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Ibrahim Masari: The political bridge builder in the Tinubu administration

Ibrahim Masari: The political bridge builder in the Tinubu administration

By Ishaq Samaila Every successful political leadership requires more than public speeches and official appointments. Behind the scenes are individuals whose strength lies in building bridges, nurturing relationships and providing the strategic guidance needed to keep political structures connected. Ibrahim Masari, Special Adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Political and Other Matters, represents one ...

Restoring fuel subsidy will reverse Nigeria’s economic gains

Peace on paper, Peril in practice: Why 2027’s elections remain at risk

Starting small: Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat’s blueprint for building real progress

Poverty, reform and the problem of causation

Dangote Refinery IPO: When Africa begins to own what it builds

Four days to Osun poll: How election will be won and lost

Four days to Osun poll: How election will be won and lost

By Ismail Omipidan Four years after a coalition of PDP chieftains helped propel him to power, Governor Ademola Adeleke is watching that same coalition crumble with just 96 hours to the polls. The defection of former Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola, ex-SSG Fatai Akinbade, and other party stalwarts to the APC has not only depleted the governor’s ...

Osun governorship poll: Advantage AMBO

Osun governorship poll: Advantage AMBO

By Tunde Rahman With just a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between incumbent Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke of the Accord Party and his challenger, the All Progressives Congress candidate, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji – popularly branded ...

A road worth commending

A road worth commending

By Babafemi Ojudu I am going to play a dangerous little game this morning. It will make the BATists happy, at least for a moment the Obidients furious, and the cynics exclaim, “Ṣé bí we told you? All politicians are the same. He don dey look for job!” Gbogbo wọn ò gbádùn. Well, let the ...

Setting the record straight: Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, Lagos APC Chairman, championing youth inclusion and people’s choices

Setting the record straight: Hon. Cornelius Ojelabi, Lagos APC Chairman, championing youth inclusion and people’s choices

By Opeyemi Eniola In the dynamic and sometimes intrigue-laden politics of Lagos State, where narratives of sectional groups and entrenched cabals often take centre stage, Hon. (Pastor) Cornelius Ojelabi has distinguished himself as a unifying leader. As the re-elected Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos, he has consistently prioritised youth inclusion, grassroots ...

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Three voices, One warning: What Abuja's emerging markets forum revealed about Nigeria's narrowing window By Ummie Kabir For two days, precisely Wednesday and Thursday, July 29th and 30th, last week, the auditorium of the Central Bank of Nigeria headquarters became a stage for a conversation Nigeria in particular and the the continent in general, can ...

President Tinubu’s north-east road revolution: Rebuilding hope through infrastructure renewal

President Tinubu’s north-east road revolution: Rebuilding hope through infrastructure renewal

By Sunday Dare In every nation's history comes a defining period when leadership is measured not merely by promises but by the courage to confront longstanding challenges with determination, strategic vision, and sustained action. For Nigeria, that defining moment is unfolding under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, whose Renewed Hope Agenda has placed ...

Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise the abuse of power

Nigeria’s Stanford warning: When institutions normalise the abuse of power

By Dakuku Peterside Sometimes, a country confronts scandals that appear disconnected: corruption in one institution, brutality in another, and questions of legality or accountability elsewhere. Each controversy briefly dominates attention before the next takes its place. Yet beneath the shifting headlines, a deeper pattern may be emerging. Nigeria may be living through such a moment. ...

Tegbe and the pathway for democratisation of transparent electricity billing

Tegbe and the pathway for democratisation of transparent electricity billing

By Mathew Ibiyemi For years, Nigerian electricity consumers have complained about arbitrary estimated billing by utility providers, with millions of households and businesses enduring the burden of unmetered energy estimates. The practice has steadily eroded public confidence and constrained growth across the country's power sector. A vivid illustration of this widespread frustration was captured in ...

Why Nigeria’s private sector will support Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat as the next Governor of Lagos State

Why Nigeria’s private sector will support Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat as the next Governor of Lagos State

By Opeyemi Eniola Lagos, Nigeria’s economic heartbeat and Africa’s most populous megacity, stands at a critical juncture. As Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term winds down, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has coalesced around Deputy Governor Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat as its consensus candidate for the 2027 governorship election. For Nigeria’s private sector, from multinational corporations ...

Zulum edifying Borno’s future: Notable upshots from the weeklong Southern Borno tour

Zulum edifying Borno’s future: Notable upshots from the weeklong Southern Borno tour

By Dauda Iliya The faster Professor Babagana Umara Zulum strides towards the terminal date of his 8-year governorship stint in Borno State, the firmer he gets in his determination to bequeath to his successor a state sprinting towards full recovery and prosperity on a smooth Future-Secured turf. Over the last seven years, Zulum has trotted ...

Ademola Adeleke: A Governor at the heart of Osun

Ademola Adeleke: A Governor at the heart of Osun

By Goke Awoyemi I have had the challenge and privilege of profiling notable state actors in Osun State, leading to the discovery that Governor Ademola Nurudeen Jackson Adeleke is at the heart of the people of Osun State. Born 66 years ago into the family of a labour activist, Late Raji Ayoola Adeleke, who was ...

