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Haunted By Ghosts Of Hardship And Failed Leadership

Global UpfrontMay 28, 2025May 28, 20250

By Nasir Aminu Two ghosts have haunted Nigeria over the past two years. The first is economic hardship, worsened by poor policy. The second is

U.S. Changes Tone in Africa, Urges Military Burden-sharing Among Allies

Global UpfrontMay 28, 2025May 28, 20250

The U.S. military is backing off its usual talk of good governance and countering insurgencies’ underlying causes, instead leaning into a message that its fragile

2025: A Nation Still On Autopilot?

Global UpfrontApr 8, 2025April 8, 20250

Eugene Enahoro, eugeneenahoro@dailytrust.com Over 10 years ago, on February 17, 2015, Daily Trust published an article entitled ‘A nation on autopilot’. It outlined the manner

Darkness Is Winning While We Clap for Light

Global UpfrontApr 6, 2025April 6, 20250

By Abidemi Adebamiwa In Nigeria, there’s a saying: “seeing is believing.” But even that belief system is under threat in a country where government projects

Fear Of Revolution Is Here, By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu

Global UpfrontNov 22, 2023November 22, 20230

The people who used to shout most about the need for a revolution to happen in Nigeria are now the blokes making many arguments against

How Nigeria’s State Lost The Trust Of Its Citizens

Global UpfrontSep 20, 2022September 20, 20220

The government collects a tiny fraction of output in taxes, with the result that the populace expects very little in return By David Pilling, Financial

Nigeria: A Nation In Search Of Its Leader

Global UpfrontJul 10, 2022July 10, 20220

Daily Trust Editorial of July 10, 2023 On his short tour of Kuje Correctional Centre, following an attack on the facility by members of the

Leadership Without God: Nigeria Example

Global UpfrontJun 30, 2022June 30, 20220

“The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits. – Daniel 11.32b The travails of the Ekweremadus of Enugu State