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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

The Oyetola I know

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

It is the cosmic — What we do returns to us

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

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 ...

Deficits, debt and economic literacy: A response to Nigeria’s fiscal critics

Deficits, debt and economic literacy: A response to Nigeria’s fiscal critics

By Tanimu Yakubu Those who speak glibly about deficits, debt and fiscal expansion often reveal not economic sophistication, but economic illiteracy disguised as moral outrage. Much of today’s opposition rhetoric confuses accounting identities with ideological slogans and mistakes macroeconomic intervention for recklessness. A modern economy is not managed through market romanticism. It is managed through ...

The imperatives of a T+1 settlement cycle

The imperatives of a T+1 settlement cycle

By Dr. Emomotimi Agama LIn markets where seconds determine outcomes and investor confidence is the most precious of all currencies, the mechanics of settlement are not bureaucratic detail. They are architecture. And the question Nigeria must now answer with clarity and urgency is this: what kind of architecture do we want to build? I. Framing the ...

Driving Africa’s fair energy transition through technology and innovation

Driving Africa’s fair energy transition through technology and innovation

By Prof.Barth Nnaji Africa’s energy journey is often portrayed as a stark choice between climate responsibility and development. In reality, the continent faces a more nuanced challenge: finding a fair, gradual energy transition that matches its unique needs and ambitions. Technology and innovation can drive this change, helping secure affordable and sustainable energy for all. ...

CVFF disbursement and the burden of responsibility: Why repayment discipline matters for Nigeria’s Maritime future

CVFF disbursement and the burden of responsibility: Why repayment discipline matters for Nigeria’s Maritime future

By Chika Chukwudi The long-anticipated disbursement of Nigeria’s Cabotage Vessel Financing Fund (CVFF) marks a defining moment for the nation’s maritime sector. Approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, the release of the fund signals more than policy execution it reflects a strategic effort to reposition Nigeria as a formidable maritime nation by empowering indigenous ...

Party conventions, democracy and rule of law

Party conventions, democracy and rule of law

By Tunde Rahman The dust may not have fully settled on the conventions of what is gradually emerging as the three main political parties in the country, the All Progressives Congress, African Democratic Congress and Peoples Democratic Party, gearing up for the fast-approaching 2027 elections. Yet, somehow, the unfolding fallouts of those conventions remind me ...

How Governor Ododo is reshaping the story of Kogi State

How Governor Ododo is reshaping the story of Kogi State

By Adegboyega Segun In a time when leadership is often measured by promises, Governor Ahmed Usman Ododo is distinguishing himself through purposeful action. Across Kogi State, a new governance culture is taking shape, one defined by inclusion, accountability, and measurable development outcomes. The story of Kogi is being rewritten, not in rhetoric, but in results. ...

Bloodbath on Palm Sunday: When a nation stops protecting its citizens

Bloodbath on Palm Sunday: When a nation stops protecting its citizens

By Anthony Ubani On Sunday night, as Christians marked Palm Sunday, a day of peace, sacrifice, and hope, gunmen rode into a community in Jos and opened fire like men hunting animals. At least 20 people were killed. Not in a war zone. Not in a battlefield. In their homes. This is where Nigeria is ...

10 major takeaways from President Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom

10 major takeaways from President Tinubu’s state visit to the United Kingdom

Nigeria's place on the global stage received a significant boost following President Bola Tinubu's state visit to the United Kingdom, a trip that combined high diplomacy with tangible economic outcomes across multiple sectors. President Tinubu and First Lady Senator Oluremi Tinubu were received at Windsor Castle by King Charles III and Queen Camilla in a ...

Nentawe urges Plateau residents to unite against insecurity

Nentawe urges Plateau residents to unite against insecurity

By Austine Agbo Emmanuel The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda, has called on residents of Kanam Local Government Area to unite in confronting insecurity affecting the area and other parts of Plateau State. The APC National Chairman made the call while addressing stakeholders during a condolence visit to the Palace ...

NBA condemns assaults on Women at Ozoro festival

NBA condemns assaults on Women at Ozoro festival

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has issued a scathing condemnation of the reported mass sexual assault and public humiliation of women during the recent Ozoro cultural festival, describing the events as a national disgrace and a collapse of conscience. Reports emerging from the community describe a harrowing atmosphere where women were allegedly hunted, stripped of ...

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Femi Fani-Kayode: When will you stop being a thug?

Femi Fani-Kayode: When will you stop being a thug?

