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Can the North retain political power in 2023? (I)

This is the 64 billion naira question currently raging in the polity. Every permutation and strategy towards the 2023 elections by political figures a

Mailafia’s Theory of Nonsense

If you followed discussions around the intersections of politics and economy in Nigeria in the past decade, you’ve probably come across him in the med

Forget the pretence, APC will swim and sink on Tinubu (I)

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), is a house of mirrors where a game of cloak and dagger is going on presently. The key elements of the game

North-west insecurity: Banditry or jihadists’ occupation?

Nigeria’s North West has been plagued by years of imperilment ranging from cattle rustling, clashes between herders and farmers; attacks by heavily-ar

Attack on FMC Lokoja disturbing

The recent attack by some hoodlums at the Federal Medical Centre, Lokoja is quite disturbing to put it mildly. Some suspected hoodlums had Wednesday m