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A Forecast Is Not a Verdict: Why The Economist Misreads 2027

By KOLA ALAPINNI  The Economist’s “Nigerians Dislike Their President, But May Re-elect Him Anyway” is a confident piece, and a narrow one. It grants the dislike, then treats it as electorally irrelevant. Incumbency, a split opposition, a Muslim Muslim ticket, and a public that expects little will, on this reading, carry President Bola Tinubu to […]
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Reality behind the allegations against LeonardoBySujimoto project

By Sijibomi Ogundele I arrived at the Force CID office in the capital city of Abuja with a trove of evidence: the title documents of the Leonardo project in Banana Island, approvals from Lagos State, and all pertinent papers proving our utmost commitment to transparency with the audacious LeonardoBySujimoto project. We clarified that that there […]

Re: Barau and his political strategy

By Garba Tsoho Dangoro It is Allah that gives power to whosoever he pleases, and it is only him that possesses the might to take it at any time he deems fit and none can question him – Quran chapter 3, verse 26. But reading the piece by one Adnan Mukhtar on the above subject […]

Management of the Nigerian economy: Staying the course but pausing to reflect 

By HAFIZ BAKARE THE Nigerian Government has taken a number of policy decisions in the last 18 months, mainly fuel subsidy removal and floating/unification of the exchange rate, with subsequent dire consequences on the purchasing power and well-being of the people. Given the dependence on fuel importation due to eroded local refining capacity over many years, […]

Barau and his poor political strategy

By Adnan Mukhtar Nigeria’s Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, seemed well-positioned to shape discussions on Nigerian political strategy, but his recent ill-advised moves and ineffective decisions may have far-reaching consequences, potentially undermining the influence he should wield as the country’s third-highest-ranking official. Barau Jibrin, fondly known as Maliya, is a household name in Kano politics. […]

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