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The Knife and Yam

This article offers a trenchant analysis of the economics of politics as practised in our clime using the parable of the knife and yam. The battle for

Why we must insist on electronic transmission of results

Following outrage at its rejection of electronic transmission of results from polling units to the INEC Results Viewing Portal (IReV) real time, on Fe

When a name does not fit the allegation

In public policy, especially in matters touching on sanctions, terrorism, and international accountability, names matter. They carry weight. They carr

The day General Murtala Muhammed was assassinated

Friday, February 13, 1976, will remain infamous and one of the darkest days in the annals of this country. That was the day, now 50 years on, a belove

Confusion as Political Strategy: Is 2027 Being Engineered for Crisis?

 The current controversy unfolding ahead of the 2027 general election was entirely avoidable if only Nigeria’s political elite prioritized public inte