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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

Accountability, Not Excuses, Is the True Test of Democratic Leadership

There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster...

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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

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Why Nigeria’s Opposition Bears Greater Responsibility for Democratic Decline

The essence of democracy is not the ballot. The ballot is only its instrument. The essence of democracy is the free and open contest...

How Not to Criticise Governor Aiyedatiwa: A Case for Facts Over Speculation

In the rough-and-tumble arena of Nigerian bolekaja politics, where heated rhetoric often eclipses sober reason, Sufuyan Ojeifo’s latest satanic salvo, “No Lotus for Governor...

Accountability, Not Excuses, Is the True Test of Democratic Leadership

There is a powerful lesson in the political fate of Keir Starmer, but it is not merely a British lesson. It is not about Westminster...

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The BAO Effect: Celebrating Oyebanji, a visionary leader at 58

By Olayinka Oyebode Christmas indeed came early for the people of Ekiti State this year. For them the celebration begun on December 10th when the...

Between Vegetables, Fetishism, Love and Character

By Johnson Babalola As I sat in Akure, happily dismantling a well-molded wrap of iyan (pounded yam) beside a bowl of vegetable soup whose exact...

The Devil’s Advocate

  By Adedeji Michael The Devil? Oh, really? I often wonder when that propaganda truly began — perhaps when humans first wrote the Old Testament. At...

The unforgettable Dangote’s Chistmas Gift. Let the beat go on…

By Taiwo Oluboyede A few days ago, Dangote Petroleum Refinery made a move that sent shockwaves through Nigeria’s downstream oil sector. The refinery slashed its...

Dan Agbese’s  Legacy: A Great Gain

By Ray Ekpu While I was away from this country – and this page – three woes waltzed into my life in a whopping fashion....

How Abiodun confronted physical and AI-driven security threats in Ogun

By Tolulope Moore In the wake of rising national anxieties over banditry, terrorism and cross-border criminal infiltration, Ogun State has once again leaned on the...

2027 and the Rise of the Sceptic Tribe

By Dakuku Peterside Taking the pulse of a nation can be either complicated or simple. Polls and surveys aim to measure people’s feelings; social media...

Wike, Yerima: Building something on nothing…

By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 My phone rang and a professional colleague rained torrents of questions: “Assuming Nyesom Wike, the FCT minister, is a Northern...

Osoko and Mr. Tortoise’s Public Outbursts: The Shame of a Nation!

By Yahaya Balogun In a disheartening twist of events that has captured the attention of our world, I unveiled my thoughts in my poignant essay...