“The state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else.”—   Frédéric Bastiat There are moments in the life of a nation when decline can no longer be explained away by rhetoric, postponed by political slogans, concealed beneath the fanfare of official optimism or justified by false patriotism. Nigeria […]

The North of Nigeria is a land of paradoxes that have finally turned poisonous. It is a region that organises and meets more fervently and asserts its political will more aggressively than any other part of the federation. From the Northern State Governors Forum, NSGF, to the Northern Elders Forum, NEF; Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF; and […]

By Dapo Akinrefon Former Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has dismissed claims of a targeted genocide against Christians in Nigeria, saying insurgent groups have killed more Muslims than Christians. Mohammed spoke on Wednesday in the United Kingdom while fielding questions from students of Abbey College, Cambridge. The session was organised to give students […]

The piece, contributed by Efosa Ogbebor, CEO of PrimerDroid Technologies, sheds light on the growing importance of digital skills in today’s fast-paced world and why the region’s youth must not be left behind.

AHEAD of the coming National Assembly primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, a policy and data group, the Fair Representation Initiative for Edo South (FRIES) has urged the leadership of the party to adopt uniform performance benchmarks in selecting its candidate for the Edo South Senatorial seat.