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WAEC’s Digital Leap: A Disaster in the Making?
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe Lagos, Nigeria - October 8, 2025 When the Federal Government approved the proposal by the West African...
Death, Iku, and the Destiny No Power Escape
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe In African literature, few works interrogate the paradox of human power and inevitable death as profoundly as...
Nigeria at 65: A Nation’s Journey Between Promise and Reality
By The Merit Newspaper's Editor When Nigeria’s green-and-white flag first replaced the Union Jack on October 1, 1960, the air...
Behind 1004’s Walls: Lagos’ Story of Light and Darkness
The view of 1004 Estate from Falomo bridge, Ikoyi, Lagos on Tuesday 9, September, 2025 and its close view on...
Generation Begging: When Politics Becomes Youths’ Career Choice
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe In Lagos State, the ink has barely dried on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s inauguration speech to the 57...
He Sold His Phone to Buy a Ram: How Nigerians Are Sacrificing for Eid Adha in 2025
By Ibrahim Kegbegbe As the sun dipped below the horizon in Lagos, marking another long day in the countdown to...
Tracing the Roots of “Modawoni”: Hon. Adenaya Fatai’s Journey of Legacy and Identity
Hon. Adenaya Fatai with his grandmother, Mrs. Sikirat Sadiku Modawoni In the serene community of Abigi in Ogun State’s Waterside...