experience the pressure that pushes them to reveal their character. This year is no exception, and you can already see that in the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation’s threat to media houses. In a statement they recently issued to electronic broadcasting […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/nbcs-real-struggle/feed/ 0 Even INEC admonishes the media? https://thecitizenng.com/even-inec-admonishes-the-media/ https://thecitizenng.com/even-inec-admonishes-the-media/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:16:47 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=281391 By Tonnie Iredia No other group played a greater role than the media in the struggle for Nigeria’s independence. The British had to harass Nigerian media professionals using obnoxious laws that confiscated freedom of speech in the colony. The Newspaper Ordinance of 1903, the Seditious Offences Ordinance of 1909, the Criminal Code of 1916 and the […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/even-inec-admonishes-the-media/feed/ 0 Mbah: From contested mandate to constructive governance in Enugu https://thecitizenng.com/mbah-from-contested-mandate-to-constructive-governance-in-enugu/ https://thecitizenng.com/mbah-from-contested-mandate-to-constructive-governance-in-enugu/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:55:44 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=281211 By Jonathan Eze Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State’s almost three-year-old tenure is fast becoming a compelling case study in how contested political beginnings can evolve into performance-based legitimacy. Peter Mbah has, within a relatively short span in office, redefined the contours of subnational leadership in Nigeria, evolving from a governor whose 2023 electoral victory […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/mbah-from-contested-mandate-to-constructive-governance-in-enugu/feed/ 0 How will Tinubu campaign in Plateau State? https://thecitizenng.com/how-will-tinubu-campaign-in-plateau-state/ https://thecitizenng.com/how-will-tinubu-campaign-in-plateau-state/#respond Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:59:18 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=281118 By Abimbola Adelakun It does not matter whether the excuse presidential aide Bayo Onanuga put up for his principal’s thoughtless remarks in Plateau State during his recent visit is true or not; the criticisms of Bola Tinubu’s goof are valid. Onanuga claimed Tinubu had to meet the attack victims of the Angwan Rukuba district of […]

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]]> https://thecitizenng.com/how-will-tinubu-campaign-in-plateau-state/feed/ 0 Bwala, Hasan and the art of the political interview https://thecitizenng.com/bwala-hasan-and-the-art-of-the-political-interview/ https://thecitizenng.com/bwala-hasan-and-the-art-of-the-political-interview/#respond Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:26:03 +0000 https://thecitizenng.com/?p=280948 By Dr. Toju For the past week, Al Jazeera’s Head-to-Head interview with presidential spokesman Daniel Bwala has dominated social media in Nigeria. As a communications professional who preps senior executives for high-stakes interviews like this, it was difficult to watch Bwala fall into one trap after another, but what followed was even worse. His post-interview […]

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