Opinions
Opinions
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INSIDE THE KA’ABAH: A RARE HONOUR AND THE MESSAGE FROM MAKKAH
By Tunde Rahman When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, on Thursday for Umrah, the lesser Hajj, it was a private spiritual journey.…
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KADUNA RALLY AS THE NORTH’S REFERENDUM ON TINUBU
By Abdulaziz Abdulaziz Through Kaduna, its old political capital, the North spoke yesterday. And the echo will haunt those who have spent months marketing the lie…
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RE: BLAIR “HAS QUESTIONS TO ANSWER” OVER SUPPORT FOR BRITAIN WHILE ADVISING NIGERIA(A rejoinder to Gordon Rayner’s article of October 18,2026 in the Telegraph, UK
By Kehinde Bamigbetan After reading this article, particularly the denials from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and the Federal Government of Nigeria, one is…
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Power Rotation: The Expediency And Imperatives For Kogi State
By Jacob EDI Power, its business and mechanics, is no tea party; neither is it for the faint-hearted. The politics of power is rarely just about…
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FG Unveils Platform To Boost Creative, Tourism Sectors
The Federal Government has unveiled the D30 Platform, a national data and investment intelligence hub designed to boost Nigeria’s creative and tourism sectors by connecting investors,…
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A Comedy of Errors of the Framework Il-literati
By Kehinde Bamigbetan The narrative is simple. On September 24, 2026, the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development issued a press statement on the groundbreaking signing of…
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Nigeria At 66: From Economic Stabilisation To Shared Prosperity
By Dr Muda Yusuf As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise (CPPE) recognises how profoundly the economy has…
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When Will Atiku Abubakar Report Himself To President Trump?
By Bayo Onanuga Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s relentless desire to become President of Nigeria has regrettably closed his eyes to the virtues of statesmanship, decorum,…
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SCOAN Unveils Grand Programme to Celebrate TB Joshua’s Life and Legacy
The Synagogue, Church of All Nations (SCOAN) has announced an elaborate programme to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the passing of its founder, Prophet Temitope Balogun…
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NDC Convention: New Dawn or Old Politics in New Clothes?
The maiden National Convention of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC),held on May 9, 2026, at the Angeles Event Centre and Mall in Abuja, carried anunmistakable aura.…
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Trust, Efficiency And Fiscal Transformation In Nigeria
A nation’s tax system is like a long suspension bridge stretching across a turbulentriver. The steel cables represent legislation, digital infrastructure, enforcementmachinery and administrative reform. The…
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Electricity or Excuses: The Test Before Northern Governors
It is a boom season for Nigerian Governors; at no time before have they had it this much. Huge sums of money are being allocated to…
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A season of long knives…
By Bola BOLAWOLE “I am tired! I cannot claim to understand this country any more! What should be, is not! What should not, is what is!…
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What Happened to Jones Onwuasoanya?
Valentine Obienyem Until a few months ago, Jones Onwuasoanya wrote copiously and positively about Mr. Peter Obi, presenting him as the best thing that had happened…
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Peter Obi, Leave ADC Now – Nigerians Want You on the Ballot
By Tony Okafor There comes a point when staying put costs more than moving on. That moment has arrived for Peter Obi in the African Democratic…
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The IBADAN DECLARATION by Nigeria’s leading opposition politicians…
By Bola BOLAWOLE The country’s leading opposition political parties descended, last week Saturday, on the historic city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo state, sounding frantic…
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Dele Alake: The dilemma of a Minister
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE A few days ago, I came across the piece you will soon read here now and was attracted to it by the message;…
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Decentralization of Federal Institutions: Equity, Capacity and National Development, Not Regional Entitlement
By Prof Abiodun Ojo The recent criticism by the ADC Vanguard over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decentralization of key federal institutions reveals a deeper problem in…
