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Bichi Must Go; Buhari Must Halt Slide Into Despotism
The frightening scale of impunity and arbitrary conduct under the presidency of General Muhammadu Buhari plumbed new depths on Friday,…
Is Nigeria Jinxed?, By Chris Adetayo
Given the reality of Nigeria’s history, and its serial failure to maximise opportunities arising out of crises, it is perhaps…
Insecurity: As Aisha Buhari relocates to Dubai
Aisha Buhari “Deceit. This six-letter word aptly describes the biggest hindrance to the battle against insecurity, especially in Nigeria.…
Traffic: Ibadan is the rising Lagos
If you are not coming through the ports, the ancient and Nigeria’s largest city by geography, Ibadan, remains your major…
Leadership and the Burden of Insecurity, By Dakuku Peterside
A lot of goodwill has been lost, but there is still time for our leaders to take a holistic view…
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Our people are already suspicious and totally cynical of the intentions of government and even other strata of leadership… This…
Study Notes On ‘State’ and ‘State Failure’, By Edwin Madunagu
…judging from the multitude of crises partially listed in the opening paragraph of this piece, has the Nigerian state failed?…
Buhari at 78: If Only We Knew This President
Ask for a President beleaguered from all sides, and I’ll show you Muhammadu Buhari, the ramrod straight man from Daura,…
Five takeaways from the safe return of 344 Kankara Schoolboys
The safe return of all 344 boys kidnapped from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Katsina State would be…
Nigeria: What’s in a Name?
American literary scholar and theorist of poetry, Harold Bloom in one of his magnum opuses, entitled The Western Canon credits…