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REUBEN ABATI The most remarkable incident in Nigeria in less than a week, is all things considered how a political coalition has turned out as a collision, literally and figuratively,

Alex Otti It would help to note that in contemporary economic parlance, development goes beyond growth in nominal GDP, it is about the experiences of the population, the expansion of

You could feel the sigh of relief. Supporters of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) went wild with jubilation on Thursday on hearing the pronouncement of the Supreme Court. The apex

Beneath the Surface By Dakuku Peterside There are moments when statistics stop being numbers; they become warnings. Nigeria is in such a moment. Its debt profile is no longer a

EXPRESSO BY STEVE OSUJI Trouble Sleep, Yanga Wake Am: President Tinubu and the ruling APC seem to be  playing with fire. As one wrote this, Fela’s immortal lines keep playing

By Olusegun Adeniyi With Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State invoking ‘Operation Wet ẹ’ at the Ibadan gathering of the ‘Participating Opposition Parties in Nigeria’ (we can also help them by adding

By Olusegun Adeniyi The Owode Onirin saga is one that should trouble every Nigerian who still believes in the possibility of justice, especially for the ordinary citizens. On 27th August

PAT UTOMI I was genuinely thrilled to read Sunday Dare’s response to my recent commentary on the management of the economy. Setting aside a regrettable touch of incivility, his engagement

Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices, suicide

 Tunde Rahman  It was President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural meeting with the leaders and coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, the main vehicle for his 2027 re-election campaign. Held on Thursday