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NYSC reform? Beautiful idea, by Suleiman A. Suleiman

Let’s begin with a few questions that I think we should all be asking about the federal government’s decision to comprehensively reform the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Should the existing NYSC scheme be fundamentally overhauled? How should we understand the government’s proposed reform? And what is the proper purpose of a national service scheme in […]

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Gbajabiamila and the ConPrince: Tinubu’s Presidency and the limits of denial, by Ugoji Egbujo

The Presidency wants Nigerians to believe that one Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew, single-handedly invented a federal agency, secured a sprawling office at the Federal Secretariat, inserted a budget line, and summoned foreign ambassadors to a meeting at the Wells Carlton Hotel — all through forged documents and some juju in his mouth. If Prince Adeyemi […]

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Something About Tunji Bello, by Emeka Obasi
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Something About Tunji Bello, by Emeka Obasi

It took Dora Akunyili to enlighten Nigerians about the criminals using fake drugs to send citizens to untimely departure from Planet Earth. Now, we have Tunji Bello, taking the bull by the horns and daring petrol bandits who rob under the cover of market forces. Not many attached much importance to the  Federal Competition and Consumer Protection […]

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Unusual moments in the World Cup, by Azu Ishiekwene
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Unusual moments in the World Cup, by Azu Ishiekwene

The 2026 FIFA World Cup has entered the knockout stages, yet it has been remarkable not only for being the biggest in football history so far, but also for its unusual moments. It has delivered remarkable fan antics, underdog stories, emotional scenes and controversial decisions. On a personal note, because I’m visiting the US and Canada, […]

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Stinging criticisms from Sweden! By Donu Kogbara

Kio Amachree is a friend of mine and President of Worldview International, a Stockholm-based diaspora accountability platform. His eloquent and fearless attacks on Tinubu and his cronies have turned him into one of the most popular critics of the Nigerian government. He comes from my home state, Rivers, and stands out from the crowd at a […]

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Akara, kulikuli and our disconnection from reality, by Adekunle Adekoya
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Akara, kulikuli and our disconnection from reality, by Adekunle Adekoya

SINCE last weekend, the internet was literally rent asunder over remarks made by the wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. In a video which went viral, the First Lady, in company of other ladies of the realm, was seen advising people, especially womenfolk, to engage in cottage enterprises like frying akara for sale, roasting corn for […]

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Pruning the new DSO variant into acceptability, by Okoh Aihe

I do not know whether to say the eagle has landed for the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) or simply to say that a convoluted process has simply been resolved in the manner of deus ex machina. But whichever will apply, the fact that the DSO was launched on Wednesday June 17, 2026, under the Big Picture Initiative, […]

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Who are those griping about state police? By Rotimi Fasan
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Who are those griping about state police? By Rotimi Fasan

Immediately the executive arm bill for the establishment of state police sailed through the National Assembly, some Nigerians, including longtime supporters of decentralized policing, started bellyaching. Everyone from news anchors to activists, not to mention opposition politicians, suddenly started trembling at the lips and appeared to be suffering from something akin to buyer’s remorse in their […]

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Ladi Adebutu and Iyabo Obasanjo can deliver Ogun, by Dele Sobowale
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Ladi Adebutu and Iyabo Obasanjo can deliver Ogun, by Dele Sobowale

“History is a record of what has happened in the past.” That was the first sentence in the History book given to us at Igbobi College, Yaba; when, as an Area Boy from Campos, Lagos, I gate-crashed into the school. History became one of my favourite subjects since then till today.  However, it was not […]

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Pele versus Messi, by Patrick Omorodion
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Pele versus Messi, by Patrick Omorodion

The debate on who is football’s greatest player ever resurfaced again at the ongoing 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States after Lionel Messi struck a hat-trick in Argentina’s 3-0 defeat of Algeria in their opening match. His brace in the 2-0 defeat of Austria reinforced the belief by his fans that […]

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