Oshun Division was created in 1951, the same year in which the Egbe Omo Oduduwa gave birth to the Action Group. The two developments were closely connected to the political reorganisation then taking place in the Western Region. The new…

The pain of reform is real, but reversing an unsustainable system may cost more than sustaining it Countries often learn an old economic lesson only after considerable pain: you cannot reconstruct an economy without disturbing the arrangements that held the…

Nigeria’s worsening cost-of-living crisis has turned petrol subsidy into one of the most politically sensitive issues ahead of the 2027 presidential election. The debate was reignited by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress…

If there is a way out of the sentence we have written for ourselves, it will not come from the children we sent away, and it will not come from the country we abandoned in our hearts, even while our…

A credible sovereign cloud ecosystem could stimulate investment in data centres, fibre networks, renewable and conventional energy solutions, cybersecurity services and specialised technology companies. It could create demand for cloud architects, network engineers, cybersecurity professionals, data specialists and other highly…

The NIPSS experience, as recounted in this memoir, serves as a cautionary tale about what happens when leadership development becomes divorced from its foundational principles. An institute that cannot treat its participants — distinguished professionals in their own right —…

Why does sudden death sometimes appear to pick the good ones — even those, like Dotun, who had just observed the physical exercise recommended for medical fitness? Why would it take a patriotic journalist, a gentleman, and a friend, while…

Following the Torino game, Fabio Capello, writing for La Gazzetta dello Sport, was among those to praise Chukwueze’s transformation. Chukwueze struck the former Milan coach as a “completely different player.” In 2024, one year on from Chukwueze’s signing, Capello had…

The essence of Nigeria politics is driven by a political economy model in which the formal economy of the country has a separate existence that is subordinated to a second more significant economic model in which the real drivers of…

Recently, a former head-of state and president at two different times in our contemporary political history made public statements in the media about why the courts should not be the decider in electoral matters, especially in elections. He labelled verdicts…

Inspector General of Police, Tunji Disu (IGP) The Inspector-General of Police, Olatunji Rilwan Disu, recently welcomed the brave officers of the Nigeria Police Force’s Special Intervention Squad who, alongside the military, the State Security Service (SSS), and other security agencies,…

The Sultan of Sokoto, Abubakar Sa’ad III Abubakar III has done more for inter-faith unity and understanding than any Muslim spiritual leader I’ve known for a long, long time. In his capacity as co-chairman of the Nigeria Inter-Religious Council, he…

Government does not have to keep petrol artificially cheap forever. It needs to make transport, electricity, food production and household incomes progressively less dependent on cheap petrol… That is the conversation I want to hear from serious presidential candidates in…

Obasanjo’s credit was never in danger and did not require Duke to vandalise everyone else’s contribution. Donald Duke’s recent account of Nigeria’s Paris Club debt deal bears little relation to the public record. In an interview published by SYMFONI TV…

The way forward in effectively tackling the high-level corruption and criminality, as Ibrahim rightly pointed out, is for Left forces: “to work hard to challenge and remove them from power” through an independent political organisation, with a people-centred national agenda on democracy,…