Perspectives
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Reimagining VIP protection in Nigeria: a balanced path to reform, by Femifoluwa Ladehl
The longstanding practice of attaching police officers to VIPs politicians, business titans, traditional rulers, and other high-profile individuals has become so entrenched that it demands urgent national reflection. While abruptly dismantling this system without a thoughtful transition would create a dangerous security vacuum and potentially fuel a surge in high-profile kidnappings and assassinations, the status quo is equally untenable. Thousands…
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The pains and agony of Christmas fare hikes, by Aderemi Ogunpitan
Every year, like clockwork, airlines raise their fares the moment Christmas approaches. It has become an almost predictable form of exploitation. Families trying to reunite, parents travelling to see their children, and people simply wanting to go home for the holidays suddenly find themselves priced out. The season that should draw people together becomes a time when many are forced…
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Fashola in court: A lesson he taught in 2007, and lived in 2025, by Akinropo Akinola
The image of former Lagos Governor and former Federal Minister, Babatunde Fashola, as seen recently, not on a podium or in a political convoy, but at the bar of a Court, decked in his lawyer’s robe, defending a client was striking. Many think this is “humbling.” But because of my personal experience of his person, I call it the ultimate…
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Donald Trump: the contradiction at the heart of divided America, by Kayode Adebiyi
Few figures in modern American history embody contradiction as vividly and publicly as Donald J. Trump. To some, he is a liberator, an unapologetic disruptor who says out loud what many only whispers, a figure who challenges institutions long seen as untouchable. To others, he is a destabilizing force whose rhetoric, behaviour, and governing style undermine the very norms America…
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Why Tinubu’s Benin Republic move deserves acclaim, by Tukur Buratai
President Bola Tinubu’s swift and decisive military intervention to crush the coup attempt in the Republic of Benin stands as a bold and commendable act of strategic statesmanship. This rapid deployment of Nigerian Air Force jets and ground forces, executed with precision at the formal request of a neighbour, successfully safeguarded a democracy and averted a dangerous spiral of regional…
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How Chidi Odinkalu got it wrong on state police, by Olukayode Ajulo
My brother, Professor Chidi Odinkalu, offers a critique of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nationwide security emergency announcement on November 26, 2025. He expresses significant concerns regarding the proposal for state police, suggesting that a decentralised approach to policing could potentially lead to challenges that resemble a form of ‘decentralised despotism. He invokes ghosts of colonial-era Native Authority abuses, Sharia-era missteps…
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El-Rufai’s hypocrisy and the politics of manufactured northern victimhood, by Sa’adiyyah Hassan
Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai is at it again weaponizing religion, inflaming northern emotions, and inventing conspiracies just because he is no longer the one sitting close to the corridors of power.He shared Bello Doka’s article alleging that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is “waging a quiet war against the Muslim North.” Coming from a man whose politics has been built…
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The making of a future power player: a Seyi Tinubu case study, by Chioma Ahaghotu
Seyi Tinubu is playing a long game, and anyone paying attention can already see the foundation being laid. The funny thing is that in ten years, many people will pretend they didn’t see all of this happening in real time. They’ll shout, “His papa put him there!” as if they weren’t watching him intentionally build a political and social network…
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A conversation with Fr. Ehusani exposed a national problem and how the Minister of Interior acted, by Osita Chidoka
A few days ago, I visited Rev. Fr. George Ehusani at the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation in Abuja. What was meant to be a short meeting stretched into a whole afternoon, because when you sit with Fr. Ehusani, his passion, depth, and wisdom pull you in. I learnt a lot. Lux Terra’s Psycho-Spiritual Institute is accredited by the NUC to…
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Why AI must pay for the news it devours, by Segun Adediran
The collision between the newspaper industry and Artificial Intelligence companies is no longer news; it is a global legal and economic reckoning. Legal cases, which primarily focus on copyright infringement and fair use, are currently ongoing in many countries and are expected to shape the future of both industries. Just recently, a Spanish court ordered Meta, the Facebook owner, to…
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