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Wike, Obi and Tinubu: The Three Gladiators of Nigerian Politics, By Sunday Adelaja

Premium Times29 October 2026, 05:29 UTCNigeria

In my last article I called Nyesom Wike the El-Terrible of Nigerian politics. In this article I want to make a case for the three most consequential political figures in the modern political era of the Nigerian state. Peter Obi like him or hate him has been able to firmly plant himself into the conversation […] The post Wike, Obi and Tinubu: The Three Gladiators of Nigerian Politics, By Sunday Adelaja appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

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