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Three years on: Nigeria, the reckoning, and the road to a trillion-dollar economy — by Olabode Opeseitan
I recently came across a LinkedIn post featuring a throwback photograph of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signing the nomination form for Professor Yemi Osinbajo ahead of the 2015 election. The photograph was unremarkable in itself. What stopped me cold were the comments beneath it. The contributors were not street-corner agitators. They were educated professionals: engineers, finance managers, operations specialists, MBA…
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Russian official warns Europe to brace for more drone incidents after Romania episode
Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chair of Russia’s powerful Security Council, warned European leaders on Friday that drones would continue to stray into their countries and prevent their populations from sleeping peacefully. Medvedev spoke out after NATO accused Moscow of reckless behaviour and pledged to “defend every inch of Allied territory” after Romania said a Russian drone had crashed into an apartment…
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Live TV lesson: Reuben Abati or not, the producer is in charge — by Babs Daramola
I watched with some dismay this morning Reuben Abati snapping at his producer live on The Morning Show on Arise TV, after apparently being asked through his earpiece to round off his analysis. As someone grounded in the culture and operational realities of broadcasting, I found the moment deeply unprofessional. And this is not even an isolated incident. That is…
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27 years later: Democracy survives, but the republic must mature — by Segun Showunmi
Twenty-seven years of uninterrupted democratic rule in Nigeria is no small achievement. In a country as vast, emotional, diverse, wounded, hopeful, complicated, and restless as ours, the mere continuity of civilian governance deserves acknowledgment. Nations have collapsed under far less pressure. Ours has endured. That matters. From 1999 till now, Nigeria has stumbled, crawled, argued, protested, litigated, campaigned, and survived…
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Iran promises ‘utter ruin’ if war restarts. Here’s what could happen if diplomacy fails
As negotiations between the United States and Iran edge toward a possible agreement, Tehran is increasingly signaling that any return to war would look very different from the last. US officials said Thursday that a tentative agreement had been reached in talks between Tehran and Washington and was awaiting President Donald Trump’s approval. Yet even as negotiators reported progress, the…
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Starmer defends policy decisions as he hits back at Blair
Sir Keir Starmer has insisted he made the right policy choices given the backdrop he inherited, after former Labour Prime Minister Sir Tony Blair accused his government of having “no coherent plan”. In a highly critical essay, Sir Tony said measures including increasing employers’ National Insurance, new workers’ rights laws and phasing out of the British oil and gas industry…
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Renewed Hope delivered: Three years of the Tinubu administration — by Mohammed Idris
Today marks the third anniversary of the inauguration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and an opportunity to reflect on the very concrete achievements of the Renewed Hope agenda – a comprehensive eight-point vision designed to touch the lives of every Nigerian and reposition our country. The agenda – spanning energy and natural resources, agriculture, national security, macroeconomic reform, infrastructure, human…
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Faithia Williams alleges plot to frustrate cinema release of ‘Efunroye’
Popular Nigerian actress and filmmaker, Faithia Williams, has raised concerns over an alleged attempt to sabotage her debut cinema release, Efunroye, despite extensive promotional efforts. The veteran actress made the claim in an online outburst on Friday. In a now-viral video posted on her Instagram page, Faithia lamented that cinemas were assigning her movie late-night slots instead of daytime showings,…
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Artificial intelligence, industrialisation and lessons from Chinese automakers — by Osita Chidoka
This morning, I read McKinsey’s article “The AI assembly line: Strategic imperatives for CEOs” (13 May 2026), and one statistic stood out to me. Chinese carmakers have collapsed the development cycle for a new vehicle to twenty-four months. By weaving AI into research, design, and software integration, they have lowered the barrier so dramatically that over 50 new electric vehicle…
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A teacher’s head and a nation’s shame — by Folorunso Adisa
These are anxious times in Oyo State. Across communities in Oriire Local Government Area, fear now travels faster than traffic and arrives long before dusk. The recent abduction of teachers and pupils along the Ahoro-Esiele and Yawota axis has shaken public confidence, but the reported killing and decapitation of mathematics teacher, Mr. Michael Oyedokun has done something far worse. His…
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