Opinion

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DSP Barau: ‘Most Visible Northern Legislator’

By Abba Anwar In preparation for the celebration of the second year anniversary for the 10th Assembly/Senate in the current dispensation, Opinion Poll

Electoral Reform: INEC, citizens’ proposals and the implications for 2027

Nigeria’s 2027 elections, now just 21 months away, may be regulated by a new electoral law, possibly the Electoral Act 2025, as long as the National A

Elite rule is inevitable; one-party rule is undesirable

Three thinkers—Vilfredo Pareto, Karl Marx and Antonio Gramsci—wrote in different centuries and contexts, but they shared a conviction: power in all so

Poverty as incentive for social dislocation

Poverty in Nigeria is fast becoming a weapon, a dangerous one. Anyone who has watched a trending video showing retired police officers demanding to be

Maiduguri Giwa Barracks’ relocation: To be or not to be?

The recent bomb explosions at Giwa Barracks in Maiduguri have reignited a critical debate about whether this key military facility should be relocated