The Osun election therefore represents something larger than an electoral victory for Ademola Adeleke. It is another demonstration that the Nigerian voter can separate party from candidate, federal politics from state politics and elite preference from personal political judgement. This…

Politics often creates the illusion that public anger naturally produces political change. It does not. Citizens may be frustrated by rising prices, insecurity, unemployment, corruption or failing public services and still return an unpopular government to power. Governments do not…

The Crisis of Authority, Incentives and Capabilities It is not in my character to write an open commentary on someone else’s intellectual work, much less a work whose foreword was written by a professor I admire, albeit from afar. Yet…

Which is the more significant milestone? Three years into the Tinubu administration? Or the prospect, next year, of another general election? In fact, some will reject this tension as a false one. Are both not but different faces of the…

Nigerians rarely offer valediction to public servants when they leave office. But Professor Ishaq Oloyede, who until 31st July was the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has been receiving it in torrents for his transformative stewardship.…

…there is no economic or development theory that is superior to the balance sheet. The reality of the balance sheet is the moment where underlying assets, actual liabilities, cash flows, and debt obligations are assessed at their true net realisable…

If effectively implemented, the National Peace Framework can become more than another government policy. It can provide the architecture for a new approach to national security — one in which government retains responsibility, communities acquire greater agency, institutions work from…

Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir There have been calls for the prosecution of both Jingir and Fadahunsi. Unlikely as that eventuality may be, let us at least do what grown-ups do: introspect. The ultimate test of an elder’s relevance is not…

Arise today and step out of the Egyptian cycle of endless, fruitless toil. Take up your yoke, learn the mechanics of the Kingdom, build the structures required to support the blessing, and watch the Lord of the Sabbath transform your…

By some coincidence, in this year, five of the most important positions in law and justice in Nigeria are now held by women – Chief Justice of Nigeria; the President of the Court of Appeal; the leader of the Body…

President Tinubu and Governor Adeleke Speaking after an infrastructure inspection, Governor Ademola Adeleke openly backed President Bola Tinubu’s 2027 re-election bid. He warmly referred to him as “our own son, father and leader.” He went further to declare: “I am…

Language does more than describe reality. It shapes how we perceive it. Every enduring discipline eventually develops its own vocabulary. Law has its language. Medicine has its language. Economics, engineering, diplomacy and computer science all possess conceptual vocabularies that enable…

  The project eventually evolved into a 200‑page book, “AI in Crisis Communication in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects,” endorsed by leading figures in technology, strategic communications and academia. More remarkably, it earned international recognition, shortlisted for the Golden World Awards…

To make a 2075 prediction a probability, we must engage these matters critically with emotional intelligence and design a system that will make our diversity prosper. It starts with the willingness to understand objectively and critically who Nigeria is. The…

Whereas our people are hesitant to admit good fortune, those of us on this side have learnt to trace where the ball bounces and detect where the benefit is going as a result of reforms. The inflow of funds and…