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American midterm lesson for Nigeria: When the people are angry, governments fall, by Ejiro Ofoye

American midterm lesson for Nigeria: When the people are angry, governments fall, by Ejiro Ofoye

The outcome of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections in the United States has once again demonstrated an important truth about democracy: no political party, no president and no government is bigger than the people. The American electorate has delivered a significant political message, one that should attract serious attention from political leaders, particularly those […]
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Delta State’s interesting story, by Ochereome Nnanna

Delta State’s interesting story, by Ochereome Nnanna

Except for the tenure of Chief James Onanefe Ibori (1999 to 2007), I have had several opportunities to traverse Delta State. I have formed my own mental picture of it which I share with you today. There are far more about this state than its perennial dominance of our youth sports as the defunct Bendel State […]

What does The Big Picture mean to DSO? By Okoh Aihe

What does The Big Picture mean to DSO? By Okoh Aihe

The news last week that the Federal Government is seemingly finalising plans to put the Digital Switchover, DSO, on an accelerator that can immediately take it to about 10 million people, was very elevating and, for me, it marks a good turn for the Tinubu administration.  The story which has been in gestation but only broke […]

President Tinubu’s mid-term score, by Rotimi Fasan

President Tinubu’s mid-term score, by Rotimi Fasan

The earnestness with which many opposition politicians and the disaffected conclave of commentariat (not the actual mass of hungry Nigerians that are more with the real but mundane issues of bread and butter) looked forward to the mid-term performance evaluation of the Bola Tinubu administration gave the impression that he has completed his first if not […]

The sociology of the “Northern Question” in Nigeria: A fundamental reasoning on some salient issues(4), by Usman Sark

The sociology of the “Northern Question” in Nigeria: A fundamental reasoning on some salient issues(4), by Usman Sark

“To a mind capable of reflection, such leading facts convey more instruction, than a tedious detail of subordinate circumstances”–   Edward Gibbon The challenges, threats, risks and dangers that every Nigerian faces or experiences today are not categorised according to their emphatic relationships with the tribe, ethnic group, religious belief, region of origin, state or local government […]