By DELE MOMODU I knew Chief Babaremilekun Adetokunbo Fani-Kayode, Q.C, SAN, of blessed memory, the father of David Oluwafemi Adewunmi Abdulateef Fani-Kayode aka FFK, in Ile-Ife, long before I met his querulous, garrulous and cantankerous son. Femi is a classic case of a wasted investment. He attended some of the best schools pedigree and/or money ...

Issues in President Tinubu’s UK state visit

Issues in President Tinubu’s UK state visit

By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu will land at the airport on March 17, 2026 to begin a historic State Visit that will showcase to the world the unique bond that exists between Nigeria and the United Kingdom. When the formalities of the visit begin on March 18, the President Bola, in the company of ...

Digital square: What kind of footprint are we leaving?

By Idowu Adewara As more of our daily life shifts online, our words, reactions, and habits now form a record that outlives us. The question is simple: what story will that record tell? Every generation inherits a public square, a space where people meet, learn, debate, exchange ideas, and gradually form the culture they live ...

Nigeria is more than the sum of her frustrations

Nigeria is more than the sum of her frustrations

By Tanimu Yakubu Nigeria must never be described only by her delays, distortions, or disappointments. She must also be spoken of in the language of her strength: resilience, enterprise, faith, courage, and renewal. A nation as vast and complicated as Nigeria will always tempt the impatient observer into sweeping conclusions. Its imperfections are visible; its ...

(OPINION) Ọsun Universities starved of funds under Adélékè despite N381bn revenue in 2025

(OPINION) Ọsun Universities starved of funds under Adélékè despite N381bn revenue in 2025

By Adebayo Adedeji The administration of Ademola Adeleke continues to tout its commitment to education, yet the figures from 2025 tell a troubling story. Beyond the falsehood and propaganda lie a pattern that suggests education in Osun State is receiving more noise and rhetoric than real intervention. In 2025, the state government sustained the imposition ...

Can we all be leaders?

Can we all be leaders?

By Idowu Adewara Across cultures and history, leadership has been idealized. Kings are said to rule by divine right, their authority handed down from the heavens and therefore beyond question. Military rulers by force. And in modern democracies, political figures cultivate larger-than-life personas, projecting a kind of exceptionalism that sets them apart from the citizens ...

Board of peace, bleeding republic

Board of peace, bleeding republic

By Dakuku Peterside Nigeria is bleeding in places the nation rarely names until the funerals force a headline. In just the past two weeks, insurgent violence has torn through Kaiama Local Government in Kwara State and the Borgu–Agwara axis in Niger State—frontier territories that now look less like “outliers” and more like previews of a ...

Inuwa Yahaya and the engine of renewed hope: Why Tinubu’s appointment matters

Inuwa Yahaya and the engine of renewed hope: Why Tinubu’s appointment matters

By Ismaila Uba Misilli President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent appointment of Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya as Renewed Hope Ambassador and Secretary for Party Outreach, Engagement and Mobilization is a strategic political decision anchored on trust, competence, loyalty and proven capacity. More importantly, it is a deliberate move to reposition the All Progressives Congress (APC) for ...

Sanwo-Olu, Makoko and the test of leadership

Sanwo-Olu, Makoko and the test of leadership

By Gboyega Akosile Leadership is not tested in moments of applause. It is tested in moments of discomfort, when decisions are unpopular, emotions are high, and the future must be weighed against the present. The recent Makoko challenge in Lagos is one such moment, and it goes beyond a waterfront settlement. It is a defining ...

Osun and the forthcoming gubernatorial election: Where the pendulum is likely to swing

Osun and the forthcoming gubernatorial election: Where the pendulum is likely to swing

By Saka Folarin Lawal Osun State is once again at a defining political moment. On Saturday, August 8, the state is scheduled to conduct its gubernatorial election, and the journey toward that decisive day has already begun in earnest. One of the critical early stages of the process is the selection of candidates to represent ...

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara?

Impeachment: Will prayers save Fubara?

Erstwhile governor of Ekiti state, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has said only prayers will save Gov. Siminalayi Fubara from impeachment. The Rivers State House of Assembly is making the third attempt to impeach the governor, the first two attempts having floundered on the altar of efforts at political resolution of the rofo-rofo fight between the governor ...

Echoes of Venezuela: Nigeria braces for economic turmoil

Echoes of Venezuela: Nigeria braces for economic turmoil

Last week, I attended a birthday celebration hosted by a friend in the oil and gas sector, with guests deeply involved in Nigeria’s petroleum industry: former colleagues, industry experts, and executives monitoring global markets. However, despite the festive setting, one topic dominated the conversations: Venezuela. Not the Venezuela of beaches and beauty, but the Venezuela ...

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