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Do not pity President Tinubu

“We have corruption, insecurity, and many problems confronting us … but don’t pity me. I asked for the job. I campaigned for it. No...

How long can Nigeria go under Tinubu?

I have always been fascinated by a phrase in the marital vows of Christians during wedding rituals: “till death do us part”! My candid...

Sixty-Six Seasons of Scandalous Scams and Slavery

Nigeria is celebrating her 66th Independence anniversary, and it can best be seen as a ceaseless sojourn in scandals, scams and slavery. The leader of...

The Ekiti And Enugu Elections: As 2027 Approaches

Do you remember Ola Rotimi? He was the literary genius who masterfully adapted Sophocles’ Oedipus the King in one of the greatest literary Magnum...

Osun 2026: Beyond the Ballots and the Battle Lines

By Ayo Gbotosho Every seasoned bricklayer knows you cannot build a straight, sturdy house on a shaky foundation. No matter how beautiful the coat of...

Tinubu, the Young Turks and fresh thinking

When dispassionate commentaries are made by independent analysts in the fullness of time about the Tinubu presidency, a striking reality will emerge: he infused...

Nigeria: Legitimizing Terrorism and Banditry?

Many things in life defy comprehension, rationality, or basic explanation. Certain enigmas defy solution, no matter how hard one tries to understand them. Sometimes,...

Goodluck, BAO!

By Tunji Ayoola As Ekiti State prepares to vote this Saturday, the upcoming governorship election is a simple test of what we all now call...

When A Nation Cannot Protect Its Protectors

By any objective measure, the death of a military officer in battle is a national tragedy. But when senior commanders begin to fall with...

Echoes from Ekiti, lifelines in Osun

With growing doubts about the efficacy of institutions in Nigeria, it is very important to use scenario-planning to forecast the reactions to unfolding events,...

Osun 2026: Beyond the Defection Hype

By Tunde Ilesanmi ​The upcoming August 15, 2026, governorship election in Osun State is a straight battle between two completely different styles: a solid, well-organized...

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Between Bhutto And Ribadu

Rewind. Then press play. Two moving pictures stand out as box office hits in the last days of 2007: the tragic death of Benazir Bhutto and removal of Nuhu Ribadu as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission...

Creation, True Science versus Evolution (1): True Science affirms Bible

Indeed, all the conclusions of science between 600 BC and 200 AD – regarded as the first age of science – that are still relevant today agree with scriptures.  And between the early Egyptians and Babylonians the abiding feats reached in mathematics, metallurgy, anatomy and astronomy stay in tandem with the laws of creation...

Death Of Our Big Men

Nigerian leaders and big men dying on us is no news. In the days of the second republic, many governors affected by the Muhammadu Buhari putsch lost their lives just before or after their prison experiences...

Before Castigating General Buhari

It will amount to a political misjudgement for Buhari to be offered the presidential ticket for 2003 without him redressing the injuries and abuses of his past military administration...

For Mama Abigail Arokoyu

I didn't shed a tear when I was told that Ye Wande had passed on. I knew she had gone to be with the Lord. I can't tell her age because back then when she was born, there was no record keeping...

Nigeria is Argentina’s bitch again

Nigeria’s loss to Argentina at the 2018 world cup...

Insecurity: Again, how did we get to this pass? (1)

The roots of the current crisis stretch deep into...

Hello! Be Wise As The Campaigns Begin

Barring any divine intervention, and never ruling out the...

The Guardian Newspapers: Conscience, Nurtured by Truth!

Alex Ibru (1 March 1945 – 20 November 2011) was...

Nigeria’s Sick Refineries…

The nation’s refineries are still comatose despite huge amounts of money thrown at them...