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The communication cost of governance: When the messenger becomes the story

By TONY USIDAMEN   Every government has two responsibilities. The first is to govern. The second is to help citizens understand what it is doing and why it is doing it. Success in the first does not automatically guarantee success in the second. Examples abound of governments that implemented difficult reforms but failed to carry the public […]

Facts, Not Fear: A Reply to Senator Ede Dafinone

By Godwin Anaughe Senator, your aide, Comrade Wilson Okorugbo, has put together a passionate defense of your record. I appreciate it — it shows that the original piece hit its target perfectly. However, a passionate defense doesn’t equate to a solid rebuttal, and what your camp has provided follows a familiar script: they talk extensively […]

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

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

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

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 […]

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