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The Day Osun Spoke Back
Femi Akintunde-Johnson Nigeria’s 2027 election may already have received one of its most useful lessons from Osun State, provided we are sufficiently wise to learn it. The lesson is not
Winning Election by Manu Militari : Is Killing Accord Party Members not Self-defeatist?
Bola A. Akinterinwa Manu Militari is a Latin phrase derived from manus (hand/force) and militaris (military/soldier) and meaning ‘with a military hand’ or ‘by military force.’ Legally, it is the
THE PROPOSED OPPOSITION CONSENSUS CANDIDACY
MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE writes that rival candidates in next year’s presidential poll do not stand much chance outside coalition For now, it appears like kite-flying. The August 2, 2026 open letter
Like NBA, Like Osun: Issues in Election Credibility
The Advocate By Onikepo Braithwaite Onikepo.braithwaite@thisdaylive.com Certain actions lend credibility to an election or government, while others discredit either the election, or the government, particularly when the actions complained about occur
Who is Undermining Africa’s Development: Europeans or Africans? Anglophone or Francophone Africa?
Bola A. Akinterinwa Africa is what anyone says it is. For some people, it is a dark continent. Some argue that it is the richest continent on earth. Some see
The Dangerous Politics of Thin Skin
Femi-Akintunde Johnnson There was a time when governments, however reluctantly, understood that criticism came with the territory of leadership. They might dislike it. They might contest it. They might even
THE RIGHT TO DISAGREE
The notion that public policy critics cannot be wrong is misconceived, writes BOLAJI ADEBIYI The recent disagreement between President Bola Tinubu and a delegation of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of
El-Rufai, Illegal Wiretapping and the Limits of Bail
The Advocate By Onikepo Braithwaite Onikepo.braithwaite@thisdaylive.com Recording Telephone Conversations and Illegal Wiretapping Gone are those days when the recording of telephone conversations, illegal wiretapping and bugging of physical environments such
Time to Raise The White Flag
Our country is crippled. Our compatriots are being slaughtered like chickens all over the country. Insecurity has become the most interrogated phenomenon of our time and the result is clear
Dispatch to New IG Usman Baba
RingTrue BY Yemi Adebowale Phone 08054699539 Email: yemi.adebowale@thisdaylive.com My dear IG Usman Baba, the attack on the headquarters of the Imo State Police Command in Owerri, on April 5, represents
