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Opinion

July 6, 2021

Buhari’s paranoid state disorder is real

When the Big Brother State constantly recoils into deeper fears of everyone, everything, and anything, including Sunday Igboho’s cat, know that its madness is real.

July 3, 2021

What crackdown on Kanu and Igboho shows, and who owns Daily Trust?

Although Boko Haram is infinitely more lethal than IPOB— and actually controls vast swathes of territory—the regime has not shown the same zeal to annihilate them.

July 2, 2021

Ataga and the woman in the mirror

Reckless sensationalism is a disservice to journalism. It also undermines diligent investigation and allows criminals to go scot-free.

Usifo-Ataga-Chidinma-Ojukwu
July 1, 2021

Why the next governor of Anambra matters more than the next president of Nigeria

For better or for worse, who takes over the government house in Awka in January 2022 matters.

Candidates For Anambra Governorship Election, Andy Uba (APC), Charles Soludo CFR (APGA), Valentine Chineto Ozigbo (PDP), and Ifeanyi Ubah (YPP)
June 29, 2021

Kenneth Kaunda meets Awo, Zik, Bello at Heaven’s gate

Angel Gabriel stood at the gates with a silver sword in hand and a vuvuzela over his shoulders.

June 29, 2021

Our silent enemies

Whether one is a king, queen, prince, princess, courtiers, belle, or the beast, life mediates human experiences in more ways than one.

Illicit drugs
June 26, 2021

Can social investment programmes reverse the trend of Nigeria’s poverty?

Mechanisms for mutual accountability should be taken seriously to rebuild public confidence for citizens to trust the government.

Buhari and Osinbajo
June 26, 2021

Buhari off to UK that hosts Kanu but bans Twitter that broadcasts him

Banning the UK would be consistent with the logic of the regime’s official justification for banning Twitter.

Buhari, Boris and Kanu
June 23, 2021

When tomorrow comes

Tomorrow will abide by its own vision and ground itself within the vision of the future that will ultimately define it.

Nigerian Map
June 19, 2021

Abati, Arise TV’s PR show, and Buhari’s dementia

The short-term memory of people with dementia is often weak and unreliable, so they rely on old memories, which makes them boringly repetitive.