Holding Power to the Fire: Journalism Lessons from Rufai Oseni’s Confrontation

“Adversarial reporting isn’t polite—it pierces secrecy, demands answers, and holds leaders accountable.“ —Anthony Obi Ogbo October 7, 2025, will be remembered as the day Rufai Oseni took Minister David Umahi to task live on Arise TV. The Lagos–Calabar Highway project, a ₦15 trillion undertaking under President Tinubu, became a battlefield of accountability versus ego. But the broadcast didn’t just entertain—it instructed. In my advanced reporting class, I had been waiting for this exact moment. Using...

When Dictators Die, Their Victims Don’t Mourn

“Buhari’s legacy is not a national treasure—it is a cautionary tale of tyranny cloaked in uniform and democracy.” —Anthony Obi Ogbo In many cultures, including mine, it’s considered immoral to speak ill of the dead. But tradition should never demand silence in the face of truth, especially when that truth is soaked in blood, broken promises, and the battered dignity of a nation. General Muhammadu Buhari, former military dictator and two-term civilian president of Nigeria,...

Breaking the Stronghold: The Challenge of Unseating Nigeria’s Sitting Presidents

“The Executive wields significant and often unchecked influence over the institutions critical to the democratic process” —Anthony Obi Ogbo As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, all eyes are on incumbent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who is expected to seek a second term amid mounting national discontent. His administration, marred by persistent allegations of corruption, ethnic favoritism, and constitutional overreach, has faced sharp criticism from both civil society and...

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