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By Stephanie Shaakaa You know that feeling when something seems real for a moment, and then you realize… you’ve been fooled? That’s April Fools’ Day. One day in the year where lying is allowed, where reality bends just enough to make you laugh, gasp, and maybe even question yourself. Some people announce surprise weddings, others […]
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By SUNNY IKHIOYA We have started another cycle. A war in far away land is beginning to have a negative impact on our economy. Fuel prices have spiked, and the resultant effect is inflation. The groaning of hardship that subsided not long ago has suddenly resumed, and if care is not taken, it will soon spin […]
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By IDRIS OLORUNNIMBE There is a moment in every generation when a country gets the chance to make a decision that reshapes the trajectory of millions of lives. Nigeria is at that moment now, and the decision is simpler than most people think. Zero-rate educational websites. Make learning data-free. Let’s do it now. When ALTON paid […]
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By YUSHAU SHUAIB Some call it the law of karma. I prefer the older formulation: what you do unto others shall, in time, be done unto you. Nigeria’s recent political history offers few more instructive illustrations of this truth than the parallel fates of Sambo Dasuki and Abubakar Malami. Those expressing sympathy for former Attorney-General of […]
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By Abdullahi Yusuf As the 2027 general election draws closer, the APC, Nigeria’s ruling party has just concluded its National Convention, bringing back to office Professor Nentawe Yilwatda as National Chairman and members of the National Working Committee. The party has in recent times recorded massive influx of state governors along with their supporters from the various […]
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By NICK DAZANG Conflict is inevitable. It defines the affairs of humanity. Sometimes such conflicts are resolved through diplomacy. At other times when diplomacy fails, war takes over. This explains why the Prussian General, and author of ON WAR, Carl von Clausewitz, had said that: “War is continuation of policy(diplomacy)with other means.” But Tsun Tzu, the Chinese […]
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By BABATUNDE OGUNDARE The story of reform is often written not in comfort, but in the courage to question, to investigate, and to rebuild. The recent stakeholders’ engagement on the final report of the Independent Investigative Panel on alleged corruption, abuse of power, torture, and other inhumane practices within the Nigerian Correctional Service, NCoS, stands as one […]
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By Anjolaoluwa Oladiti-Akinola The integrity of governance depends not only on the conduct of those in office, but also on the standards by which they are assessed. This is a no-brainer. Fairness, objectivity and respect for due process are not optional. They are essential, especially when it’s time to evaluate those entrusted with public trust. To abandon […]
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By VICTOR-BANDELE DADA Systemic instability in political economy is primarily a product of cognitive failure rather than inherent moral turpitude. By distinguishing between “unenlightened” (short-horizon) and “enlightened” (long-horizon) self-interest, agents frequently undermine their own long-term utility through a failure to account for systemic interdependencies. Drawing on Socratic philosophy, Smithian economics, and modern Game Theory, this paper […]
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By WALE EDUN As President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Prime Minister Keir Starmer met at 10 Downing Street to discuss the future of our two countries, I felt a quiet but unmistakable sense of pride. What I witnessed was not the old posture of a junior partner seeking favour. It was two leaders and two teams […]
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