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Okuama: When Political Blame Ignores the Constitution, Fuels Blackmail

Okuama: When Political Blame Ignores the Constitution, Fuels Blackmail

By Ufuoma Egbe The tragedy of Okuama has left deep wounds. Families have lost loved ones, a community has suffered devastation, and several Okuama leaders have remained in detention for an agonising period. Their plight deserves justice, compassion and sustained public attention. But precisely because the tragedy is so painful, it must not become an […]
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Beyond data centres: What Nigeria’s AI future really needs

Beyond data centres: What Nigeria’s AI future really needs

A billion-dollar bet on AI infrastructure will count for little unless it is matched by an equal investment in the people who can build on top of it. By Okeowo Aderemi Nigeria enters the second half of 2026 with construction cranes rising over Lekki and Ikeja, building what will soon become the country’s first dedicated […]

Campaign of calumny against Chief Hakeem Gbajabiamila will not stand

Campaign of calumny against Chief Hakeem Gbajabiamila will not stand

By Joseph Oriowo  The latest campaign of calumny against the Chief of Staff to President Bola Tinubu, Hakeem Gbajabiamila, has crossed the line from political criticism into outright fabrication. The recent allegation by one Adeniyi Adeyemi that Gbajabiamila was “involved in the establishment” of a so-called Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council, and worse, that he “included” […]

Operation go back to the land: A strategic path to security, jobs and food stability

Operation go back to the land: A strategic path to security, jobs and food stability

By Adeniyi Samson Adekunle Nigeria stands at a critical crossroads. Across the country, many communities continue to face security challenges, including banditry, insurgency, kidnapping, illegal mining and other forms of organized criminal activity. In some areas, large stretches of forestland have become difficult to monitor effectively, posing challenges for security, economic growth and national stability. […]

Osun: Governor Adeleke, fear and low-level politics

Osun: Governor Adeleke, fear and low-level politics

By OLOLADE ADEYEMO  When politicians sign themselves up to serve within a political jurisdiction, it is presumed there is a well-defined, development-oriented agenda in the pipeline waiting to be executed, if given a chance at the polls, for the benefit of the residents and citizens of that jurisdiction. As a rider to this, a healthy democracy […]

The Senate that cannot say nay

The Senate that cannot say nay

By Moshood Oshunfurewa The 10th Senate under President Godswill Akpabio presents a compelling case study of democratic corrosion masked as efficiency. In just two years, this chamber has introduced 844 bills, a figure trumpeted as unprecedented, yet these raw numbers obscure a deeper institutional crisis. The Senate has become the executive’s most reliable political vassal, a […]