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BBNaija, NLNG Prizes, and the Question of National Priorities

When Olubunmi Familoni won the $100,000 Nigerian Prize for Literature last year with his children’s book The Road Does Not End, I was deeply disappoin

The silencing of Badeggi FM: A symptom of Nigeria’s democratic erosion

In the heart of Niger State, the airwaves of Badeggi FM fell silent on the first day of August, 2025, not due to technical failure or market forces, b

Leadership Without Vision: The North’s Self-Inflicted Wound

In the past week, Arewa’s social media spaces have been engulfed in a storm of outrage. At the heart of this fury are recent federal government appoin

Memories of the coup day 1975

I have vivid memories of the day General Yakubu Gowon’s military government was overthrown on Tuesday,  July 29, 1975. My generation of Nigerians has

UniAbuja Saga And Mission Against The Law

Ayodele Olakunle When the embattled Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Olatunji Alausa, contemplated the project of dragging the President Bola Tinubu A