Category: Analysis

A new dawn: What Nigeria’s exit from FATF grey list means

  By Doris Uzoka-Anite On October 24, 2025, Nigeria achieved a historic milestone that will reshape our nation’s economic future. At the Financial Action Task...

Osun: A cause for concern!

Osun: A cause for concern! By abiodun KOMOLAFE     Osun State is currently in the grip of paralysis, crippled by a malfunctioning government that has turned...

Amupitan:From Courtroom to Polling Booth:

Amupitan:From Courtroom to Polling Booth: …what he Brings to INEC’s Next Chapter When the National Council of State unanimously approved Professor Joash Ojo...

INEC chair: Will politics trump justice, equity, and fairplay?

INEC chair: Will politics trump justice, equity, and fairplay? By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0803 251 0193, 0807 552 5533 “And who do you think President Bola...

Osun LGs: ‘Yes/No’ and the ‘Sit-at-home’ conundrum

By abiodun KOMOLAFE The political developments in Osun State provide a case in point that lays bare the clear trend in Nigeria’s democracy.   Whichever side of...

*Dangote’s Refinery: An Audacious Gamble on Nigeria*

  By Idowu Ephraim Faleye +2348132100608 When you think about the Nigerian economy today, what comes to your mind? Some people think of a country where businesses...

How to Drink from a Poisoned Cup: Harold Smith Story and the Nigerian Story

Azu Ishiekwene On the eve of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, I reflected on Harold Smith. He’s not widely known in Nigeria. And that’s probably to be...

*Sixty-Five Years Later: Whose Nigeria Are We Celebrating?*

*Sixty-Five Years Later: Whose Nigeria Are We Celebrating?* By Idowu Ephraim Faleye +2348132100608 Tomorrow Nigeria turns sixty-five. Ordinarily, independence...

*The Real Revolution Nigeria Needs: Dismantling the Cabals, Not Burning the Streets*

  By Idowu Ephraim Faleye +2348132100608 In Nigeria today, when people talk about a revolution, what often comes to mind is a sudden violent uprising like the one...

Uneasy Neighbours and the Biafra Dialogue By Dr Austin Orette

  Dr Austin Orette Lately, there have been eruption of kings and kingdoms of the Igbo people all over Nigeria and other parts of the world. If these occurrences...