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Ẹ Ò Ní Rí Ìdààmú O! (May You Never Experience Life’s Troubles!)

A good friend of mine, while going through an experience that shook him deeply, once told me that his mother's daily prayer for him...

Aiyedatiwa: From Classroom Teacher to National Education Award Honouree

Yesterday, as I watched Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa receive a national award for his contribution to education, I found myself reflecting on the remarkable...

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Ẹ Ò Ní Rí Ìdààmú O! (May You Never Experience Life’s Troubles!)

A good friend of mine, while going through an experience that shook him deeply, once told me that his mother's daily prayer for him...

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Ẹ Ò Ní Rí Ìdààmú O! (May You Never Experience Life’s Troubles!)

A good friend of mine, while going through an experience that shook him deeply, once told me that his mother's daily prayer for him...

Nigeria Must Turn 27 Years of Democracy into Tangible Gains

Think of a Nigerian born in 1999, the year civilian rule came back. That person is twenty-seven now. They have never lived under a...

Aiyedatiwa: From Classroom Teacher to National Education Award Honouree

Yesterday, as I watched Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa receive a national award for his contribution to education, I found myself reflecting on the remarkable...

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Egbaliganza 2026: Now I Address the Question of the Headgear

  A cultural note on history, symbolism, and public memory “If some saw Sparta, I saw something older: the Yoruba truth that the head is never...

The Highest Form of Patriotism in Nigeria Now is Economic Suffering Properly Theorised

  It is widely accepted, at least in the Country of Particular Concern and the Republic of Perpetual Adjustment, that the highest form of patriotism...

How Dangote Refinery Shielded Nigeria from the Worst Effects of the Global Supply Crisis

President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied...

Mother’s Death: The Legal, Philosophical, Communal Belief Issues in El-Rufai’s Release

 By Reuben Abati  The release of Mallam Nasir el-Rufai from the custody of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), on temporary, compassionate grounds, on Friday, March...

Reparations must begin with corrupt African leaders restituting what they have stolen

  Ademola Araoye Nothing demonstrates the disconnect between official Africa and the crushing existential realities of its people more than the unanimity of Africa’s contentious leadership...

At Union Bank, We Treat Women’s Financial Inclusion as a Core Product Strategy, Not CSR,

Across African banking, the conversation is shifting from "inclusion as intent" to "inclusion as performance." Margin pressure, recapitalisation conversations, digitisation, and tighter risk expectations...

A Lesson for Young Lawyers: When Small Details Determine Justice (2)

On this particular day, I was optimistic about my client’s chances of success at his refugee hearing. His story reflected not only personal hardship...

During Business Discussion, Pushing Your Religion in My Face is an Early Warning Signal

One week ago, Iya Ibeji, Motunrayo Adebare Adewale-Shomope, nudged me about a post I had promised to make in 2021. On 18 March 2021, I...

Violence in Places Like Maiduguri is Too Often Absorbed As Routine National Tragedy

  By Dakuku Peterside On the evening of 16 March, as families in Maiduguri prepared to eat their evening meal, a series of coordinated suicide bombings...

Why political parties must reflect on ultimate objective of winning elections

  By Tunji Olaopa One next-level governance reform that the political leadership in Nigeria must take on board necessarily and as national imperative before or after...

2027 polls: AI-disinformation has capacity to provoke nationwide unrest

By Jide Ololajulo On 16 March 2026, INEC held a strategic Information and Communication Technology (ICT) workshop in Lagos. The workshop focused on developing an...

MEE Mofe-Damijo: It’s 30 Years Today That You Left

  By Simbo Olorunfemi   “As a child, I wished only to be relevant. I am now. I wished to have people pause and listen to me...