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  A noble leader answers not to the trumpet of self-promotion but to the hushed whisper of necessity. Engr. Rauf Olaniyan stands as a beacon of hope and transformation for Oyo State, bringing with him a legacy of excellence, integrity, and proven leadership in public service. With decades of experience Continue Reading

As I pen this piece, ARAMCO; the Saudi Arabian Oil Company, has global investments across Asia, Europe, and North America. Yet, it is 100% owned by the Saudi government. This simple fact proves that a publicly owned oil company can still dominate globally, delivering both profit and national benefit. Similarly, Continue Reading

Sir: Some lives do not merely pass through time. Rather, they reveal a syntax by which God continues to speak. In the priesthood of Archbishop Valerian Maduka Okeke, grace unfolds not as abstract doctrine, but as a living language that is spoken in sacraments, punctuated by silence, and ordered by Continue Reading

Africa is not just a continent of potential, it is a continent of momentum. With one of the world’s youngest populations, abundant resources, rising digital connectivity, and a spirit of innovation rooted in resilience, Africa is poised to become a major engine of global growth. But growth must be inclusive, Continue Reading

  Ipapo, Oyo State – August 8, 2025 – In a significant boost to his burgeoning 2027 gubernatorial campaign, Amofin Beulah Adeoye, the accomplished lawyer and financial forensic expert from Ipapo, Itesiwaju Local Government, received a powerful blessing and endorsement from the Oke-Ogun chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria Continue Reading

Mr President, I greet you as I address a fundamental contradiction of state-building and nation-building that you seem to handle with kid-gloves, put differently, that you are sleep-walking into a political trap, perhaps, for selfish reasons, which is the prize of 2027. As late Jonathan Ihonde (the Creator of the Continue Reading

For two full days in Kaduna, Northern Nigeria rewrote the playbook on democratic accountability. There was no stage. No scripts. No political rallying. What unfolded instead was something rare in Nigeria’s political culture—a public, unscripted, and data-backed performance review of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration. Ministers and security chiefs did Continue Reading

Fragmented, outdated, weakly enforced, and often misaligned with citizens’ expectations, Nigeria’s tax system has been a frequent target for criticism. However, with a tax-to-GDP ratio of approximately 6 per cent for many years and one of the lowest in the world, the Tinubu administration decided to take a bold step Continue Reading

One elementary fact that is known to one and all is that Mr. Peter Obi, the man whose presidential run in 2023 belied the predictions of naysayers, has become the centerpiece of Nigeria’s politics. He is the most mentioned and the most discussed political figure in Nigeria today. But he Continue Reading

  Some overzealous supporters of Ambassador Sarafa Tunji Isola went to town recently, in celebration of a purported ” endorsement” of the latter as Governor of Ogun state in 2027 by the former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo. Ambassador Tunji Isola is one of the gubernatorial Continue Reading