Episodes

June 12th, 1993 holds weight in Nigeria's recent political history. Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, won what was recorded as the fairest presidential election in Nigeria’s history. 30 years later in February 2023, host Deji Osikoya, along with Nigerians across the world, witnessed one of the more compromised democratic presidential elections in the country's history. Joined by writer, media entrepreneur and analyst, Lanre Idowu, the two comb through archives in search of the hope we lost in ...

In this episode of 4th Republic, we’re joined by Ayo Adio, who is currently running for Local Government Chairman of Eti Osa in Lagos. His campaign is unconventional, youth-led, and rooted in the belief that real change begins at the local level. Adio walks us through the motivations behind his candidacy, the barriers he’s navigating as a first-time contender without political godfathers, and what he’s learning about the way local governance actually works in Nigeria. This conversation is a cr...

The story of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) cannot be written without referring to Governor Kayode Fayemi. Governor Fayemi, a two-time Governor of Ekiti State, the former Chair of the influential Governor's Forum, and former Minister of Solid Minerals Development was also the Policy & Research Director of President Buhari's successful 2015 campaign. In this conversation with Oluwamayowa Idowu, Governor Fayemi takes us through his experience growing up in Ibadan and returning to the...

Opposition politics in Lagos has received a new face in the form of Funso Doherty. Doherty who sought the Lagos Governorship in the 2023 elections under the auspices of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) came into Politics on the back of a successful career in financial services. In this interview with Oluwamayowa Idowu, Doherty takes us through his experience growing up in Lagos, getting a taste of the leadership bug as a student, working at GT Bank in its embryonic stage, and his interest...

Prince Clem Agba has lived a rich life in the private and public sector. An aspirant in the recent All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Edo State Governor, he was the Minister of State for Budget and National Planning in President Buhari's administration. Before that, he'd served as a Commissioner in Adams Oshiomhole's administration (Environment and Public Utilities, Lands and Survey). His professional life was spent working at an oil and gas major. Throughout this conversation, ...

On today's despatch, we break down the news around the Budget padding allegations leveled against the Senate, the opening of the Nigeria-Niger borders, and the reported withdrawal of Ruby Onwudiwe to the Nigerian Senate. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here

On today's despatch, we break down the news around the Code of Conduct Bureau's (CCB) inquiry of Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Shell's partial divestment from the Nigerian market, the Ibadan explosion and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here

On today's despatch, we break down the news around the suspension of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister, Betta Edu, the sacking of Babtunde Irukera of the Federal Competition and Consum­er Protection Commission (FCCPC), and Alex Okoh of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), the Central Bank's regulatory measures against the boards of Titan Trust, Polaris, Union and Keystone banks and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠⁠here

On today's despatch, we break down the news around Nigeria's delegation to COP28t, the battle in Edo state to succeed Governor Godwin Obaseki and the state of affairs in Ondo. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠⁠here

On today's despatch, we break down the news around President Tinubu's supplementary budget, the godfather-godson battle between Nyesom Wike and Sim Fubara, the first son being on the receiving end of a presidential call out and the forthcoming off cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠⁠here

In this week's audio briefing, we take a look at the Supreme Court's affirmation of President Tinubu's election and the big dollar bill the Federal Government dodged with its success in the P&ID case. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure ⁠here

In this week's audio briefing, we take a look at what President Tinubu's ministers have been up to, the backlash for the First Son using the presidential jet for his enjoyment, the news of an old attempt to litigate President Tinubu's alleged forgery and the appointment of a new EFCC chair.

The audio briefing is back!!!!!! This week; President Tinubu's academic certificates and their authenticity have been a talking point in the wake of the PDP's Atiku Abubakar beckoning a US court. The President's Tax Reform Committee Chair has made a case for the sale of the country's moribund refineries. Get the breakdown of this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure here

Ademide Adim Akpapunam speaks of capturing the best of both worlds: being born to parents from Delta and Ogun states- an obvious antidote to the tribalist rhetoric that has formed part of the soundscape of Nigerian politics this year. From growing up in Ikeja to attending the prestigious Adesoye College in Kwara and college in the United States, an interest in the transformative power of digital media would inspire his entry into Nigerian politics. Akpapunam in his official capacity as the Per...

Aedan Asika bears a last name which means people have predetermined expectations of him. However, his familial heritage in Politics and Entertainment didn’t mean much as he embarked on a journey of self-discovery in his late teens. Fresh out of secondary school, he developed an interest in Politics and found himself interning in the office of then-Senator Bukola Saraki. At the time, Saraki, the scion of an iconic political dynasty had just come to the end of a two-term run as the Governor of Kw...

Gbadebo Rhodes Vivour shot to national prominence in 2017 when he contested the Ikeja Local Government Area chairmanship under the KOWA party. Two years later, he sought the Lagos West senatorial seat under the PDP. This year, he's running for Governor of Lagos under the Labour Party. Gbadebo joined 'Mayowa to talk about his journey into Politics- from campaigning against the Jonathan administration's policy on Genetically Modified Foods to seeking an end to the APC dynasty in Lagos. He talks ab...

Later this week, Nigerians will head to the polls to elect a new President. To ease the decision-making process, we have been digging into the three main candidates to help voters get a better sense of who they are. What do we know about their childhood(s)? What do their pre-political days tell us about their candidacies? How did they get into Politics? What is the case for or against their candidacies? What are their chances? For Atiku Abubakar of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), this is p...

In what should be the last briefing before Nigeria's presidential elections, we take a look at some of the most prominent storylines of the last week; The friction between President Buhari and members of the ruling All Progressives Congress party took a new dimension this week with members of the party advising Nigerians to defy the President’s directives around the Naira redesign policy. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has given the campaign of Labour Party’s (LP) Peter Obi a filip by publ...

Peter Obi's Lagos rally and the boost from the released polls underline his popularity going into the final stretch. PDP's Chimaroke Nnamani has been explled from the party highlighting the disunity within the party. Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure here

In less than a month, Nigerians will head to the polls to elect a new President. To ease the decision-making process, we will be digging into the three main candidates to help voters get a better sense of who they are. What do we know about their childhood(s)? What do their pre-political days tell us about their candidacies? How did they get into Politics? What is the case for or against their candidacies? What are their chances? The ruling All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu...

There's rancor in the ranks of the All Progressives Congress with the party's presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu seeking to delink himself from the government of the day while relying on President Buhari's support. Labour Party's Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour is seeking to end the APC's hold on Lagos while the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has seen its mock accreditation exercise receive mixed results. Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructu...

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu delivered an outburst underlining his displeasure with the government of the day last week. The Election Petition Tribunal tasked with judging the Osun state elections delivered a judgment which changed the political calculations. The People's Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Abia passed away. The US announced a visa ban on election manipulators. Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe t...

In less than a month, Nigerians will head to the polls to elect a new President. To ease the decision-making process, we will be digging into the three main candidates to help voters get a better sense of who they are. What do we know about their childhood(s)? What do their pre-political days tell us about their candidacies? How did they get into Politics? What is the case for or against their candidacies? What are their chances? The Labour Party's candidate, Peter Obi has defined this politica...

As the build up to the election winds down, speculation has been raised about the readiness of the Independent National Electoral Commission, the country's electoral management body. Big Brother Titans, a fusion of the South African and Nigerian versions of the Big Brother franchise, launched yesterday. As is now a tradition in Nigerian politics, it has earned the ire of the political class. Get the breakdown of all this and more. Subscribe to Stomach Infrastructure here