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The lamentations of Yemi Cardoso

Unlike his predecessor, Nigeria’s current central bank governor, Olayemi Michael Cardoso, is unlikely to print money without the president’s approval.

What it takes to make northern elders angry

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu deserves his tri-monthly Paris holidays. He has worked hard for it. As hard as his predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari, whose fa

The need to pray

About a month ago a family appeared on Brekete Family, an Abuja-based reality TV show, claiming they had been swindled by one Ngozi Blessing to the tu

Security and Nabeeha’s ghost

A strange disease is ravaging Nigeria, and it seems all hands are on deck to cure it once and for all. It is an ailment that makes otherwise docile ci

Dropping the ball as directive principle of state policy

Barely two weeks after the Tudun Biri massacre, President Bọla Ahmed Tinubu was so incensed by the sloppiness of those in charge of defence that he co