Dissecting President Tinubu’s budget speech: discipline as doctrine, boldness as signal, security as core
Dissecting President Tinubu’s budget speech: discipline as doctrine, boldness as signal, security as core By Sunday Dare President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 2026 Budget Speech is remarkable, not only for its…
When women rise, nations flourish
By Joy Inyamu Akut When we speak about gender roles, it’s easy for the conversation to turn into a battle of superiority. But that has never been the point. Men…
Royal by birth, modern by vision: Prince Oluwafemi, the Awujale for a new era
At defining moments in history, a people are called to choose not just a leader, but a direction. For Ijebuland, that moment calls for a royal who understands tradition yet…
Finally, President Tinubu takes the bull by the horns
By Tunde Rahman Given how sensitive the subject has become, it is understandable that the matter of state police has taken this long. Importantly, it has also become imperative that…
President Tinubu’s defining turn toward security reform
By Dare Ojepe There are moments in a nation’s life when hesitation becomes a luxury too costly to indulge, moments when the leader must step beyond counsel, beyond caution, and…
APC, the three wise men and the future of Osun
By Kolade Ismail In Osun politics today, the air is thick enough to cut with a knife. The All Progressives Congress (APC), long regarded as the party to beat, is…
Oga Dan, good night
By Muyiwa Akintunde He was born Daniel Ochima Agbese on 20 May 1944 into the Agila royalty in the then Northern Nigeria Protectorate, which later became Northern Region and subsequently…
Osun: Why APC must hand the governorship ticket to ‘Kunle Adegoke
By Abosede Omisade As Osun State inches closer to another crucial governorship election, the political temperature is rising — and so is the debate over who should lead the All…
The Trump challenge and a call for patriotic voices
By Tunde Rahman In an age when the lines between truth and falsehood are getting increasingly blurred, I was nonplussed when President Trump labelled Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern…
CPC: Why Trump put Nigeria on the ‘religious persecution’ watchlist – Politics, pressure and perception
By Adedeji Abiola Adeleye When the Trump administration in December 2019 announced that Nigeria had been placed on the U.S. Special Watch List for “severe violations of religious freedom,” the…