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The Soludo–Odinkalu Debate: Beyond GDP, Tax Visibility, Productivity and the Future of the South East Economy, By Dr. Oracle Nwala, mni

The Soludo–Odinkalu Debate: Beyond GDP, Tax Visibility, Productivity and the Future of the South East Economy, By Dr. Oracle Nwala, mni

The Soludo–Odinkalu Debate: Beyond GDP, Tax Visibility, Productivity and the Future of the South East Economy, By Dr. Oracle Nwala, mni I have carefully reflected on the remarks attributed to Professor Charles Soludo and the response by Professor Chidi Odinkalu. Both contributions have enriched an important conversation about the economic future of the South East and its place within the Nigerian federation. While the debate has largely centred on GDP figures and regional relevance, I believe the more important issues lie elsewhere. As someone who approaches this discussion through the lens of tax policy, public finance, and economic development strategy,…
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Chief Sir Mike Okiro (IGP Rtd) Builds Mosque for Police Secondary School, Minna, in Rare Gesture of Unity and Religious Tolerance — Sixt-Media Lane

Chief Sir Mike Okiro (IGP Rtd) Builds Mosque for Police Secondary School, Minna, in Rare Gesture of Unity and Religious Tolerance — Sixt-Media Lane

Chief Sir Mike Okiro (IGP Rtd) Builds Mosque for Police Secondary School, Minna, in Rare Gesture of Unity and Religious Tolerance — Sixt-Media Lane BY: Amb. Prince Sixtus Opara In a nation often defined by its religious and regional diversity, acts that bridge divides are rare and, therefore, invaluable. One such act has just emerged from the quiet generosity of Chief Sir Mike Mbama Okiro, former Inspector-General of Police and former Chairman of the Police Service Commission. Despite being a Christian from the southern part of Nigeria, Chief Okiro recently funded and completed the construction of a mosque at Police…
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Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso are Tinubu’s Most Reliable Campaigners, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso are Tinubu’s Most Reliable Campaigners, By Farooq A. Kperogi

Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso are Tinubu’s Most Reliable Campaigners By Farooq A. Kperogi There is really no opposition in Nigeria in the true sense of the word. There are only politicians who have been temporarily kicked out of the inner sanctum of power and influence but who share no fundamental difference with the current temporary occupants of the power structure. Nonetheless, if all the people vegetating on the margins of the power structure came together, they could easily displace those within it in 2027. Although the coalition of so-called opposition politicians angling to get back to power in 2027 has not…
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Mbah at 54: The Governor Who Refuses the Status Quo, By Clinton Umeh

Mbah at 54: The Governor Who Refuses the Status Quo, By Clinton Umeh

Mbah at 54: The Governor Who Refuses the Status Quo By Clinton Umeh When Peter Mbah assumed office in 2023, he did not present governance as a routine continuation of the past. Instead, he declared a philosophy that has since shaped the direction of his administration: Disruptive Innovation. From the onset, Mbah made it clear that the old order would not define his leadership. His message to the people of Enugu State was direct — governance would be business unusual. Two years later, that declaration has become the defining tone of an administration determined to challenge familiar patterns of public…
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Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai: Ohafia’s Gift To The World – Tribute By Umeh Kalu, SAN, Life Bencher

Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai: Ohafia’s Gift To The World – Tribute By Umeh Kalu, SAN, Life Bencher

Rev. Dr. Uma Ukpai: Ohafia’s Gift To The World – Tribute By Umeh Kalu, SAN, Life Bencher It started in whispers, then hush tones, gossips and then official publication of statements and announcements by the immediate family of Reverend Uma Ukpai that he has transited. Most people, including me, were in disbelief and actually doubted the authenticity of the news of Rev.’s passing. The doubts did not evolve out of the impossibility of Rev. Uma bowing to death, since he was mortal, but from the fact that we all believe that Rev. had the capacity of falling into spiritual death…
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OPINION: Trailblazing Leadership: Professor Audi’s 5-Year Journey of Excellence As NSCDC Boss

OPINION: Trailblazing Leadership: Professor Audi’s 5-Year Journey of Excellence As NSCDC Boss

Trailblazing Leadership: Professor Audi's 5-Year Journey of Excellence As NSCDC Boss By Gambo Jagindi Nigeria's security landscape has been indelibly marked by the tenure of Professor Ahmed Abubakar Audi as Commander General of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC). As he completes his five-year term, stakeholders are lauding his unwavering commitment to excellence and visionary leadership that has transformed the corps into a world-class security agency. Born on September 30, 1967, in Laminga, Nasarawa State, Professor Audi's rise to the top is a testament to his unrelenting pursuit of excellence. With a PhD in Public Administration, a Master's…
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Honours, Memory, and Those Yet to Be Honoured, By Osita Chidoka

Honours, Memory, and Those Yet to Be Honoured, By Osita Chidoka

When President Bola Tinubu announced the Democracy Day honours list in 2025, many Nigerians, myself included, assumed that evident omissions would be addressed in subsequent rounds of national recognition. That expectation now appears difficult to sustain. The recent conferment of the Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger (GCON) on a businessman whose career included close association with the Abacha era - however complex or commercially distinguished his later record - sits uneasily beside the continued silence surrounding many Nigerians who directly confronted military rule, often at the cost of detention, exile, or death. I raise this issue as…
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Why Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Will Retain Abia North Seat In 2027 Unopposed — Aide

Why Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Will Retain Abia North Seat In 2027 Unopposed — Aide

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu’s aide, Sunny Idika, says the former Abia State governor and current lawmaker representing Abia North Senatorial District is firmly positioned to retain his seat in the 2027 general election, citing what he described as a strong and verifiable record of performance across the zone. Idika said democratic choices are guided by results rather than promises. According to him, the reward for good performance in a democracy is the renewal of mandate, and in Abia North, that reward is already evident in public support for the senator. Education, he noted, remains central to Senator Kalu’s interventions. Over…
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Why is Matawalle Still a Defense Minister? By Farooq A. Kperogi

Why is Matawalle Still a Defense Minister? By Farooq A. Kperogi

Why is Matawalle Still a Defense Minister? By Farooq A. Kperogi Even the severest critics of the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration admit that the last few days have seen what appear (at least on the surface) to be a visible, reinvigorated, if Donald Trump-induced, earnestness in the fight against the unchecked widening and deepening of the theaters of death and destruction in the country. The firing of former Defense Minister Mohammed Badaru Abubakar (who infamously said in a BBC Hausa interview in late November 2025 that bandits are holed up in forests so impenetrable that bombs cannot get to them)…
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How Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Is Steadily Changing the Narrative on Youth and Women’s Development

How Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Is Steadily Changing the Narrative on Youth and Women’s Development

How Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa Is Steadily Changing the Narrative on Youth and Women’s Development By Sunny Idika Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa is often seen as a child of destiny. Some may say he was born with a golden spoon, but the truth is that he has earned every achievement through hard work, determination, discipline, and a constant desire to learn. His political journey has never been easy. Since he stepped into the murky waters of Abia and Nigerian politics, he has faced many challenges. I will not dwell much on events before 2019, but from 2019 to his victory…
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