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Enemies at the Table: What Wike, Saraki Are Plotting ~Kegbegbe
R/L: Senator Bukola Saraki; his wife, Toyin Saraki; and the current FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. In Nigerian politics, silence is...
Tinubu Must Prove June 12 Wasn’t in Vain
As Nigeria marks another June 12 Democracy Day, the air is thick with memories—some painful, others hopeful. But above all,...
Opinion: Kizz Daniel Soars with ‘Al-Jannah,’ But Grammarians Say: ‘I Wish I Could Fly’ -By Ibrahim Kegbegbe
Kizz Daniel Kizz Daniel’s recently released single “Al-Jannah” is a sonic masterpiece—beautiful, moving, and soul-stirring. Featuring the vibrant rap of...
Bold Moves, Bitter Pills: Tinubu’s Two Years of Tough Love for Nigeria
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by The Merit Newspaper Editorial Board Thursday, May 29, 2025 Today marks exactly two years since...
Were the Angels Right About Us? Humanity on Trial in the Court of Heaven
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe "And when your Lord said to the angels, ‘Indeed, I will make upon the earth a khalīfah...
Opinion: Peter Obi’s ‘Obidients’ Helped Tinubu Win—Here’s How
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu By Ibrahim Kegbegbe In the history of Nigerian democracy, few political trajectories have been as contested,...
The Lagos Governorship Plot (II): Ambode’s Redemption: Lagos APC’s Secret Weapon for 2027
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe When I penned my widely circulated opinion piece, “The Lagos Governorship Plot: Why Seyi Tinubu Is a...
Femi Adebayo Didn’t Cry for Nothing — His Win Proves Seven Doors Was the AMVCA’s True Star
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe The 11th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA), held on May 10, 2025, in Lagos, was another...
Sword and Staff: Honoring the Twin Thrones of Yoruba Greatness
Ooni of Ife and Alaafin of Oyo By Ibrahim Kegbegbe While it’s often said that a journalist should know something...
Uromi Killings: When Fulani Terrorism Makes ‘Aboki’ An Endangered Species
By Felix Oboagwina For some reason, President Muhammadu Buhari instructed security operatives to shoot on sighting anyone found in the...