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Uche Diala right of reply A Reply to “The Advocate” of 4 August 2026 Onikepo Braithwaite’s column on the alleged illegal interception of the National Security Adviser’s telephone, and the

I  was recently invited to contribute my perspective on a conversation between two brilliant submissions on the primacy and priority of leadership or followership in Nigeria. I have not come

By Olusegun Adeniyi In the build-up to 2003 when the then incumbent Governor Olusegun Osoba was seeking re-election on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and then incumbent

REUBEN ABATI There has been quite some drama out there in the lead up to Nigeria’s 2027 general elections and one of the most outstanding episodes would be the unending,

By Olusegun Adeniyi The Ambassador of Sweden to Nigeria, Her Excellency Anna Westerholm, was the special guest of honour at the graduation ceremony (Kindergarten 2 and Primary 5 pupils) of

EXPRESSO BY STEVE OSUJI Hope Uzodimma Was Here: One was in Owerri, Imo State recently and was pleasantly surprised that my favourite hotel now has adequate power supply. I have

Dialogue With Nigeria      AKIN OSUNTOKUN First, let me rejoice with the Orire local government school abductees for living up to the full meaning of Orire-which means good fortune. As the

Olusegun Adeniyi I moderated a ‘fireside chat’ with former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the 70th birthday ceremony of Professor Bart Nnaji last Friday in Enugu. Nnaji is easily one of Nigeria’s

REUBEN ABATI The straight-forward, honest and correct answer to the question raised above is: Yes.  Spain won at the end of the day on Sunday, July 19, 1- 0 against

Dakuku Peterside The final whistle has sounded, the floodlights have dimmed, and the curtain has fallen on yet another FIFA World Cup. On the grandest stage of football, Spain has