President Bola Ahmed Tinubu It has been three years since his assumption of office, and President Tinubu has continued on the unifier’s path, stitching the national fabric, building a more cohesive nation and forging a shared future for us all……

To put this in further perspective, what strikes me about Badejo across these contexts is his apparent ability to pitch his thoughts a little further outside scholarship’s comfort zone of mere research and analysis, by influencing political development and events…

The proposed Initial Public Offering of the Dangote Refinery is not merely another corporate listing. It is emerging as a defining economic milestone capable of reshaping how mega projects are financed, how wealth creation is democratised, and how Nigeria’s capital…

The new Sahelian juntas have rebranded the soldier as saviour. In Mali, Burkina Faso, and Guinea, military rule now wears the garment of liberation — presented as the lesser evil compared to democratic sheriffs who plunder state coffers while chanting…

Ebola virus, with its devastating nature, broke out in 2014, mainly in Guinea, Liberia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone. It resulted in about 28,000 cases and 11,300 deaths. Within the same year, 2014, it spread to Nigeria…

Today, as Dapo Abiodun turns 66, Ogun State joins family, friends, political associates, and admirers in celebrating a leader whose journey has been defined by resilience, vision, and an unwavering commitment to the progress of the Gateway State. For the…

The political parties that have so far held their presidential primaries have either descended into absurdity or dissolved into the usual bitterness. In high-stakes politics, elections at all levels will be highly contested, and there will be bitter feelings among…

People dream. And it’s all manner of dreams. Some dreams are sumptuously sweet. Some are sorrily sour. Like every young person, I, too, dreamed. Some of the dreams we dream may be lofty; others may be lousy. The lofty and…

These are anxious times in Oyo State. Across communities in Oriire Local Government Area, fear now travels faster than traffic and arrives long before dusk. The recent abduction of teachers and pupils along the Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota axis has shaken…

Of late, there has been a conversation among some African leaders about asserting independence from entities external to the continent. This was around the time a summit took place in May between France and African nations in Kenya. Political leaders…

Nigeria’s main political parties are in the thick of their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections. That politicians can still manage to hold primaries in the midst of a worsening wave of horrendous attacks on communities and kidnappings in…

Some families are selling their ancestral farmland to pay million of naira ransoms. (Photo illustration: Ogalah Dunamis/Premium Times) Who profits from prolonged instability?Who benefits from endless emergency procurements? Who feeds the protection economy? Who launders the proceeds? Who keeps supplying…

Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB registrar. Professor Oloyede asked us to defer congratulations “till, if God wills, this assignment comes to a successful end.” It has. He met JAMB on a stretcher. The surgery held. The patient lived. He is leaving…

The distance between what Nigeria has promised its children and what it has delivered is not fate. It is a choice that gets made again every year, in every budget, in every enforcement gap, in every election where child welfare…

“There are two things you get out of being Nigerian,” he said. “You have the special skill to be adaptive and you have the special skill to be resilient.” There was something familiar about the laughter that filled the RF…