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Opinion

February 22, 2026

It’s time to save judicial appointments from corruption

The appointment of judges in Nigeria has become something akin to a life-and-death contest

JUDGES IN RIVERS
February 19, 2026

The road to a doctor’s Nigeria

Balewa was right. But in hindsight, did Achebe’s lamentation suggest that the prime minister was also naïve?

Balewa and Achebe
February 16, 2026

Abdul Mahmud: Electoral Act, time, and the future of trust

Do Nigerian political leaders increase confidence in the electoral system? Or do they deepen suspicion?

Bola Tinubu and Godswill Akpabio
February 15, 2026

2027 and Nigeria’s fortunate inconvenience

A fortunate inconvenience is a moment when an action designed for advantage produces the opposite effect.

Ballot box
February 15, 2026

Chidi Odinkalu: Fraudsters-in-Law: The conspiracy against Abia state

One can only hope that the present government of Abia state will show zero-tolerance for this network criminality.

Alex Otti and Justice Sunday Aladetoyinbo
February 9, 2026

Yes, Your Royal Highness 

The greetings are deep. The bow is deliberate.

Crown
February 8, 2026

The SEDC will need protection from political extortion

The SEDC has neither the budgets nor the latitude for the errors that have become the habits of the NDDC.

CURRENT SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS
February 5, 2026

Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali?

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot beyond their wildest imagination.

Col. Assimi Goita
February 2, 2026

 Tinubu, Ankara, and the unforgiving floor

The Nigerian president’s fall in Ankara cannot be wished away as a mere stumble without context.

Screenshot of President Bola Tinubu falling down
February 1, 2026

In the house of ‘My Lord’, there are judgments

Cases before many courts in Nigeria are no longer decided in the courtrooms but in worshipful processions to the homes of the people we call “My Lord”.

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