Hon. Kunle Oshobi

By Kunle Oshobi There are moments in politics when the tectonic plates shift so dramatically that even the most powerful incumbents must recalibrate. Nigeria is living in one of those moments. On March 30, 2026, former Kano governor and 2023 presidential candidate Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso posted two words on his X handle, “New Dawn. We...

By Kunle Oshobi The Tinubu administration’s conflation of higher nominal revenue with an improved economy is not just a communication failure; it is a governance one. There is a particular kind of economic illiteracy that is especially dangerous when it occupies high office: the confusion of activity with progress. Since assuming the presidency in May...

By Kunle Oshobi For decades, a dangerous falsehood has haunted Nigeria’s political discourse: the claim that Atiku Abubakar is a corrupt politician. It is a narrative so frequently repeated, so confidently asserted, and so rarely interrogated that millions of Nigerians have been misled to believe. Yet when one strips away the noise and demands specifics,...

By Kunle Oshobi For more than two decades, a powerful political narrative has shaped how many Nigerians perceive Atiku Abubakar. It is a narrative built around a simple claim: that Atiku is irredeemably corrupt. The allegation has been repeated so often in political debates, campaign rhetoric, and media commentary that it has hardened into what...

By: Kunle Oshobi There is a peculiar audacity in a government that presides over one of the most dramatic economic contractions in a country’s peacetime history, then turns around to celebrate a modest rebound as evidence of visionary leadership. The Tinubu administration’s triumphant announcement of a 4.07% GDP growth rate is precisely that kind of...

By Kunle Oshobi There is a particular kind of political audacity that deserves to be admired, if only for its sheer brazenness. It is the audacity of a leader who tells 220 million people that he will fix their power supply, watches the national grid collapse twelve times in a single year, and then quietly...

By Kunle Oshobi There is a moment in the life of every democracy when the mask slips, when those in power stop pretending to serve the people and openly design the system to serve themselves. Nigeria reached that moment on February 18, 2026, when President Bola Tinubu signed the Electoral Act 2026 into law. What...

By Kunle Oshobi There comes a time in the life of every nation when the people must decide whether they will be governed or whether they will govern. For Nigeria, that time is now. With President Bola Tinubu and a compliant National Assembly having conspired to water down the Electoral Act 2026, deliberately stripping out...

A critical examination of the Tinubu administration’s economic record By Kunle Oshobi The Tinubu administration has developed a remarkable talent for propaganda in the face of contradictory evidence. Its spokespeople point to declining inflation, rising foreign reserves, and GDP growth as proof that their reforms are working. Some of those numbers are real. But macroeconomic...