Category: Opinion
From Fragility to Foundations: Inside PBAT’s Political Economy
By Tanimu Yakubu In early 2024, Nigeria’s naira collapsed to ₦1,800 per dollar, rattling households and businesses alike. By August 2025, it had strengthened...
Did Ifa Fail The People Of Ipetumodu?
By Kazeem Akintunde The people of Ipetumodu, a bustling community in Ife North Local Government area of Osun State in 2019, selected Prince Joseph Olugbenga...
The Generals’ Call, Our Rails, and Our Fear for the Future (1), by Hassan Gimba
By Hassan Gimba General Christopher Musa, the Nigerian Chief of Defence Staff, recently urged us to learn combat skills to protect ourselves when faced with danger. He...
Tinubu:Before ASUU’s Strike
Tinubu:Before ASUU’s Strike Since the assumption of office in 2023 by President Bola Tinubu,one of the areas of governance his administration has achieved relative...
Why Lagos.Yes Lagos (and Abuja too). The North is Mobilized, Not Marginalised
By Sunday Dare Daily Trust’ recent headline screamed: “In Two Years, Lagos Gets ₦3.9 Trillion Projects.” Sensational, Yes. Accurate? Hardly. Numbers...
Wike wins as PDP eats the humble pie!
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 “Does it then mean that the PDP is out of the woods? Not really! Party leaders still have to...
From Devaluation to Domination: How Tinubu’s Exchange Rate Reforms Turned the Naira into Nigeria’s Export Engine
By Tanimu Yakubu When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration dismantled Nigeria’s rigid foreign exchange regime in 2024, critics were quick to call it a...
Lessons from Brazil and South Africa
By abiodun Komolafe The best way to view the Nigerian nation is that it stands at a critical juncture. The central question is how to transform it from its current state...
Oyo 2027: Adelabu’s proven mettle and the promise of technocratic competence and governance
By Mide Isaac The political landscape of Oyo State is already shifting its focus towards the 2027 gubernatorial election, and in these nascent stages, one name commands...
Monday Lines 2 ‘ADC is a mere distraction
Monday Lines 2 ‘ADC is a mere distraction’ By Lasisi Olagunju Yesterday, someone asked me to give my current impression of that coalition party called the...
