Opposition Must Die
By Dakuku Peterside My published interventions on Nigerian democracy have long carried a warning that now feels less theoretical than urgent. In When Ghosts Vote, Voters Register, and Credible Elections,…
Why Operational Discipline Decides Successful Businesses
By Cornelius Balogun In business conversations across emerging and developed markets alike, funding is often treated as the ultimate prize. Entrepreneurs speak as though capital is the missing ingredient standing…
World Bank’s Dangerous Advice on Nigeria Fuel Policy
By Priscillia Iwedike There is something deeply unsettling about a policy recommendation that appears, triggers national concern, and then quietly disappears. That is exactly what followed the World Bank’s April…
Traoré’s Military Option And Fate Of Democracy In Africa
By Alabi Williams The military leader in charge of Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Traoré, recently admonished African countries to forget about democracy, because the system, he says is another form of…
Biafra and Bad Samaritans
By George Adimike Write it in capital letters, if you will, but the fact remains that words may not exhaust the imports of Biafra. As an idea, an identity, a…
In Bauchi, IMN caucus protest Iran, Palestine wars
Thousands of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) have staged protests against the wars in Iran and Palestine, seeking justice for the victims. Speaking yesterday in Bauchi, wife…
Ondo State: Darts of Conspirators around Aiyedatiwa
By Olu Ayela From the meagre beginning of Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s administration barely a year ago, residents of Ondo State have heaved a sigh of relief as they are…
Theatres of War, world economic order: Wither Nigeria?
By Ige Asemudara Writing On War, Prussian military theorist and General, Carl Von Clausewitz posited that war is a continuation of politics by other means. Events of history have since…
Cybersecurity is a governance issue, a legal issue, a reputational issue
By Kelechukwu Uzoka Esq. I have watched three significant incidents unfold in Nigeria within the space of weeks. Remita – the infrastructure behind the Federal Government’s Treasury Single Account, processing…
A Rejoinder and a Clarification: On Sunday Dare, Economic Reform, and the Nigerian Public Square
By Pat Utomi I was genuinely thrilled to read Sunday Dare’s response to my recent commentary on the management of the economy. Setting aside a regrettable touch of incivility, his…