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Opinion

August 5, 2023

Tinubu’s risky Niger gamble and Shetty’s embarrassment

Is Tinubu committing Nigeria to a violent entanglement with Niger on behalf of France because Paris is now his second home?

Bola Tinubu and Nigerien junta
August 4, 2023

Again, a bizarre joke in Niger speaks French

ECOWAS may have to review its ultimatum and adopt a negotiated exit, with former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s example in Sao Tome in 2003 as a guide.

Bazoum and Niger Republic military leader
August 2, 2023

Four years after Dadiyata’s disappearance, Nigerian authorities must provide answers

We beseech the state actors to address the yearslong case of Dadiyata’s disappearance and divulge information concerning his whereabouts.

Abubakar Idris
August 2, 2023

Biola Ayeni’s explosive interview destroys Adaobi Alagwu’s many lies

“Being married to a successful man will definitely come with its own challenges

Biola Ayeni and Adaobi Alagwu
July 30, 2023

The new strongmen of the Sahel emerge in Niger Republic

There is recent evidence that Africans in many countries are increasingly open to the return of military rule under certain conditions.

Niger Coup plotters
July 29, 2023

Why Yoruba and Hausa Muslims reacted differently to music video shared by Davido

Islam in Yorubaland hasn’t quite evolved from the accommodationist character it previously shared with Islam in pre-jihad Hausaland.

Davido
July 27, 2023

Does social media affect your voting?

The winner of that election, President Muhammadu Buhari, thought social media helped him win. Did it, really?

A polling unit
July 26, 2023

President Tinubu, change gear on subsidy right away

Either petrol or natural gas, Nigeria will have to choose one fossil energy source to subsidise to encourage manufacturing and trade.

President Bola Tinubu
July 25, 2023

Is Alex Otti a disaster foretold in Abia?

Persecuting Abians simply because they had one thing or the other to do with previous administrations is unprecedented, unproductive, unpalatable and unpardonable.

Abia state governor, Alex Otti
July 25, 2023

Twenty ways Nigeria can reduce public waste, bolster accountability and make public office less attractive to thieves

From pruning the size of federal legislature to managing the burden associated with elections, President Bola Tinubu is spoilt for choice in solutions for a better Nigeria.

President Bola Tinubu