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TIRMS, taking telecom and regulation a notch higher, by Okoh Aihe

TIRMS, which is an acronym for Telecoms Identity Risk Management System, has hardly enjoyed any special attention in the daily discourse of telecom regulation. Not even a sustained mention until the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, introduced it into the telecom lexicon last week.  Much unlike other regulatory measures – like a huge telecom license fee, a […]

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A reluctant farewell, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children”- African proverb This is very likely to be my last  column in this great newspaper. Many times, I had asked to be allowed to stop writing, either permanently or for the duration of an engagement. I left when I needed […]

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Chants of treason: No water, no electricity, no food! By Owei Lakemfa

A diplomat from the Group of Seven, G7, countries in March 2026, invited me to dinner in Abuja. The first thing he asked was how I was coping with water supply. The diplomatic mission, like some others, is suffering disruption of water supply. I explained that since I relocated to Abuja from Lagos a quarter of […]

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Mehdi Hasan interview indicted Nigeria media, by Dele Sobowale

“A journalist should be pursuing a fair rendition of truth without regard to popular moods; the journalist should not be swayed by public opinion, only by the pursuit of truth, as close as he or she can get to it” – Malvin Kalb, 1997, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 109. AGIPs WE ALWAYS HAVE […]

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Never stop trusting God, by Funmi Komolafe

To God be the glory. Today is the last Sunday in March, Brethren you have every reason to thank God. Either the enemy likes it or not, reasons to thank God will never cease in our lives in the name of Jesus. Beloved, with a deep reflection, we would realize that we have reasons to give thanks […]

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After party convention, next is healthcare, by Tonnie Iredia

Nigeria’s ruling political party, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has held its 2026 National Convention in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, 32 state governors and a host of party officials and top political office holders were reportedly in attendance. The Live broadcast of the event showed a beautifully organized event adorned by a well-choreographed scenario. […]

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Time for a new letter, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi

In honour of Dame Sarah Mullaley, Archbishop of Canterbury Dear St Paul It has been thousands of years since you wrote a series of letters To many churches and persons Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians and more You also wrote epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon The letters have helped shape Christian faith They have […]

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The Proconsul goes to London, by Obi Nwakanma

I had made this observation more than once, about a practice which many Nigerians themselves have noted as odd and inexplicable: why is it that on the eve of every election, Nigerian presidential aspirants would be trucked to London, precisely to Chatham House, to go to talk and be interviewed, and debate, and outline what would […]

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APC’s closed consensus capsule, by Emmanuel Aziken

The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return the majority of its national officers at its convention through consensus may, on the surface, appear to reflect unity and internal cohesion. However, beneath that carefully curated image lies a troubling contraction of democratic space within the party, it is one that raises fundamental questions about the […]

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