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The Nigerian Elite’s Insatiable Greed, By Kazeem Akintunde

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:45:54 +0000

The Nigerian Elite’s Insatiable Greed, By Kazeem Akintunde Nigerians were greeted with the judgment by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a case filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), against the former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, in which a final […]

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Oriire: Celebrating The Unsung Heroes, By Taiwo Adisa, PhD

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:47:10 +0000

Oriire: Celebrating The Unsung Heroes, By Taiwo Adisa, PhD Last week, the Senate announced a donation of N50 million for the families of the fallen heroes of the Oriire kidnap saga. It was a worthy gift from the lawmakers who identified the beneficiary families as including those of the three soldiers who died in the […]

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Illegal Mining As Fuel For Kidnapping In Nigeria, By Kazeem Akintunde

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Illegal Mining As Fuel For Kidnapping In Nigeria, By Kazeem Akintunde When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu came into power three years ago, he shocked many Nigerians by appointing one of his trusted aides, Dele Alake, as Minister of Solid Minerals Development. Alake was a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos state under […]

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Good News From Oriire, And Lessons From Endless Insecurity

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:34:23 +0000

Good News From Oriire, And Lessons From Endless Insecurity By Taiwo Adisa, PhD (Published by the Sunday Tribune, July 12, 2026.) The much-awaited good news hit the airwaves on Friday, July 10 — exactly 56 days after toddlers, students, and their teachers were kidnapped in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State — as the […]

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Hard Times, Hard Guys, By Funke Egbemode

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 04:33:14 +0000

Hard Times, Hard Guys, By Funke Egbemode Watching the woman you love drift away from you because you are poor is a mean sight. It’s even a sadder sight when it’s not that she doesn’t love you. But a woman counts the cost before she starts building, which is why every smart woman knows […]

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A Con Artist And Nigeria’s Image, By Kazeem Akintunde

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:11:35 +0000

A Con Artist And Nigeria’s Image, By Kazeem Akintunde In the last few days, one name that has been on the lips of Nigerians is that of Prince Matthew Adeniyi Adeyemi. Adeyemi became a midnight sensation last week when the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy issued a press statement that […]

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Oriire Abduction: Still Awaiting The Good News, By Taiwo Adisa, PhD

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:59:11 +0000

Oriire Abduction: Still Awaiting The Good News, By Taiwo Adisa, PhD Last week, I raised several lingering questions about the kidnap saga at Ahoro Esinele in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. At the time, the victims had spent a little over 40 days in captivity. I had hoped that piece would mark the […]

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Are Today’s Sons Prepared For Today’s Daughters?, By Funke Egbemode

Kazeem Tunde — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:15:58 +0000

Are Today’s Sons Prepared For Today’s Daughters?, By Funke Egbemode Kunle was raised in a house where the rules were clear and neatly folded like ‘bottom-box’ Sunday church clothes. His father woke up at 5 a.m. and rang the bell for morning prayers every day. It was a compulsory morning service that everybody must […]

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Igboho, State Police, And South West Security, By Kazeem Akintunde

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:27:30 +0000

Igboho, State Police, And South West Security, By Kazeem Akintunde There is fire on the mountain in the South West that if not quickly extinguished, may consume the entire country. Insecurity, banditry and kidnapping that started in the north two decades ago have now become cancer that has metastasized, spreading to the South West […]

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Questions As Oriire Kidnap Victims Clock 40 Days plus In Bandits’ Den

Kazeem Tunde — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:17:29 +0000

Questions As Oriire Kidnap Victims Clock 40 Days plus In Bandits’ Den By Taiwo Adisa, PhD The Defence Headquarters in Abuja was quick to announce that there were no terrorist cells in the South-West following the May 15 kidnap incident in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. I contested that claim, even though, as […]

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