Opinion
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Opinion: Wike as Tinubu’s ‘Political Hitman’? The Dangerous Question Behind the Osun Election
By Gloria Drealomalicha Politics, as they say, is a game of numbers. But in Nigeria, anybody who has spent enough time around power knows that numbers are only one part of the…
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Could Davido Be Osun’s Next Governor? Meet Nnenna Adeleke, the Woman Who Raised Two Governors and a Billionaire
By Gloria Drealomalicha From a woman born in Akwete to two sons who occupied Osun Government House, a billionaire businessman and a grandson who became a global music phenomenon, the Adeleke story…
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Akindele Adekunle: The Quiet Strategist Behind Adeleke’s Emergence In Osun
By Ariyo Adeola Akure, Ondo state. In the theatre of Nigerian politics, victory is often associated with the candidate who mounts the podium, waves to the crowd and eventually raises the certificate…
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Osun Election: 7 Things That Could Still Change The Outcome
By Opeyemi Adelakun The votes have been cast, counting has taken place at polling units and results are now being collated across Osun State. But despite the emergence of a clear early…
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Osun Election 2026: 15 Major Things That Happened Before Results Begin
By Opeyemi Adelakun As voting winds down across Osun State, Saturday’s governorship election has been marked by a series of significant developments ranging from strong voter turnout and successful voting in many…
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Osun 2026: Four Candidates, Four Visions, One High-Stakes Battle For The State
…Incumbent touts infrastructure record, APC candidate promises to tackle poverty …ADC, AAC candidates pitch peace, accountability and people-centred governance By Opeyemi Adelakun With barely days to the August 15 governorship election, the…
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Opinion: Atiku, Obasanjo And The Political Wounds That Refuse To Heal
By Opeyemi Adelakun For more than two decades, the political relationship between former President Olusegun Obasanjo and his former deputy, Atiku Abubakar, has refused to settle into the quiet permanence of history.…
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From Hit Songs to Courtroom Drama: The Money Mystery Behind P-Square’s Bitter Family War
By Sunday Ameh What began as a family disagreement surrounding one of Nigeria’s most successful music groups has gradually transformed into a bitter saga involving allegations of financial impropriety, courtroom proceedings, social…
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Dear Peller and Jarvis, Marriage Is Bigger Than TikTok, Fame and Viral Moments
By Gloria Drealomalicha Dear Peller and Jarvis, Congratulations. You have done what many Nigerians watched, debated, doubted and, at different points, even mocked. What began on a TikTok livestream has travelled through…
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Osun 2026: Will Adeleke’s Support for Tinubu Cost APC Its Biggest Chance?
By Gloria Drealomalicha Politics, they say, is a game of strange alliances. But few political equations in Nigeria today are as intriguing or as potentially explosive as the one unfolding in Osun…
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Opinion: Ending Street Begging, Reforming Almajiri Education: Can Nigeria Deliver?
By Abdulqadir Muhammad Alhaji The Federal Government has begun implementing a nationwide reform of Nigeria’s Almajiri education system, marking what officials describe as a renewed effort to modernise centuries-old Qur’anic schools while…
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Opinion: Nigeria Doesn’t Have Cheap Fuel — We Have Expensive Poverty
By George Omagbemi The argument that Nigerians enjoy “cheap” petrol because pump prices are below the global average misses the most important question: affordable for whom? Fuel prices cannot be judged by…