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Of State Police conundrum, playing the ostrich, and Ekiti election beyond the razzmatazz
The fever of state police is on. The debate has divided Nigerians. The Federal Government is not looking back on it. The passage of the bill Wednesday by the Senate has sealed matter. The Rubicon has been crossed....
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Tax hikes: Tinubu’s aggressive revenue extraction will stifle growth
As Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu had a reputation for squeezing water from a stone by extracting taxes from even the most unlikely people. ...
Editor | Feb 24, 2025
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EFCC’s failure: Olukoyede is shadow-boxing with blame-shifting
Like Bola Tinubu, the president who appointed him as chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede is full of hot air on tackling corruption in Nigeria....
Editor | Feb 17, 2025
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IMF/WTO: Nigeria’s economy suffers from corruption, disregard for rule of law
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) both have a remit to monitor and review the economic developments and policies of their members....
Editor | Feb 05, 2025
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Trumpian World: What Nigeria can expect from Trump’s second presidency
Last week, on Monday, January 20, Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. Eight years ago, on January 20, 2017, Trump was inaugurated as America’s 45th president.....
Editor | Jan 27, 2025
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Peter Obi and the imperative of speaking truth to power in Nigeria
Everyone is familiar with the famous saying: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” That saying, attributed to Edmund Burke...
Editor | Jan 20, 2025
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Nigeria needs a truly representative and accountable democracy
There are two models of democracy. One is a direct democracy; the other is a representative democracy. In the former, citizens elect people as “delegates” to the legislature to formulate laws......
Editor | Jan 13, 2025
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Nigeria's path to food sovereignty lies in agroecology and family farms
Nigeria’s food future is at a pivotal moment. In a significant development, the government recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Brazilian meatpacker...
Editor | Jan 10, 2025
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Tinubu squandered 2024; sadly, the omens are not good for 2025!
At the beginning of every year, analysts look back at the past 12 months – reflecting on what worked and what didn’t – and look forward to the next 12 months – prognosticating on what might and might not be...
Editor | Jan 06, 2025
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