Last week threw up a relatively unknown quantity, Sunday Igboho, into Nigeria’s political landscape. While at that, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, stirred...
The most dominant piece of news past week was, perhaps, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s face-off with Fulani herders who had made Ondo forest reserves home. This week’s...
Buhari’s introspection on his administration is a major feature on QuickRead, as we review key political developments shaping the future of Nigeria. Beyond President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
The early days of 2021 continue to witness interesting and attention-catching political developments. In this week’s QuickRead, we consider the bombshell by the Catholic Bishop of...
Year 2020 breasted the finishing line with some interesting political developments. In this QuickRead, we review former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s admonitions to Nigerians to stop blaming...
In this week’s QuickRead, there is no missing the daring political shots fired from familiar quarters last week. These include the frontal attack by the Bishop...
The abduction of 344 schoolboys from Government Science Secondary School in Kankara, Katsina State, by heavily armed bandits dominated national discourse last week. While the abduction...
In QuickRead this week, we take a shot at the critical statements credited to Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, and Chairman of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF),...
The nation was largely in mourning last week due to the cold blooded massacre of some farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State. A few other stories made...
We combed Nigeria’s political space for some juicy stories last week, and here are our top picks. First, were the loud cries by the Sultan of...
Last week was populated by some intriguing political events that grabbed both local and global attentions. Prominent among these were the attack by Nigeria’s Minister of...
Last week was filled with attention-grabbing political events. They included the suit against 50 EndSARS supporters by a supposed activist, Kenechukwu Okeke, and the naming of...
Plenty political vibes rent the air last week and provided rich talking points for Nigerians. Among these were the porous hypothesis by the Attorney General of...
The aftermath of the #EndSARS protests remained the central issue of national discourse as the week wore off. Among these were Desmond Elliot’s self-inflicted wahala and...
Some incredible events dominated the political space last week, and the country won’t forget them in a hurry. They were some of the outcomes of the...
Last week was eventful with #EndSARS protesters still occupying the streets across many states of the federation in protest against police brutality and extra-judicial killings. Osinbajo’s...
Welcome to a review of leading political events of last week. First, three lawyers, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Eyitayo Jegede of...
Last week was a memorable one for Nigeria, with the country clocking 60 years after independence from colonial rule. However, rather than engage in revelry of...
Nigeria’s political landscape was dotted with some memorable developments last week. First, was the return of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to power in Edo State....
Two related events grabbed maximum attention last week. They were the campaign rhetorics dished by Nigeria’s leading political parties ahead of the Edo gubernatorial poll, and...
Two former Presidents of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, could not hold back their thoughts on recent events in the country. While Obasanjo, though not...
The burden of responsibility thrust President Muhammadu Buhari and Senate President Ahmad Lawan on the centre stage last week. While Buhari angered the populace by supervising...
It is difficult to miss out on how former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, cast themselves on the political scene...
Last week had its exciting moments. However, six stories made our pick. Top of the pack include the strong reservations expressed by the Christian Association of...
Nigeria’s political space remained as vibrant as ever last week. Among others, unease was reported in the Ministry of Information and Culture headed by Lai Mohammed,...
We return this week with some of the most exciting stories that made headlines last week. These include Femi Adesina telling Nigerians to ‘calm down’ in...
Last week, like the preceding ones, came with a lot of exciting stories. Among them include President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration that he had done his best...
Last week was full of exciting stories but six made our pick. Top of the pack include the seeming contrived drama by Professor Kemebradikumo Pondei, Acting...
Joi Nunieh’s claim of giving the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, a taste of Port-Harcourt girls for s*xually harassing her, as well as Vice...
Welcome to Quick Read. The arrest and suspension of Ibrahim Magu, Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC); political mudslinging in Edo, among...