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Opinion

April 27, 2023

Why we are dying by instalment

I present to you the late Professor Claude Ake in his own words.

Professor Claude Ake
April 26, 2023

This Igbo code can neutralise future political assault in Lagos

The fallout of the March 18 elections in Lagos State has necessitated a call for the Igbos to do what they have had to do, often successfully, many times before.

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Musiliu Akinsanya aka MC Oluomo
April 24, 2023

Why Africans should care about unfolding crisis in Sudan

The threat posed by the Janjaweed was always very evident — even to the uninitiated.

Mohammed Hamdan
April 23, 2023

It won’t be easy, but President-elect Tinubu should prioritise national unity

Nigeria needs to heal from the pestilence of scorched-earth politics and the vagaries of internal contradictions.

Bola Tinubu
April 22, 2023

Peter Obi seems to be poverty-shaming the North, but is he?

Why did Obi isolate the North for special focus in a tweet about poverty and the transformation of Nigeria?

https://meet.google.com/qei-qkui-dgs
April 20, 2023

Hadiza and the Toes of the Nigerian Big Man

Hadiza’s trial was an idiot’s tale, the government replaced her on the advice of the minister, whose main contribution was being Buhari’s ATM eight years ago.

Director General of the NPA, Hadiza Bala-Usman.
April 20, 2023

What’s in Bola Tinubu’s FBI file?

When African leaders vote against their self-interest at the UN, check very well someone has been arm-twisted.

Bola Tinubu and FBI
April 20, 2023

Labour opposition would pose an expensive distraction to Tinubu’s government

Opposition over the next four years will be about everything but policy debates.

Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi
April 17, 2023

Tinubu’s traducers should be tired by now

Regardless of who we voted for, we need to bond our voices for a united and progressive Nigeria.

Bola Tinubu
April 17, 2023

Alex Otti and the burden of expectations

For Alex Otti to have a fair chance at hitting the ground running effectively, he would have to get a few things right

Alex Otti