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He was not exactly famous for quotable quotes during his five years as President of the Federal Republic, except perhaps...

A rough tabulation of those who objected to the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, in particular...

Despite nearly twenty-five years of its unbroken practice, the single longest stretch in Nigeria’s history, democratic practice gets many K-legs...

The language of politics and politicians is so infectious that at the weekend it seeped into a very unlikely quarter:...

It must have been a happy event for the people of Kwara Central Senatorial District at the weekend, coinciding as...

Local government election result is the most predictable story in Nigeria these days. It is the one story that newspaper...

Citizens’ loud complaints in recent times about the high cost of living in the country, about the high cost of...

No statement caused as much international wonder, shock and consternation last week as US President Donald Trump’s suggestion, with a...

One of the most heart-warming stories in Nigeria last week was that seven governors, only three of them from Nigeria,...

Like nearly everyone else in Nigeria, I am not excited at having to pay 50% more to make phone calls,...