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The Africa we want needs strong leaders and stronger institutions BY Olusegun Obasanjo

In 1999, two years after I won the presidency in the first democratic election…

Sillynomics BY Cheta Nwanze

Covid-19 hit harder than Mike Tyson in his prime. Everything from manufacturing, retail, oil…

Femi-Fanikayode’s ‘stupid’ response BY Lekan Otufodunrin

At the risk of belabouring the issue of the unwarranted outburst of the former…

Sadiya Umar Farouk and the burden of her office BY Temitope Ajayi

Without any doubt, Sadiya Umar Farouk, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and…

My Mercedes is bigger than yours BY Femi Adesina

I am borrowing the title of a 1975 book by Nkem Nwankwo to express…

What if Femi Fani-Kayode, Mr. Short Fuse, was Buhari? BY Fredrick Nwabufo

Femi Fani-Kayode makes conceit solemn. He is the sui generis of narcissism. His arrogance…

Bayelsa is most expensive state to live in Nigeria – StatiSense

In comparison with other States in Nigeria, Bayelsa State continues to maintain the first…

The evolving model of wealth management BY Dr Owen Young

Introduction It would be a strong, yet fair claim to make, that banks have…

Edo: Godwin versus ‘God-sent’ BY Louis Odion

The Bini word “Nosagie” (“Osagie” for short) translates roughly as “the one sent by…

Is the Police still our friend BY Igboeli Arinze

Recently, it seems like the Nigerian police has been conducting secretly a war against…

I hate trains, I hate bridges, I hate rice BY Femi Adesina

Let me give the background to this piece. I was reading some comments on…

Hate speech: When will Lai Mohammed fine El-Rufai? BY Abimbola Adelakun

On August 7, Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, appeared on a live…

Notes to Fed Govt and ASUU BY Ademola Adebisi

It may be noteworthy, if not heart-warming, for students of Nigerian public universities and…

Diezani: Message not the messenger BY Ibrahim Mustapha

SIR: Former minister of petroleum resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has said that the societal…

The menace of domestic violence in Nigeria

Although wife-beating has been documented to be one of the global phenomena that affect…