Monday, October 19, 2026

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COLUMN BY ADEMOLA ADEKUSIBE: Tinubu’s Opposition Is a Political Mess, Atiku and Obi Are Wasting Their Time, and the South-East Risks Waiting 30 Years for the Presidency GEOPOLITICS WITH OLADIMEJI BOLARINWA: The Binary of Orunmila: Ifá, Computing and the Geopolitics of African Knowledge EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Reform Without Pain. Is The Country Ready To Pay The Price Of Change? Ooni Marks 52nd Birthday, Calls for Peace, Unity and Progress in Nigeria CHINESE ENTRY INTO NIGERIA’S RETAIL MARKET: DOES YORUBALAND DESERVE A BREAK FROM IBO TRADERS? Tinubu Signs Bills Upgrading Kaduna Polytechnic, Yabatech to Federal Universities of Technology AKETI @ 70: MAKINDE’S ABSENCE AND AMOTEKUN’S POOR REPRESENTATION SEND A DANGEROUS SIGNAL ‘No Vacancy!’ Senators Send Strong Message as Akpabio Gets Backing for 11th Assembly Senate Presidency COLUMN BY ADEMOLA ADEKUSIBE: Tinubu’s Opposition Is a Political Mess, Atiku and Obi Are Wasting Their Time, and the South-East Risks Waiting 30 Years for the Presidency GEOPOLITICS WITH OLADIMEJI BOLARINWA: The Binary of Orunmila: Ifá, Computing and the Geopolitics of African Knowledge EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Reform Without Pain. Is The Country Ready To Pay The Price Of Change? Ooni Marks 52nd Birthday, Calls for Peace, Unity and Progress in Nigeria CHINESE ENTRY INTO NIGERIA’S RETAIL MARKET: DOES YORUBALAND DESERVE A BREAK FROM IBO TRADERS? Tinubu Signs Bills Upgrading Kaduna Polytechnic, Yabatech to Federal Universities of Technology AKETI @ 70: MAKINDE’S ABSENCE AND AMOTEKUN’S POOR REPRESENTATION SEND A DANGEROUS SIGNAL ‘No Vacancy!’ Senators Send Strong Message as Akpabio Gets Backing for 11th Assembly Senate Presidency

Editorial

EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Reform Without Pain. Is The Country Ready To Pay The Price Of Change?

By The Yoruba Times Editorial Board. Nigeria is at a critical point in its economic journey. After years…

Ademola Adedayo

EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Continue to Treat Maternal Deaths as Business as Usual

By The Yoruba Times Editorial Board Nigeria’s maternal mortality crisis has reached a point where expressions of concern…

Ademola Adedayo

EDITORIAL: 66 Years After the Union Jack Came Down, Nigeria Still Has One Uncomfortable Question to Answer: What Have We Actually Built With Our Independence?

Every October 1, Nigeria remembers the lowering of one flag and the raising of another. We remember the…

Ademola Adedayo

EDITORIAL: The Yoruba Will Not Surrender The Coast — How South-East Propaganda Against The Ogun Deep Sea Port Is Really A Fight Against Yoruba Economic Power

There is a familiar pattern in Nigerian politics whenever the Yoruba begin to convert geographical advantage into economic…

Ademola Adedayo

EDITORIAL: The Yoruba Must Reclaim Their Educational Advantage

There was a time when education stood firmly at the centre of Yoruba social advancement. Families made enormous…

Ademola Adedayo

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