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Nigeria Must Fix Policing and Get It Right
Femi Gbajabiamila Nigeria has debated state police for decades. We are now closer than ever to creating it. Yet the harder question is not simply whether policing should be brought
The Judicial Facade: When The Grant Of Bail Becomes Its Own Denial
Uche Diala right of reply A Reply to “The Advocate” of 4 August 2026 Onikepo Braithwaite’s column on the alleged illegal interception of the National Security Adviser’s telephone, and the
Debit better pass credit alert?
At the weekend, I joined millions of Nigerians in expressing surprise, awe, amazement, puzzle, incredulity, shock and bewilderment having read the “alarm” raised by former Vice President and African Democratic
Much Ado about Onaiyekan and Emilokan
Am I the only Nigerian alive who is neither surprised nor stunned by the drama that played out between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Cardinal John Olorunfemi Onaiyekan, the archbishop
The Contests within the Contest in Osun
Postscript by Waziri Adio Since 2014, Osun State has produced some of the most keenly contested governorship elections in the country. But the Osun election is closely monitored not just
Osun Governorship Poll: Advantage AMBO
By Tunde Rahman With just a few days before the August 15 Osun State governorship election, the political calculus is already shifting. The election is a two-way horse race between
When ‘Network Failure’ Becomes Strategy to Defraud Businesses
EDGY OPTIMIST BY Obinna Chima Nigeria’s transition to a cash-less economy has been one of the country’s most remarkable financial success stories. From cash reduction, ease of payment, financial inclusion, improving
The Leadership –Followership Debate
I was recently invited to contribute my perspective on a conversation between two brilliant submissions on the primacy and priority of leadership or followership in Nigeria. I have not come
Osun Polls as Tinubu’s Litmus Test
By Olusegun Adeniyi In the build-up to 2003 when the then incumbent Governor Olusegun Osoba was seeking re-election on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and then incumbent
House of Chiefs Should be Next
Eric Teniola Now that we are about to establish State Police in the Constitution, the next step should be the establishment of House of Chiefs in the Constitution too. It
