New Electoral Act: Tempering Ebullience with Reason
By Tunde Rahman A few days ago, the National Assembly completed the review of the 2022 Electoral Act, harmonising differences in the amendments passed by the two chambers. In a…
The Araba Touch; When Private Hearts Meet Public Health In Kwara By Babajide Fadoju
Some forms of impact do not wait for ribbon-cutting ceremonies. They arrive quietly, long before policy documents are finalised and long before official photographs are framed. They arrive with stethoscopes,…
Beyond the compulsory real-time transmission of results
By Temitope Ajayi Our habit of amending our electoral laws almost every election cycle deserves serious scrutiny. The popular justification, continuous improvement, sounds persuasive but does not withstand close examination.…
Press freedom, intelligence power, and Nigeria’s democratic signal to West Africa
By Ademola Oshodi West Africa’s democratic breakdowns have increasingly followed a predictable sequence. Civic space narrows, dissent is reframed as a security problem, and coercive institutions begin to set the…
Opportunity has no mother tongue: How President Tinubu’s NELFUND provides equal access
By Dare Ojepe In a country where identity often arrives before ability, it is no small thing when a public policy chooses to listen differently. Nigeria, with its many tongues…
Yusuf’s defection, Kwankwaso and the 2027 Kano election By Tunde Rahman
Kano State, the bastion of progressive politics in Northern Nigeria, is going through a turbulent time. This turbulence has caused a tectonic shift in the state's political map. Mallam Abba…
Ladoke Akintola – the thunder of history
By Sunday Dare On Thursday, we gathered in Ibadan not merely to remember the man SL Akintola but to reverence the enduring spirit of courage, intellect, and sacrifice of the…
Kigali, Echoes of Rwanda Genocide andOther Stories
Tunde Rahman I had long nursed the idea of visiting Kigali, Rwanda’s capital, given the exciting stories of infrastructure development, well-paved network of roads and other beautiful things I had heard about that country. When,…
Building a New Benue: Governor Hyacinth Alia’s Construction Revolution
By Babajide Fadoju From the moment I stepped off the plane at Makurdi Airport, the capital of Benue State, and made my way toward my hotel in the Government Reserved…
Reimagining Urban Spaces: The Forward-Thinking Public-Private Collaboration in Obalende’s Transformation by Babajide Fadoju
On January 21, 2026, Tokunbo Wahab, the Honorable Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, led an inspection of the Obalende Underbridge and motor park area. What…