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As Malagi and Ngelale Renounce Lai’s Lies and Adesina’s Insults – By Farooq Kperogi

The Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris Malagi, and the Special

A Call to World Leaders: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Requires Advancing Men’s Access To Mental Health Support

For many decades, resilient women and girls who have survived abuse have

Beware The Coup Belt – By Femi Fani-Kayode

Despite the hysteria about who has been made a Minister and who

Why Tinubu Must Restore Fuel Subsidies Now – By Farooq Kperogi

A speculative news story from TheCable about President Bola Ahmed Tinubu considering

ECOWAS Versus Niger: Who Is Fooling Whom? By Femi Fani-Kayode

We worked hard, took many bullets and took great risks to put

El-Rufai’s Betrayal and Akpabio’s Buffoonery – By Farooq Kperogi

Former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai’s rumored withdrawal from consideration as a

My Journey of Nomination, Withdrawal, and Hope: A Personal Account – By Maryam Shetty

I have found myself at the centre of a pivotal moment in

Tinubu’s Risky Niger Gamble, Shetty’s Embarrassment – By Farooq Kperogi

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu yesterday wrote to the Senate to inform it

Abdul Samad Rabiu: Appreciating a boardroom colossus and amiable philanthropist on his birthday

Unassuming, shrewd, reserved, and compassionate are a few of the adjectives that

Davido: Why Yoruba and Hausa Muslims Reacted Differently to Video – By Farooq Kperogi

Music star Davido’s social media promotion of a new song by Logos

IMF’s Neoliberal Sadomasochistic Paradise is Finally in Nigeria – By Farooq Kperogi

It used to be that, like all normal human beings, ordinary Nigerians

Tinubu’s war against hunger – By Fredrick Nwabufo

The current challenges, which are the corollaries of a bold policy to

Jamaica is West Africa in the Americas – By Farooq Kperogi

My wife and I vacationed in Jamaica for a week a few

Nigeria’s foreign policy direction and the utility of example – By Fredrick Nwabufo

Events in the past weeks betoken a pristine approach to Nigeria’s foreign

Mmesoma and Wrong Conclusions from JAMB’s Money-Eating Snake Story – By Farooq Kperogi

People who want to impeach the credibility of JAMB, especially its current

3 Lessons from the Ethnicization of the JAMB Controversy – By Farooq Kperogi

Over the last few days, I recoiled in horror and disgust as

Uber’s “black box” keeps drivers in the dark about their share of the fare

The last time I flew out of DIA, my Uber fare was

Subsidy Removal As Elite Banditry, Reverse Robin Hoodism – By Farooq Kperogi

I really wanted to stop talking about subsidy removal for two reasons.

Why Tinubu’s Hiring and Firing Frenzy Excites Nigerians By – Farooq Kperogi

After an unexpectedly sluggish start (it took him longer than usual to

Shettima: From “Boko Haram Sponsor” to Anti-Muslim Muslim? By Farooq Kperogi

Vice President Kashim Shettima is undergoing an interesting notional transformation in Nigeria’s

Olabode Afurewaju: This is why I am petitioning the Abuja Environment Protection Board to keep Abuja motor parks clean

The Abuja Environment Protection Board (AEPB) is saddled with the responsibility of

Enriching Nigeria’s Democratic Experience: The Significance of June 12 – By Olusegun Adeniran Onilude

June 12 holds a profound significance in Nigeria's socio-political development as it

Why Northerners Don’t Call Tinubu “Jagaban” – By Farooq Kperogi

Southern Nigerians have asked me two trivial but persistent and important questions

President Tinubu and Dangers of Subsidy Removal – By Farooq Kperogi

It’s either President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his inner circle didn’t read

Children’s Day 2023: Our Responsibility As A Nation – By Dr. Aderonke Kujore Adelekan

There are many things that make Nigeria a beautiful place but a

37m Nigerian women, girls in period poverty: This is why we must do something urgently – By Margaret Aladeselu

We hardly ever talk about the fact that — according to the

Femi Adesina’s Parting Doctoral Fraud – By Farooq Kperogi

While Muhammadu Buhari and honchos of his eight-year ruinous regime busied themselves

PMB Lands Softly On A Sofa Floor – By Femi Adesina

This has been a week of reflection, introspection, and rumination. It’s the

The ‘Foolish Man’ and his mega refinery complex – By Bayo Onanuga

Some years ago, Aliko Dangote, Africa's richest man, invited media leaders to

Buhari’s Last-Minute Provocations of Tinubu – By Farooq Kperogi

After failing to stop him from emerging as APC’s flag bearer in