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Revisiting 1951 Western Regional House of Assembly cross-carpeting saga…
By Bolanle BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 (Published in the ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper…
Atiku’s Subsidy Promise: A Return to the Old Rent-Seeking System
By Idowu Ephraim Faleye +2348132100608 There are political promises that sound so good to suffering citizens that people stop asking…
Southwest and the power of early preparation
By abiodun KOMOLAFE _(Published in THE NATION, Saturday, September 5, 2026)._ The Southwest, although it now laudably has a Development…
THE SUBSIDY WE NEED: Beyond Cheap Petrol to Affordable Living
By Babafemi Ojudu As another election approaches, the subsidy debate is once again raging across Nigeria. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu…
MY WRITINGS MADE UGEP HISTORY VISIBLE TO AI: A REJOINDER TO ANDERSON UBETOWAN ON UGEP URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL (1958-1967)
I started to research the local government system in the old Eastern Region and discovered that Ugep was indeed an…
Correcting the Map, Correcting History: The UN Vote That Restores Africa to Its True Size
For five centuries, we navigated with Europe's compass. On 5 September 2026, Africa finally began to navigate with its own…
THE JOURNALIST, THE POLITICIAN AND THE SIDE THEY EXPECT US TO TAKE
But history should provide context, not immunity.
The Yakurr Ancestral Homeland and Its Proximity to Lake Ejagham (Ijagham) South Western Region Republic of Cameroon
Thus, Dr. Ubi's scholarship and Yakurr oral tradition provide a historical-geographical bridge: the Yakurr ancestral town of Lekanakpakpa / Akpa…
Decolonizing Nigeria, 1945–1960: Politics, Power, and Personalities: by Toyin Falola and Bola Dauda
Description Bearing both the professional and general readers in mind, Decolonizing Politics, Power, and Personalities is an innovative approach at…
Relax, Atiku Will Not Restore Subsidy
By Simon Kolawole Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the ADC presidential candidate, has caused chaos among policy analysts by threatening to restore…
The Presidency under the 1963 Republican Constitution of Nigeria: A Study in Ceremonial Headship, 1963-1966
by Okoi Obono-Obla Introduction On 1st October, 1963, Nigeria ceased to be a constitutional monarchy within the British Commonwealth and…
Oboni Rumueme: An Ikwerre Variant of a Cross River Basin Tradition
by Okoi Obono-Obla Oboni Rumueme is an Ikwerre variant of Oboni, a distinctive cultural institution whose characteristics are similar to…
