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Tinubu as CIA’s ‘active asset’
Last week, reports surfaced indicating that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has classified Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu as a "special...
Dead bat on governor’s bed
What message was brand-new Governor of Edo State Monday Okpebholo sending to Nigerians when he said at a thanksgiving service...
When you see round pegs in square holes
In societies where Islamic principles define the private and public life of Muslims, positions of responsibilities are conventionally entrusted only...
Femi v Kemi
Femi Fani-Kayode, politician and former aviation minister, is furious that Kemi Badenoch, a Briton of Nigerian descent, says Nigeria is...
Task ahead of Shehu Dikko at NSC
Nigeria recently witnessed a pivotal moment in its sports governance with the appointment of the indefatigable Shehu Dikko as the...
Moving forward from cliff’s edge
“Let us move forward.” We hear a bit less of that now but for two or three decades, this was...
These surface-clever Americans!
It was novelist Marie Corelli who used the phrase "surface-clever Americans" to describe Americans's superficial reading of human nature. In...
This way, too, courts can tame corruption
In a judgment that though sounded uncommon but which is thought by many to be an effective way of dealing...
Is the AU watching Nigerian LG elections?
In the sixties leading up to the seventies, a businessman called Takon migrated from his place in Ikom LGA in...
Tinubu and the obnoxious Tax Reform Bill
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu will not withdraw four tax bills sent to the National Assembly, a move that enraged a...