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Sunday, April 12, 2026

Opinion

April 12, 2026

The renewed dystopia of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (1)

To the citizens and communities caught in this, however, we owe acknowledgement and solidarity. This is the beginning.

President Bola Tinubu and Bandits
April 9, 2026

INEC, ADC and the Latin Phrase: Another view

There are a few countries where lawyers and courts are as gifted in twisting judicial pronouncements as those in Nigeria.

David Mark, Amupitan, Aregbesola
April 9, 2026

Aderonke Atoyebi: Turning the Tide on Illicit Financial Flows: Zacch Adedeji leads Africa’s revenue push

Under Adedeji, the Nigeria Revenue Service is undergoing reforms aimed at making it more efficient, more transparent and more responsive.

April 7, 2026

Ojo Maduekwe: Africa fixates on long-abolished slave trade as modern slavery festers in Libya

The recent resolution at the United Nations General Assembly, championed by Ghana, declaring the Transatlantic Slave Trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, has been praised by Africans as

United Nations
April 6, 2026

Gbenga Adeniji: Makinde govt must tame these killer truckers

Oyo State is a pacesetter and cannot afford to lower its guard on robust accident and traffic management measures.

April 6, 2026

Abdul Mahmud: When President Tinubu visited Jos Airport

The role of Governor Caleb Mutfwang in this theatre of sorrow raises difficult questions of its own.

Bola Tinubu at Jos airport
April 5, 2026

Amupitan and the ruse of law

Beneath the ruse of law, a malevolent design lurks in plain sight.

Joash Amupitan
April 4, 2026

Implications of Court of Appeal ruling on Nigeria’s maritime jurisdiction

It reinforces a legal trend that prevents state governments from extending regulatory reach into federally controlled sectors under the guise of revenue generation.

Blue economy
April 3, 2026

Temitope Ajayi: Middle-East Crisis: How Tinubu’s policy of naira-for-crude guarantees supply security in Nigeria

President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied by the NNPC to the Dangote Refinery.

Dangote speaking with Tinubu
April 2, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene: Adelabu’s power lines as laundry lines

Adelabu, like many of his predecessors, is running the power ministry in 2026 with the 1950 operational manual of the Electricity Corporation of Nigeria.

Adebayo Adelabu And lantern