Atiku, Tinubu and the discounted expo
By Paul Ibe Today, I remember Ben, my classmate in secondary school. We had a pet name for him: Expo. He was so dull that even when he was given an expo, there was no guarantee that he would pass the examination. Sometimes, the problem is not the absence of answers. It is the inability […]
The airport revolution: How Olubunmi Kuku is rewriting FAAN’s story
When Olubunmi Kuku took over as Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, she stepped into an institution weighed down by years of neglect. Airport toilets were notorious for poor hygiene. Infratructure was failing. Staff morale was low. Financial systems lacked transparency. Travellers had come to expect frustration rather than efficiency, and the […]
The Police we want and the Police we have
Summary: Why Nigeria’s conversation about policing must go beyond criticism and confront the realities of support, funding and public responsibility By Lanre Olagunju When Nigerians talk about the police, the conversation is often driven by frustration. Stories of misconduct, slow responses, poor investigations, and security failures understandably dominate public discourse. Citizens want a police force […]
The wrong time to narrow the ballot
In a fragile democracy, legality is not enough. Timing, perception and public trust determine whether procedure strengthens the republic — or weakens it. By Philip Obazee There is always a legal language available for political decisions. Laws have clauses. Constitutions have thresholds. Courts have jurisdiction. Electoral bodies have mandates. Political parties have obligations. In that […]
Nigeria’s loss, America’s gain: Folarin Balogun shines as U.S. opens its World Cup campaign
By Paul Lucky Okoku From Nearly Empty College Bleachers Decades Ago to Packed World Cup Stadiums in 2026, America’s Football Journey Has Become Personal Football’s growth in America was never a question of possibility. It was only a question of time. Permit me, respectfully, to call it football. Most of the world knows the game […]
Hot Money or First Stage of Recovering Confidence? By Tanimu Yakubu
…a response to an unsigned commentary on Nigeria’s capital inflows By Tanimu Yakubu The unsigned commentary under review presents itself as a forensic examination of Nigeria’s recent capital-importation figures. Its central thesis is that because a substantial proportion of recent inflows entered Treasury bills and other money-market instruments rather than factories and industrial enterprises, the inflows should […]
