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Nigeria @66: The Otu Record — Beyond the Rhetoric

By Joseph Odok As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, the anniversary offers more than an occasion for patriotic speeches. It is also an opportunity to ask a practical question at the sub-national level: what has government actually done with the resources and opportunities available to it?In Cross River State, Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s administration […]
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On the state of emergency in Rivers

By NICK DAZANG The simmering contention between the executive and legislature in Rivers State inevitably boiled over. It resulted in the declaration of a state of emergency on Tuesday, March 18, 2025, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on that embattled state. The President anchored his declaration of a state of emergency on Rivers State on two […]

The Binance affair and the emerging truth

By AWAAL GATA The dominant narrative of Nigeria’s regulatory crackdown on Binance challenges the integrity of Nigeria’s institutions while attempting to shield those complicit in economic sabotage. At the centre of this controversy is Tigran Gambaryan, Binance Holdings Limited’s head of financial crime compliance, who was detained alongside Nadeem Anjarwalla, Binance’s Africa regional manager, on […]

Rejecting the ‘college of leaders’ scheme and its unconstitutionality in Delta APC

By Prince Efe Duku The question whether the desire by some for a ‘College of Leaders’ operating alongside the established leadership and management organs of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta State is constitutional, legitimate, and appropriate warrants a civil and respectful debate. It is a mistake to think that this question can be […]

The Rivers crisis was avoidable

By SUNNY IKHIOYA President Bola Tinubu has finally wielded the big stick and declared a state of emergency in the troubled Rivers State. So, for those of you beating drums of war, threatening fire and brimstone, it is up to the opposition to do its worst. It is now left for the relevant experts to debate […]

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