That is why defending Obi on this issue does not require supporting his politics. One can disagree with him completely and still recognise something fundamentally troubling

By Valentine Obienyem Seneca was a notable philosopher who lived under Emperor Nero. He preached ascetic virtues but was accused of accumulating enormous wealth. Being a man of letters capable of defending himself, Seneca wrote: “I persist in praising not the life that I lead, but that which I ought to lead. I follow it […]

By Tunji Olaopa (Being Paper Delivered at the United Nations Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) High-Level Workshop on ‘Enhancing Public Accountability and Service Delivery through Performance Contracts in Africa’ held in Gaborone, Botswana on 2-4 September, 2026) It has now become a key analytical template that in diagnosing what ails the African state, we must talk […]

By Ayowole Delegan Artificial intelligence has generated no shortage of predictions about the future of work.Some believe it will dramatically improve productivity. Others expect it to eliminate large numbers of jobs. There are forecasts of autonomous companies, digital employees and intelligent systems capable of performing much of today’s knowledge work with limited human involvement. These […]

TWENTY-FIVE years after the planes struck America, the most frightening part of 9/11 may not be what the terrorists achieved, but what they originally intended to achieve – and what intelligence agencies have since learned to prevent.

By TONY AFEJUKU  One thing the Glitterer, this Glitterer, does from time to time now is read old books. In fact, he has been reading the ancient books and works of all shades, books and essays that he had read before. The first time one reads a book or any work, one, generally speaking, does […]

By BANJI OJEWALE  When the train of the nondenominational Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) stopped over in Ota, Ogun State, for a five-day programme in late August 2026, it was more than a historic homecoming for its convener, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi. He recalled old ties with Ogun: he had his primary and secondary education […]

Those problems cannot be overlooked. The circular economy may change what happens to waste after collection, but it cannot solve the problem of waste that is never properly collected.

A governor must deal with budgets, institutions, infrastructure, human capital, investment, policy implementation and competing interests every day. Political goodwill may open the door, but it cannot substitute for the ability to make decisions and build effective systems.

Responding immediately can certainly be useful, but responding when you do not yet understand the facts can be extremely costly.