Editorial: Nigeria needs a President at home, not a tourist abroad.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s latest working vacation – departing Abuja on September 4, 2025, for France (followed by plans to…
The Dangote-NUPENG trial by fire – By Folorunso Adisa
Fuel scarcity in Nigeria is no mere inconvenience; it is a national ritual of dread. For the average Nigerian, the…
Rivers After Ibok-Ette Ibas: What Next? – By Reuben Abati
On Thursday, 18 September 2025, the six months state of emergency declared in Rivers State on 18 March would have…
Editorial: Akpabio’s War on Natasha and the Senate of Shame
In the hallowed chamber of Nigeria’s Senate, where laws should be shaped in reason and justice, an ugly spectacle is…
Editorial: Tinubu’s “2025 revenue target met” and matters arising
Draped in the glow of self-congratulation, President Bola Tinubu recently declared that Nigeria had already met its 2025 revenue target.…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Female Inmates on Death Row – A National Shame
In the darkness of Nigeria’s death-row cells, the nation’s conscience lies shackled. Here, 73 women – our mothers, daughters, sisters,…
AfDB And Adesina, The Optimist-in-Chief – By Reuben Abati
On Sunday, August 31, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, Nigeria’s former Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (2011 – 2015), completed his…
Cooking democracy: Is INEC chef or mere waiter?
In the kitchen of Nigeria’s democratic experiment – where the smell of reform and the smoke of recycled promise swirl…
Editorial: Femi Otedola’s Making It Big in a Rigged System
Femi Otedola has gifted the world his memoir, Making It Big: Lessons from a life in Business. A generous gesture,…
Power sector: The watts that weren’t! – By Abiodun Komolafe
There was a delusion that the privatization of the power sector – an existing, dilapidated monopoly – would be as…