Goodluck Jonathan 2027 Elections: Can He Make a Comeback?
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe In Maiduguri recently, a coalition under the banner Bring Back Our Goodluck (BBOG) gathered to make a...
Stop the Feuds, Scholars! Nigerian Muslims Are Watching
The Merit Newspaper Religion Desk| Some Nigerian Islamic scholars are trading insults on social media. Instead of guiding the Ummah,...
Heavyweights or Deadweights?
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Nigeria will tomorrow, Saturday, August 16, 2025, witness a politically charged set of bye-elections and court-ordered reruns...
Why No Fuji Star Has Outrun K1 and Pasuma’s Legacy
K1 De Ultimate and Oganla Fuji By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Let’s stop pretending. In Fuji music, there are two names that...
Meet the World’s Deadliest Assassin: Bad Grammar
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe It was just a signboard by the lagoon — five words in bold: Crocodiles Do Not Swim...
Tinubu’s Economic Reforms Working, Nigerian Economy Stable — Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala with President Bola Tinubu By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Abuja — Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi...
From London to America: Pasuma’s Promise to Tiri Leather Fulfilled
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe The Fuji music world is in a celebratory mood as Alhaji Tiri Alamu, popularly known as Tiri...
How Nigeria’s Lawmakers Went From Jumping Gates to Warming Seats
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe There was a time when members of Nigeria’s National Assembly would scale gates and fences — in...
Lagos APC Slams Aregbesola for ‘Betrayal’, Says ADC’s ‘New Deal’ is Empty Rhetoric
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Key Points Lagos APC accuses Rauf Aregbesola of betraying the party after benefiting from it for over...
How Ex-Provost Secured TETFUND, BPP Approval to Fence Private Estate Under False Pretext
By The Merit Newspaper Correspondent Lagos, Nigeria — An investigation has uncovered how the former Provost of the Federal College...