Sam Omatseye is an Editor at The Nation Nigeria. He focuses on a diverse range of topics including culture and society, government and politics, as well as crime and justice, often exploring the intersections of these themes in regional and world news. His insights and analyses have been featured in The Nation.
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On April 7, 2025, this essayist wrote a piece, Eyes on Ojulari, and asserted that the man and the moment cohered.
By: Sam Omatseye
I will start this lecture with a flash back to a time in Nigeria. This was in the fifties, sixties and even seventies.
A park is the last place that tragedy locates. Like the National Park where the Oriire abductors tenanted their victims, a park is designed as a refuge.
So bad was Argentina, it seemed they were waiting for another moment of magic. This time the land of Messi and Kempes and of course Maradona did not get that Moment.
Davido performed for the World Cup and broadcast the Oriire drama to stain his country. I wonder whether he will do another tee shirt and praise our nation for setting them free and fulfilling his wish.
All we want Major Al-Mustapha to do is produce the CCTV tape on Abacha 's last hour. Or else, he should keep mum. This is no time or topic for theatre.
The OBJ rebuttal of Aremo Segun Osoba's book after eight years is what writer Ta-Nehisi Coates calls the politics of self-exoneration. Here is an excerpt from my upcoming book:
John Onaiyekan once basked in the plaudits of everyone. But that was until he revealed his true colour over the 2023 elections.
Kaduna State is still witnessing the consequences of Malam El Rufai. Because of him, his African Democratic Congress has now split, and they are going into the 2027 elections with a limp.
The story of the Nigerian crisis of the 1960's never ends. We keep hearing new facts, new twists. History
