Perspectives
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Kwankwaso: The president who missed his moment, by Ahmad Mahadi
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso remains one of the most recognizable figures in Nigerian politics. With his iconic red cap and massive grassroots following in Kano, he has built a loyal movement that few can match. Yet despite his charisma and ambition, Kwankwaso’s chances of becoming Nigeria’s president have steadily faded. His biggest mistake was leaving the APC too soon. Had he…
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Kaduna: For President Tinubu, a resounding political validation, by Sunday Dare
It was another journey to Kaduna by President Bola Tinubu. It was one to demonstrate the depth of friendship and showcase the value of commitment to the ties that bind. Kaduna, once the undisputed epicentre of northern Nigeria’s politics, still retains its aura as the crucible of power and influence in the region. More than a city, Kaduna is the…
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Rivers: Why Fubara may fight again! By Ismail Omipidan
The return of Governor Siminalayi Fubara after the expiration of the six-month emergency rule has been widely applauded by many Nigerians. To avoid any unguarded utterances, the governor, on his return to the state, appeared to tactfully distance himself from his army of supporters who had thronged the Rivers State Government House on Thursday. Instead, he showed up yesterday, and…
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Why Governor Biodun Oyebanji should test his popularity in another party, by Olumide Akomolafe
In Ekiti politics, loyalty to party and principles has always defined true leadership. Sadly, the current trajectory of Governor Biodun Oyebanji reveals a dangerous drift away from those values. The governor has, over time, built his administration not on the backbone of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members who fought tirelessly to bring him into office, but on the structures…
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Tinubu, next INEC boss, and Liman controversy, by Farooq Kperogi
An older friend of mine, a denizen of the circles of power, told me a few days ago that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was considering a retired judge from Nasarawa State to succeed Professor Mahmood Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He named him as Justice Abdullahi Mohammed Liman, whom, I am embarrassed to admit, I…
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Standards are dead: Nigeria and the fakery epidemic, by Ugo Egbujo
Good building materials are gone. Everything is now fake—almost everything. The chronic decline took an acute turn after the COVID epidemic. A post-COVID nosedive. The naira started to plummet, prices soared. Surging costs of basic food began to drown the poor. People could no longer make it, so manufacturers started to fake it. Perhaps to stay alive. These days, almost…
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Rivers: How will history judge Tinubu? By Olawale Olaleye
Often drawing a parallel with some of the poor choices of past leaders appears one of the curses that hinders development and growth of the African giant, Nigeria. Citing bad examples, glibly, to justify and also endorse obnoxious decisions or actions of a leader because he is “one of us” has continued to sink the country further into chasm. One…
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Oba Rasidi Ladoja: The making of a remarkable Olubadan, by Lanre Ogundipe
Ibadan is great in many ways. Remarkable feats and uncommon achievements mark its 200-year history. In the annals of time, the great city has recorded many firsts and continues to set the pace for others to follow. And with its unrelenting quest for distinction framed by its unique socio-cultural and political trajectory, the city of Oluyole will continue to thrive…
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Chagoury, the Lebanese who found home in Nigeria, by Simbo Olorunfemi and Ade Adefeko
Miziara, with a population of 6,000 people, is a beautiful Lebanese village perched on the Hills of the North Governorate of the country, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. While Lebanon is widely known as a country of diaspora, with more of its people outside the country than within its borders, nowhere is that as pronounced as it is in Miziara, an…
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When the rich roars: the Dangote-NUPENG face-off, by Owei Lakemfa
Aliko Dangote is a likeable man. He is into philanthropism, smiles and even dances in public. However, the issue is not his person but his businesses. In the last few years, he has been engaged in endless fights over the operation of his refinery. But one of the most unnecessary is his fight with workers. Given the large scale media…
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