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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

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

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

Tegbe and the pathway for democratisation of transparent electricity billing

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 ...

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 ...

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