WITH the 2027 general elections approaching, the Senate’s conditional approval of electronic transmission is shifting pressure to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), raising fresh questions about infrastructure, preparedness and the credibility of future polls. […]
Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States, AES, to resist external pressure from ECOWAS on military rule – have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot […]
In Nigeria’s bustling cities, the dream of urban living is increasingly turning into a nightmare for millions. Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and other urban centres have become arenas where rent spikes relentlessly, landlords and estate […]
The post-humous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nearly three decades after his death, is a long-overdue acknowledgement of a life spent insisting that art must tell the truth, even […]
An extensive traffic diversion on Apongbon Bridge that will last for six weeks begins on Thursday, February 5, 2026, Lagos State government has announced. The government explained that the traffic diversion is to enable the […]
At Nigerian celebrations, money no longer changes hands; it changes meaning. Crisp naira notes are sprayed into the air, stepped on, gathered from the floor like confetti, and photographed for social media as proof that […]
Nigeria’s Federal Character principle, rooted firmly in the 1999 Constitution (as amended), was crafted as a kind of safety valve for a nation wrestling with deep divisions. The thinking behind it. Create room at the […]
Just a look at the story, a flash went off in my head. At this age one shouldn’t engage in protest writings or spew out materials that hover on malcontent or, in the extreme, frustration. […]
In October 2025, a social media influencer shared a picture claiming to show six Nigerian men who were fighting for Russian Forces in Ukraine. Despite sharing the image, the influencer, who is also Nigerian, said […]
The political air is thick with accusations from a section of the northern elite, alleging the marginalisation of their region under the current administration. This narrative, often weaponised to heat up the polity, conveniently sidesteps […]
The United States has dispatched a “small team” of troops to Nigeria following recent security cooperation between both countries. Dagvin Anderson, the general in charge of US Africa Command (AFRICOM), spoke of the development in […]
IBADAN— IN a veiled response to the tirade of Mr Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Monday, Governor SeyiMakinde of Oyo State, yesterday, declared that expelled elements he described as “vagabonds” […]
With Mrs Christie Achebe,Chinuwa Achebes vivacious wife our English language teacher at MBHS, Mrs Anne Akpofure,Mrs Latunde Dada and a Young Miss Olowu ( Later Mrs Olagbemi ) looking out for the 2 of us […]
Every journalist wanted to meet Fela. It was like a journalistic requirement. A ritualistic rite of passage to announce your arrival. Or solidify it. You make up that excuse to seek for that interview. Of […]
It is not self hatred. It is unfulfilled promise. One of the most common observations about Nigerians, often made by outsiders and sometimes by Nigerians themselves—is this: Why do Nigerians criticize Nigeria so much? The […]
The recent reaffirmation of the blanket ban on admission of students directly into Senior Secondary School Three, SSS3, the final class before the West African Senior School Certificate Examination, WAEC, and National Examination Council, NECO, […]
British prosecutors on Wednesday told a London court that former Nigerian Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, lavished more than £2m (N4bn) at Harrods, allegedly using funds provided by oil executives who benefited from lucrative […]
This week, my column examines an issue that has become increasingly visible and troubling: the persistent failures of Nigeria’s government in communicating effectively with its citizens. Communication is not just a method for issuing announcements […]
The sudden withdrawal of Usman Isa Dakingari’s ambassadorial posting to Turkey has once again drawn attention to a recurring pattern of abrupt reversals under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Dakingari, a former governor of Kebbi State, […]
It is a statement to the depth of the degradation in our value system that we have some folks, mainly civically-challenged, all-attack minions, dare take on Baba Robert Clarke for the audacious and courageous interview […]
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