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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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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...

The eid has become a festival for the rich, now that a ram is as expensive as N500, 000 for a small-sized one

  By Reuben Abati  Ileya Festival is the Yoruba word for the Eid al-Adha or Eid al Kabir festival which falls on May 26 - May...

General Gowon inspired me; his impact on my career was quite profound and has continued

  By Theophilus Danjuma I am delighted to pay this tribute to Nigeria’s foremost living statesman, former Head of State, wartime Commander-in-Chief, my military boss, and...

Military engagement by the US without helping Nigeria’s democratic institutions will be a waste of effort

A little-noticed administration effort has noble intentions and seriousness of purpose but needs to be handled with great care ....... Donald Trump’s November 2025 threat to...

Why FG’s recent decision on honorary doctorate recipients deserves firm support

  There was a time when the title “Doctor” carried quiet authority. It did not need a loud introduction or ceremonial exaggeration. It signified years...