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A Defining Moment for Nigeria: Why Staying the Course Matters
By Mohammed Idris, fnipr As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent. They...
A Failed opposition Engaging in Subterfuge and the empty search for scapegoats
By Bayo Onanuga Nigeria’s so-called opposition politicians, comprising some of those left in a dying political party and a sprinkling of some failed...
ECOWAS needs urgent reforms to stop military rule in West Africa
Former Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has called for urgent and far-reaching reforms within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),...
Open letter to Alaafin Owoade
by Kazeem Akintunde Open letter to Alaafin Owoade, by Kazeem Akin Kabiyesi o, k’ade o pe lori, Ki bata pe l’ese. May your reign be long. Sir, I am compelled to...
Your eloquence won’t save you in 2027,Olujimi tells Obi
Olujimi A former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Senator Biodun Olujimi, has told the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi,...
The Will to Prosper — Refuting the Poverty Culture Myth in Nigeria
“As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” — Proverbs 23:7 “Poverty is not an identity. It is a condition. And conditions can be...
Ruffled Feathers: Rejoinders to My Article on the Israel-Iran War
Azu Ishiekwene The proper thing to do when readers respond to a newspaper article is to respect their right of reply. There were two irate responses to my article last...
Ose Anenih: The folly of an insolent son
By John Igbinovia The Late Chief Anthony Anenih Dear Ose, I read, with consternation, your pathetic attempt to defend your dad, “Mr. Fix-It” (sorry,...
Serving as AfDB President greatest honour of my life –Adesina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB) ,Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has said that serving as the banks President is the greatest honour of his life. Adesina said...
El-Rufai’s trial begins Feb 25 + Details of the charges against him