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Tinubu Enigma: Part 9: Transparency, Accountability and the Limits of Power Systems
By Lanre Ogundipe If the earlier parts of this series examined the rise of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the architecture of his political influence, the intelligence...
Full digitization of accreditation under Electoral Act 2026: An informed commentary
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0805 263 1058 INEC chair Prof Amupitan Except one takes time out to carefully peruse the 2026...
When Evidence Meets the Gun: An Indictment of Instant Justice
By Lanre Ogundipe Outrage, it appears, is most sincere when it is politically neutral but this time it is anchored in something firmer than sentiment. The events...
Tinubu-Ruto Banter as Food for Thought
Azu Ishiekwene Listening to Kenyan President William Ruto diss Nigerians with a smile from faraway Italy, one would think he had taken a page from Amos...
The IBADAN DECLARATION by Nigeria’s leading opposition politicians…
The IBADAN DECLARATION by Nigeria’s leading opposition politicians… By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533, 0803 251 0193 (Published in...
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...
Part 8:The Tinubu Enigma: From Power to Value – Governing the Machine
By Lanre Ogundipe If the preceding parts of this series have examined the structure, intelligence and economic foundations of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s...
Is there a Backstory to Wale Edun’s Exit? Azu Ishiekwene The short answer is yes – but there’s a long answer. There is, in fact, more than one inside story...
Tax Reform Without Trust Will Fail
By Lanre Ogundipe Nigeria’s 2026 tax reform arrives not as an isolated policy choice but as a fiscal inevitability shaped by years of structural weakness in...
“Let Anioma,Ijebu Ogoja,Ibadan and other states be”
By Eric Teniola On May 27, 1967, the then Head of State, General Yakubu Dan-Yumma Gowon (91) GCFR, said “the main obstacle to future stability in this country is the...
