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Reuben Abati: INEC’s “Final List”, Dangote’s Ark, And The Looming Agony [MUST READ]

Reuben Abati | Op-Ed Contributor -
Reuben Abati examines INEC’s candidate list for the 2027 elections, threats to a credible poll, soaring living costs, and the frenzy surrounding Dangote Refinery’s...
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After Peter Obi’s Convoy Was Blocked in Benue, Is Enugu Blocking His Political Message? [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
There is regulation. There is overregulation. There is political desperation masquerading as regulation. And then there is whatever the Enugu State Structures for Signage...
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Peter Obi’s Benue Blockade and the Politics That Enabled It [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
Peter Obi did not travel to Benue State on September 8, 2026, to hold a campaign rally. He did not go there to commission...
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NELFUND Student Loans: Who Should Pay for Education in Oil Wealthy Nigeria? [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
There is perhaps no more jarring illustration of Nigeria's confused understanding of educational opportunity and social investment than the widely criticised suggestion by Mrs....
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The Problem With Hellfire Evangelism: David Ibiyeomie’s Message in the Spotlight [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
It's high time proselytising Christians in Nigeria answered whether what they preach in street corners, markets, parks, and inside commercial buses is the Good...
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The Shehu Buba Controversy: Allegations, Denials and the Case for an Independent Probe [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
The controversy over sponsorship of terrorism by Senator Shehu Umar Buba, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District at the National Assembly is grave and very...
Guest Essays

Peter Obi vs Tinubu vs Atiku: The Records Nigerians Must Examine [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
Let us have a brief family meeting. Nothing too serious. Just three Nigerian families gathered around the proverbial village square, comparing notes about our...
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Dear Rotimi Amaechi: Yes, You Built the Roads – But Where Are the Drainages? [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
I have been amused by some of the proposed solutions to the flooding that disrupted activities during the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference...
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VDM at NBA Conference: What the VeryDarkMan Controversy Reveals About Nigeria’s Legal Profession [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
The controversy over the invitation extended to VeryDarkMan to the Nigerian Bar Association conference raises a larger question: Is advocacy the exclusive preserve of...
Guest Essays

Dotun Oladipo: Why Does Sudden Death Take the Good and Spare the Wicked? [A TRIBUTE]

Yushau A. Shuaib | Op-Ed Contributor -
On the afternoon of Tuesday, August 25, 2026, I exchanged messages with Dotun Oladipo — respected journalist, former President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers...
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