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The Nigerians in Adeboboye’s novel

The Nigerians in Adeboboye’s novel

Must there be an evil force behind our ordeals? Are there evil people out there whose happiness stems from making others sad through fetish means? Some days ago, I found myself searching for my review

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Tunji Disu: Burden of a good cop

Tunji Disu: Burden of a good cop

Policing reform is rarely driven by individuals alone. It requires political will, funding, legislative support, and internal cultural shifts. The IGP can lead, but he cannot single-handedly transform. Still, individuals matter. Leadership tone shapes institutional

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Betrayals 

Betrayals 

I still believe in Nigeria. Not blindly, not romantically, but deliberately. And perhaps that is the most rebellious response to betrayal of all. There are betrayals that are loud and there are betrayals that sit

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When distant thunder becomes local rain

When distant thunder becomes local rain

The decisions that shape our economic destiny are often taken in Washington, Tehran, Tel Aviv or Moscow. Nigeria watches. Reacts. Adjusts. Rarely leads. That reality should provoke serious reflection among policymakers. A few days ago,

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When Daniel ambushed Bwala

When Daniel ambushed Bwala

If Nigerian politics were a Nollywood film, Bwala would be the character who begins the story as the village’s loudest rebel, spends the middle act denouncing the king, and ends the movie as the palace

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Adeola Akinremi: Decorated editor, poet by soul

Adeola Akinremi: Decorated editor, poet by soul

In the world we live now, there is no denying depression, a phenomenon that many Africans still deny till this day because we see it as an ‘Oyinbo’ ailment…depression and suicide have become defining public-health

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The preachers also bleed

The preachers also bleed

"We all live, in some measure, within contradiction. The difference between the famous and the ordinary is only the size of the spotlight. The rest of us preach patience and lose our tempers in traffic.

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What Baba Segi reminds me of

What Baba Segi reminds me of

Lola Shoneyin’s ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’ portrays men’s role in infertility and the need for this reality to be adequately acknowledged; a woman’s value need not depend on whether or not she

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Toni Kan’s classy COVID-19 chronicle

Toni Kan’s classy COVID-19 chronicle

"It takes a village for most causes to succeed. Let's learn to cooperate rather than compete. Let's learn to pool resources together than pulling resources apart. Together, we can do more. Apart, we will do

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Kabiyesi 

Kabiyesi 

"The age of kingdoms and empires has passed. They belong to history books and folklore. What remains is the opportunity for traditional rulers to redefine their relevance, to serve as custodians of culture, mediators of