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Everyone has a plan for Africa; but does Africa have the conviction to drive its own? (1), By Dipo Baruwa

Nigeria, Oct. 9 -- I was on LinkedIn the other day when I came across this screaming headline: "Everyone has a plan for Africa, except Africa." At first, I was so engrossed by the headline that I thou... Read More


Kwara APC: How a succession battle became a political earthquake, By Ehi Braimah

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Politics is rarely only about elections; it is also about succession, control, alliances, interests and the management of political expectations. In Kwara State, these forces have c... Read More


We all need support, By Yemi Adetayo

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Sometimes, the person who looks strongest in the room is the one who is silently falling apart. Let me start with a story of a man I will call Ogede. Not his real name. He was a har... Read More


Nyesom Wike the el-terrible of Nigerian politics, By Sunday Adelaja

Nigeria, Oct. 8 -- Even though I am not a politician, I am a very keen political observer and analyst. I love my country of origin to a fault. Hence despite my 40 years sojourn in Europe I am deeply f... Read More


Health Review: Ebola alert, Lassa fever deaths, maternal health push, other developments that shaped September

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- September brought significant developments across Nigeria's health sector, from new maternal health interventions and healthcare financing to local production of essential health pr... Read More


Atiku's production subsidy: Has politics overtaken economics?, By Kayode Oladele

Nigeria, Oct. 7 -- Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of Nigeria and presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, (ADC), has returned to the centre of Nigeria's economic debate... Read More


Who is really a professor? The Kila case and the cost of unverified titles, By Sunday Ogunlana

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- When this newspaper reported last Saturday that the Pro-chancellor of Michael and Cecilia Ibru University has called himself a professor for years without ever being awarded the ran... Read More


What the eye can tell us about Nigeria's health, By Loveth Okorie

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- In 1851, Hermann von Helmholtz devised the ophthalmoscope, allowing doctors to look at the back of a living eye and see its tiny blood vessels. Today, someone who comes to an eye cl... Read More


BREAKING: No survivors as Nigeria releases names of crew members, passengers killed in crashed aircraft

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- The Nigerian Air Force has released the names of the crew members and the passengers in the aircraft that crashed on Monday, killing everyone on board. The NAF, in a statement on T... Read More


Tinubu returns to Abuja after five weeks

Nigeria, Oct. 6 -- President Bola Tinubu has returned to Abuja, about five weeks after he travelled abroad on a "working vacation" and about a week after he returned to the country. The Nigerian lead... Read More