Opinion

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Farmer–herder clashes and the free market

In the free-market ideology, the ultimate purpose of a country’s law is to maximise wealth for the country’s citizens. This is why establishing a lega

The high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition ahead of the 2027 elections

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will undergo a major leadership transition in less than 60 days, just 15 months to the 2027

Northern Nigeria’s risky gamble with bandits

“We must not allow fear to divide us. If we compromise our principles in pursuit of peace, we will have neither peace nor principle.”  —Nelson Mandela

Middle East: Long shadow of Sykes-Picot, red line agreements

Why didn’t the Israelis go for the less controversial option of sending their assassination squads (Kidon, in Mossad operational parlance) as they hav

Nigeria’s costly education gamble

“A barn is only full when the seed is sown.” But why sow seeds when you can just recycle last year’s rotten harvest and hand it over to a child? After