NIGERIA has seen many scandals involving public officials, government contracts and missing funds. The latest controversy surrounding a supposed presidential…
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THE Middle East will no longer be as it was before the imposed war of choice on Iran by the…
NIGERIA has become remarkably good at celebrating what government can photograph. Roads, bridges, and public buildings offer visible evidence of…
A TOTAL of 2.34 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballot on Saturday to elect a new Governor…
THIS week’s reflection on Abuja @ 50 is on “How the builders of Nigeria’s capital still have no permanent home,…
ON Wednesday, August 5, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission walked into a bank in Osogbo with a letter and…
THE recent revelation that the 2026 federal budget contains ₦5.85 billion earmarked for the construction of palaces in non-existent kingdoms…
A QUITE conversation is taking place across Nigeria. The question is no longer whether someone wants to leave the country.…
AMERICA, or Trump (these days they are interchangeable), fresh from bullying Venezuela, arrogantly thought it could replicate that in Iran.…
MY brother and colleague, Reuben Buhari, wrote an article on his Facebook page that left me traumatized and depressed for…
HISTORY has a way of keeping receipts. On February 3, 2026, Abuja turned 50. Fifty years since the Federal Capital…
LET me start with a name. Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya. Twenty-five years old. University of Jos graduate. Model. Known to his…
IF the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was sick when Professor Ishaq Oloyede was appointed Registrar 10 years ago,…
FOR years, insecurity has cast a long shadow over governance in Nigeria, particularly across the northern states. Banditry, insurgency and…
EVERY year on July 30, the world marks the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. The day reminds governments, civil…
ENDGAME. A seven-letter word that sounds like the last beat of a drum in a musical piece. Endgame! A word…
SOMETIMES, a country confronts scandals that appear disconnected: corruption in one institution, brutality in another, and questions of legality or…
LAGOS State, with a landmass of 3,345 square kilometers, is the smallest state in Nigeria, but arguably the most populated…
AS we continue to celebrate mediocrity in Africa after the 2026 World Cup, here is another policy brief on what…
AS a student of History, I have always believed that the past deserves to be documented—not because we cannot move…