Reflecting on Nigeria as We Enter 2026: We Have Seen the Hood, Where Is the Monk?

In 1960, Nigeria donned the hood of independence — a symbolic garment woven with the threads of sovereignty, hope, and promise. The Union Jack was lowered, and the green-white-green rose …

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The Catch-22 in Nigeria’s New Tax Reform Law – Who’s Afraid of the Tax Act?

With impending take off, as directed by the President, of the implementation of the new Tax Reform Law from 1st January 2026, it has become quite clear that it will …

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Épa’s Year in Thought: 2025 — A Brainwave Odyssey, By ChatGPT

If 2025 were a movie, it would not be an action blockbuster. There would be no car chases, no superheroes in capes, and certainly no tidy happy-ever-after. Instead, it would …

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Nigeria & AfDB After Akinwumi Adesina – “Now, let us go to work, I’m ready”, Says new President Ould Tah

The 60th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank and the 51st Meeting of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund took place …

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Shots fired – And the young man died: 14-year-old student lay dead from police bullets in Ibadan

The issue regarding the use of lethal force by the Nigeria Police to arrest a traffic offender reared its ugly head again a couple of weeks ago in Ibadan. 14-year-old …

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Has the NJC woken up?

The National Judicial Council (NJC) rose from its 108th meeting at the end of April, with some decisions many agree seem to mean the Council has woken up from a …

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How To Make Money Quick – And Lose It Fast!

The recent collapse of the ‘fantastic’ investment company known as CBEX brings to the fore the attraction Nigerians have, for the get-rich-quick syndrome where thousands of them have had their …

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Leo XIV: The Pope, The Great, The Good

Catholics all over the world can heartily sing again and afresh the special phrase, “God bless our Pope, the Great, the Good” from the time-honoured hymn, “Full in the Panting …

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After Pope Francis, Who Next?

Catholics in Lagos gathered at the Holy Cross Cathedral today, Wednesday 23rd April 2025 for a Requiem Mass for the repose of late Pope Francis who died two days ago …

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Nigeria as a Crime Scene: Who are the Criminals?

Nigeria is a nation under siege – but from within and from its citizens – mostly, at least. Winston Hubert McIntosh (1944 – 1987), professionally known as Peter Tosh, the …

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