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By Patrick Okigbo III Xenophobia looks like stupidity, and it is tempting to dismiss it as such. That is a mistake. It has logical explanations,...

By Jumai Ahmadu While much attention has been given to the remarkable transformation taking place within the city centre of Abuja, perhaps one of the...

By Chiedu Uche Okoye Is Nigeria not gripped by a wave of criminal acts, what with bandits rustling herders’ cattle; kidnappers seizing school children for...

By Aduojo Agi Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola remains one of the most influential figures in Nigeria’s political history. More than three decades after...

By Chiedu Uche Okoye June 12, 1993 is etched in our collective psyche because the freest and fairest presidential election in Nigeria’s political annals took...

By Abiodun Oladunjoye “It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must...

By Emmanuel Ulayi When delegates from across West Africa converged on the Abuja Continental Hotel April 22-23, 2026, the agenda was clear but ambitious: to...

By Senator Kashim Shettima The political season is upon us again, and with it comes the familiar fever of democracy. Across our wards and local...

By Sunday Dare Even before the official commencement of the election season and before the Polls open, the “opposition”, a hurriedly stitched together contraption in...

By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such...