Intelligence is the grandfather of successful military operations

Intelligence is the grandfather of successful military operations

By Oluseyi Petinrin Students of military operations, including its planning and execution, know that intelligence is the grandfather of most successful operations. But it is a fact that is not immediately obvious to many members of the public and even to some that have spent years in the military establishments. The ORIRE kidnap victims' release ...

The battle before the 2027 ballots

The battle before the 2027 ballots

By Dakuku Peterside By the time Nigerians file into polling units in 2027, the most consequential battle for the nation's democracy may already have been fought—and perhaps won or lost. Elections are merely democracy's public ceremony, the visible culmination of political choices shaped long before the first ballot is cast. The real test of democratic ...

Smart balance oil reduces bad cholesterol

Smart balance oil reduces bad cholesterol

Every time we sit down for a meal, a silent process is happening inside our bodies that most of us never even think about. We often talk about "cholesterol" as a single boogeyman, but the truth is more nuanced. Your body needs cholesterol to build healthy cells, but it is a delicate balancing act. There ...

Nigeria must work! Because millions have nowhere else to go

Nigeria must work! Because millions have nowhere else to go

By Idowu Adewara There are millions of Nigerians who have never applied for a visa. Not because they have not dreamed of it, but because they cannot afford to dream that far. They are running businesses, raising children, caring for ageing parents, and paying for electricity they generate themselves. They are not waiting to be ...

Where failure is free, nations pay

Where failure is free, nations pay

By Dakuku Peterside There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster drama, Labour Party turbulence, or the familiar theatre of parliamentary politics. It is about a deeper principle without which no democracy can remain healthy for long: leadership ...

Babajide Sanwo-Olu at 61: A legacy of service to Lagos

Babajide Sanwo-Olu at 61: A legacy of service to Lagos

By Gboyega Akosile ‎Every public leader eventually arrives at a moment when the conversation changes. The debates of the day begin to give way to the judgement of history; power gradually yields to legacy. History, after all, is often kinder to reflection than it is to politics. It is in such moments that achievements acquire context, ...

Biting inflation is taking a toll on Nigerian education

Biting inflation is taking a toll on Nigerian education

By Basheeroh Omowumi Hashim Something fragile is beginning to crack in our classrooms. It is neither the tired walls, nor the dusty chalkboards, but the promise of schooling itself. Inflation has moved through the education system like a slow, stubborn storm. Food prices rise, transport costs swell, electricity tariffs climb, and somewhere within that rising ...

The Oyetola I know

The Oyetola I know

By Mathew Adesegun Ibiyemi The Oyetola I know is entirely different from the version painted by rumors and lies of opponents. The former Governor of Osun State, current Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, and insurance guru is a man for whom I hold immense respect. Over time, I have pondered why such a man ...

Reformer in chief: Reflections on governance, leadership and reform across one thousand and ninety-five days of President Bola Tinubu

Reformer in chief: Reflections on governance, leadership and reform across one thousand and ninety-five days of President Bola Tinubu

By Sunday Dare My work, One Thousand and Ninety-Five Days was born from witnessing Nigerian history close up - not from the sidelines, but within proximity to power over the past three decades. The pages are therefore, more than just a collection of opinion essays written over three defining years in Nigeria’s national life. For a ...

It is the cosmic — What we do returns to us

It is the cosmic — What we do returns to us

By Babafemi Ojudu Today, I wish to write about karma. Not its deep philosophical or spiritual meaning. I leave that to theologians, mystics, and philosophers who devote their lives to probing the mysteries of existence and divine order. I simply want to tell two stories. Stories that help the ordinary person understand that life has ...

Football, business and Nigerian politics: Lessons from Arsenal’s EPL triumph

Football, business and Nigerian politics: Lessons from Arsenal’s EPL triumph

By Ike Chioke The sight of jubilant Arsenal supporters pouring into the streets of North London after the Gunners secured their first English Premier League title in 22 years was more than just a football celebration. It was a reminder of how deeply football has embedded itself into the emotional, economic, cultural and political fabric ...

Religion & Sharia: A case study of Late Miss Deborah Samuel and the Plateau killings in Nigeria

Religion & Sharia: A case study of Late Miss Deborah Samuel and the Plateau killings in Nigeria

By Ayodele Mohammed Gbadamosi Nigeria remains one of the most religious nations in the world, yet it is also one of the most divided along religious and ethnic lines. The recurring clashes between Christians and Muslims, especially in Northern Nigeria and the Middle Belt, continue to raise serious concerns about the relationship between religion, law, ...

Candidate selection or civilian coup?

Candidate selection or civilian coup?

By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria’s political class now touts “consensus candidacy” with renewed assurance. Party leaders, governors, and godfathers frame it as proof of democratic progress, a tool to avoid divisive primaries, mend party fractures, and foster unity before elections. Surface reasoning seems sensible; Nigeria’s primaries are costly, bitter, violent, and prone to delegate-buying. Yet beneath ...

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