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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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Oshiomhole’s Dangerous Generalisation and the Price Nigeria May Pay

By Olufemi Soneye Senator Adams Oshiomhole is one of Nigeria’s most recognizable political figures. As a former labour leader, governor, national party chairman and now...

How and Why Ogun Will Deliver 95% of Votes for Tinubu in 2927- Abiodun

  The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has pledged that the state will deliver 95 per cent of its votes to President Bola Ahmed...

In Jamaica, Alawe of Ilawe-Ekiti, Oba  Afuntade, Never Told Me He Was a Prince

  After weeks of mourning the untimely departure of Kabiyesi Oba Adebanji Alabi Afuntade — an extremely pleasant personality I had shared moments with long...

State Police could become one of the most consequential constitutional reforms in Nigeria’s democratic journey

History often remembers legislative assemblies not merely for the number of laws they pass, but for their willingness to confront national challenges with courage...

Uncertainty and the Future of the Republic

  We live in an age of uncertainties. Global uncertainties. National uncertainties. Local uncertainties. Clan uncertainties and family uncertainties. What about individual uncertainties? What constitutes...

The constitutional case for State Police is for the completion of Nigerian federalism

By Kayode Ajulo On a recent morning in Akure, as it is my practice since I became the Attorney General of the State, I sat...

Unlike the era of 419, Nigeria appears deeply divided on how to confront this kidnapping menace

  By Tolu Meduna There was a time in Nigeria when “419” (financial crime) was not just a criminal activity; it had become a culture. Advance-fee...

Creation of Homeland Security structure strengthens NSA’s effectiveness

   By Wole Oni In moments of national recalibration, certain commentators develop a dangerous habit. They mistake expansion for displacement. A new office emerges and the speculations...

Bola Tinubu:  The man who took the bullet for Nigeria to survive

With politicking intensifying ahead of the January 2027 election, opposition politicians have escalated their campaign of misinformation and calumny to diminish the impact and...

Three Years of Sheriff in the Saddle

It sometimes assumes the trajectory of a fairy tale when an underdog rises and shines beyond the doubts, expectations, and of nay-sayers to etch...

Nihilism Without Despair

   Sometimes I wonder why we get so excited about things that are, at their core, very ordinary. Why does everything have to be loud...

Of War, Death, and Destruction of Civilization

Hope O’Rukevbe EGHAGHA War is evil. War is destructive. War leads to deaths of hundreds and even thousands. War rips relationships. Wars take an emotional...