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Selected essays and commentary from accomplished writers, experts, and influential voices.

Guest Essays

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...
Guest Essays

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...
Guest Essays

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...
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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...
Government

Reuben Abati: Fake Government Agencies in Nigeria: A Growing Menace [MUST READ]

Reuben Abati | Op-Ed Contributor -
Ghosts. Fake, fraudulent, dubious things are not new in Nigeria. The crisis of transparency in Nigeria's public sector payroll system began, for example, as...
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Reuben Abati: Osun Governorship Election: Why Adeleke Defeated the APC [MUST READ]

Reuben Abati | Op-Ed Contributor -
The success of the Gubernatorial election held in Osun State on Saturday, August 15, 2026 had implications that went beyond the boundaries of the...
Arts & Culture

Tony Elumelu: What the Outrage Over ‘Tony’ Gets Wrong About African Culture [MUST READ]

Vitus Ozoke | Op-Ed Contributor -
My recent piece about the young woman who addressed Chief Tony Elumelu as "Tony" has generated quite a response. Good. Public commentary should provoke...
Guest Essays

Pastor Chris, Tonto Dikeh, and the Power of Letting the Work Speak [MUST READ]

Opinions | The Trent -
This synchronicity between Pastor Chris Oyakhilome of the LoveWorld Nation and erstwhile Nollywood sensation Evangelist Tonto Dikeh isn't because of any shared provenance or...
Africa

Nigeria, South Africa Must Protect a Bond Forged in Struggle, By Fani-Kayode (Part 6) [MUST READ]

Femi Fani-Kayode | Op-Ed Contributor -
Nigeria, South Africa Must Protect a Bond Forged in Struggle, By Fani-Kayode (Part 1) Nigeria, South Africa Must Protect a Bond Forged in Struggle, By...
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