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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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State Police and Internal Security

One of the persistent and consistent cries of the polity since 1999 is the need to establish state police. This is because it is...

Despite NNPCL Controversy, APC Hands Nasarawa Governorship Ticket to Ahmed Wadada

To recapitulate the famous Chinese wisecrack, "may we all live in interesting times." These are indeed interesting times in Nigeria where there is a handsome...

Oriire Rescue: A Story of Hope, Courage, and the Lessons for Nigeria

Something almost exactly divine in terms of naming and naming systems in Africa has just been seen in the metonymic correctness of what has...

Oyo Schoolchildren Rescue Highlights Nigeria’s Shift to Coordinated Security Strategy

There are moments when an entire nation seems to breathe again. The announcement on Friday, 10 July 2026, that all 39 pupils and seven teachers...

Oriire Kidnap Victims: I Witnessed Their Pain, but I Celebrate God’s Mercy and Their Freedom

Today, with a heart full of gratitude to Almighty God, I was joined by: Oba Thompson Adeyeye Oyetunji, the Alaajawa of Ajaawa, Oba Bolarinwa...

Beyond Xenophobia: Rethinking Citizenship, Pan-Africanism and Solidarity in Africa

For those of us who like to brag about South Africa’s unique dedication to the idea of a “single citizenship” whereby all are admitted...

Beyond the PFIPC Fraud: Why Nigeria Must Fix Systemic Governance Failures

When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an...

I Believe the NBA Election Must Be About Purpose, Not Politics

Over the past few days, a number of my lawyer and non-lawyer friends have called or sent me messages asking for my thoughts on...

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...

I See Government and the Media as Democratic Rivals, Yet Partners in Nation-Building — Tinubu

  Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. I am happy to join you today for the maiden State House Press Corps Presidential Dinner. First, I apologise on behalf...