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What ADC will do differently from APC… – 1.

By Bola BOLAWOLEturnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 Two weeks ago in this column, I asked what the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the emerging coalition of some of the country’s leading politicians, will do differently from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). An amused reader called and engaged me in the argument you are about to read. […]
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Again, Buhari nails Femi Adesina to the cross

By Tunde Odesola By some indices of human assessment, such as professionalism, intellect, carriage, humility, handsomeness, etc., the erstwhile Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari (of bitter memory), Mr Femi Adesina, was not cut from the same cloth as many of his colleague editors. There was the tale of a toad-eyed, bosomy and big-mouthed female […]
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Peter Obi’s Dangerous Game

By Azu IshiekwenePeter Obi has the best chance against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in 2027 of all opposition candidates. Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP) may have received a slightly higher percentage of the votes (6.9 million or 29.1 percent) in the last presidential election; still, that was poor for Atiku, a […]
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Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan: What Is The Judgment?

By Olufemi Aduwo In the interpretive hierarchy of judicial pronouncements, it is an elementary but enduring principle of law that obiter dicta, however persuasive or pronounced from the loftiest judicial altars, do not assume the force of law. The binding component of a judgment is the ratio decidendi – that is, the legal principle or […]
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OPEN LETTER TO RT HON KEMI BADENOCH MP

Subject: A Call for Balanced Engagement with Nigeria, the Land of your Birth. July 22, 2025. Dear Rt Hon Kemi Badenoch, I write to you with profound respect and recognition of your remarkable journey from your early years in Nigeria to your distinguished leadership as Secretary of State for Business and Trade in the United […]