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Who Is Development For? Amina Salihu’s New Book Challenges Nigeria’s Priorities

There is a question that sits quietly beneath almost every development intervention: who is development really for? What if the biggest weakness in development...

To Atiku Abubakar: A Final Word for A Diminishing Star, By Femi Fani-Kayode – Part 2 [MUST READ]

Read Part 1: To Atiku Abubakar: A Final Word for A Diminishing Star, By Femi Fani-Kayode Permit me to continue this contribution by sharing...

To Atiku Abubakar: A Final Word for A Diminishing Star, By Femi Fani-Kayode [MUST READ]

I received a WhatsApp message from Waziri Atiku Abubakar on Sunday afternoon in response to my open letter to him which was published earlier...

Reuben Abati: Tinubu Is Back, but Nigeria’s Problems Never Left [MUST READ]

Exactly a week ago, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, now jokingly renamed a citizen of Kano with a Northern-sounding name Ashiru Bala Ahmadu Tanimu, whatever...

2027: Why Nigeria’s Liberation Will Not Come from Tinubu, Atiku, or Obi [MUST READ]

There is no way one reflects deeply on Nigeria, its potential and its missed opportunities, without feeling a profound sense of sadness. I know respected...

The Jerry Eze Phenomenon: When Your Church Members Prefer the Famous Pastor Online? [MUST READ]

An unnamed Nigerian pastor went viral in late August 2026 after lamenting that his church members refuse to celebrate him or his birthday online,...

Nonye Soludo Corrected Peter Obi on ‘Godparents.’ What Exactly Did the Correction Change? [MUST READ]

There are political interventions that clarify issues. There are others that confuse them. And then there are interventions so spectacularly unnecessary that, by the...

An Open Letter to Peter Obi: Put Your Proposed Government Before Nigerian Voters [MUST READ]

His Excellency Mr. Peter Gregory Obi, I have a proposition for you. It is bold. It is unconventional. It may even sound politically radical. Before...

Reuben Abati: Nigeria At 66: Hopes And Impediments [MUST READ]

"Hopes and Impediments" is the title of a 1988 collection of essays by the legendary writer, Chinua Achebe, and it is perhaps the most...

37 Miners Died in Government Custody. Nigerians Deserve Answers [MUST READ]

In mid-September, what began as a routine raid by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) against illegal mining in Minna, the capital...

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