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By Chidima Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and Administration in 1919, Frederick Lugard described Nigeria as an “anomaly…. of a country with aggregate revenue practically equal to its needs, but divided…
March 24, 2025
If patriotism is love of fatherland (nativeland), then it goes without saying that a patriot would always seek to advance the common good. Similarly, a democrat would accept the will of the people and know when to yield the governance stage to the next elected representative of the people. Patriot and democrat would test the…
March 24, 2025
By Tonnie Iredia The most recent judicial pronouncement in Nigeria as at today is the Supreme Court’s decision, a few days ago which reaffirmed the principle of Party Supremacy and directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to manage its own affairs. At the hearing of an appeal by Senator Sam Anyanwu, who had been sacked…
March 24, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 Nigeria is touted as the second most religious country in the world; after the Taliban’s Afghanistan. Similarly, it is said to be the second most impoverished nation; again, after the same Afghanistan! Be they Christian or Muslim, religious Nigerians wear their religion like a badge. Outwardly they are…
March 24, 2025
Democracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a more intricate tale. Authoritarian regimes rarely storm the gates; instead, they slip quietly through the corridors of power, emerging not as abrupt usurpers but as offspring of the very…
March 24, 2025
By Johnson Babalola At a recent birthday celebration for a dear friend known for her kindness, brilliance, and unwavering support, I discovered more than just an opportunity to enjoy great company and delicious food—I encountered timeless lessons about character, generosity, and the importance of treating others as we would want to be treated. The party…
March 22, 2025
By next month, precisely April 30, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a towering elder-statesman, journalist-Lawyer, federalist, frontline Afenifere leader and one of the behemoths of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), who passed away peacefully in his Lekki, Lagos home, on March 14, will begin his journey home. Though he departed at the ripe age of 96, his…
March 21, 2025
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order. Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to…
March 20, 2025
By Farooq Kperogi In the wake of a Supreme Court-triggered crisis in Rivers State —masterminded by Nyesom Wike, whose outsize influence over the judiciary has earned him the fittingly dubious distinction of being the de facto head of Nigeria’s “judiciary” — President Bola Tinubu has, with a stroke of imperial presidential pronouncement, declared a state…
March 19, 2025
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By Chidima Anselm Odinkalu In Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the Amalgamation of Northern and Southern Nigeria and Administration in 1919, Frederick Lugard described Nigeria as an “anomaly…. of a country with aggregate revenue practically equal to its needs, but divided…
March 24, 2025
If patriotism is love of fatherland (nativeland), then it goes without saying that a patriot would always seek to advance the common good. Similarly, a democrat would accept the will of the people and know when to yield the governance stage to the next elected representative of the people. Patriot and democrat would test the…
March 24, 2025
By Tonnie Iredia The most recent judicial pronouncement in Nigeria as at today is the Supreme Court’s decision, a few days ago which reaffirmed the principle of Party Supremacy and directed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to manage its own affairs. At the hearing of an appeal by Senator Sam Anyanwu, who had been sacked…
March 24, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 Nigeria is touted as the second most religious country in the world; after the Taliban’s Afghanistan. Similarly, it is said to be the second most impoverished nation; again, after the same Afghanistan! Be they Christian or Muslim, religious Nigerians wear their religion like a badge. Outwardly they are…
March 24, 2025
Democracy is often cast as the antithesis of authoritarian rule — a beacon of liberty standing firm against the shadows of oppression. Yet, history tells a more intricate tale. Authoritarian regimes rarely storm the gates; instead, they slip quietly through the corridors of power, emerging not as abrupt usurpers but as offspring of the very…
March 24, 2025
By Johnson Babalola At a recent birthday celebration for a dear friend known for her kindness, brilliance, and unwavering support, I discovered more than just an opportunity to enjoy great company and delicious food—I encountered timeless lessons about character, generosity, and the importance of treating others as we would want to be treated. The party…
March 22, 2025
By next month, precisely April 30, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, a towering elder-statesman, journalist-Lawyer, federalist, frontline Afenifere leader and one of the behemoths of the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO), who passed away peacefully in his Lekki, Lagos home, on March 14, will begin his journey home. Though he departed at the ripe age of 96, his…
March 21, 2025
Other Nordic countries are also once again at the top of the happiness rankings in the annual report published by the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford. Besides Finland, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden remain the top four and in the same order. Country rankings were based on answers people give when asked to…
March 20, 2025
By Farooq Kperogi In the wake of a Supreme Court-triggered crisis in Rivers State —masterminded by Nyesom Wike, whose outsize influence over the judiciary has earned him the fittingly dubious distinction of being the de facto head of Nigeria’s “judiciary” — President Bola Tinubu has, with a stroke of imperial presidential pronouncement, declared a state…
March 19, 2025
