Opinion

August 20, (THEWILL) — Nigeria's security landscape has begun to shift. Terrorists are surrendering, warlords are falling, oil production is recovering, and communities once silenced by fear are slowly reclaiming public space. The latest and perhaps most consequential breakthrough...

August 20, (THEWILL) — In the last few months, both mainstream and social media have published news or commentaries about Tinubu's second-term election in 2027, which, to many Nigerians, amounts to putting the cart before the horse. This is...

August 18, (THEWILL) — Economic reform is never painless. Every nation that has had to correct profound distortions has faced the same choice: Take the hard medicine early or delay and pay much more later. In times of public...

August 18, (THEWILL) — Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, is home to two great distinctions: the largest population of Muslims on the continent and the highest number of Christians as well. Globally, it ranks sixth in Christian population and...

August 18, (THEWILL) — The difference is clear between Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo, CFR, and the disjointed opposition challenging for his post. While Soludo is building Anambra State for the future, the antagonists are intent on taking us backwards...

August 16, (THEWILL) — When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed Malam Nuhu Ribadu as National Security Adviser (NSA) in June 2023, the reaction was swift and mixed. Some critics lamented the departure from the traditional norm of appointing military...

August 16, (THEWILL) — The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), battered, bruised, with haemorrhaging supporters, like an old ship taking on water, has pulled out its most glittering ace, a comeback wish for former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (GEJ). With a...

August 16, (THEWILL) — An interesting recent news item was the massive crowd that greeted Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) of Ekiti State’s declaration to run for a second term. A key element of the event was the governor’s endorsement...

August 16, (THEWILL) — Who will restore Warri to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with the aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic...

August 16, (THEWILL) — Five years ago, a rare breed of man departed this world, leaving behind a void that nobody has been able to fill. On August 11, 2020, my beloved father and confidant, Sunday Alaba Komolafe, bid...