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Let us dispense with theatrics, sermons, and manufactured outrage. It is time to confront reality. President Donald Trump—whom some have repeatedly portrayed as a political messiah for Nigerian Christians—has imposed a visa ban on Nigeria. […]

I am a student of cosmic science ( natural rhythm/cycles and my over thirty years exposure to cosmic science has convinced me that life, of any form, whether personal or mundane manifests in cycles. There […]

Mr President must be made aware of what Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the President of Dangote Refinery, said at the Press Conference he held and was reported in the Punch Newspaper story of December 15, 2025 […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it appears, is determined to earn an honorary doctorate degree from the General Sani Abacha School of Political Science, Aso Rock Villa, Abuja. General Sani Abacha pioneered the doctrine of “consensus […]

At the heart of Nigeria’s societal resilience lies a profound, yet fragile truth. The Nigerian nation functions not because of a robust, state-provided social security system, but in spite of its absence. In the vacuum […]

Umaru Dikko, was arguably the most powerful minister in the Second Republic of Shehu Shagari government. He, it was, said that since people had not started eating from the dustbins, there was no serious poverty […]

There are truths that don’t just hurt pride; they puncture illusions, strip hypocrisy, and leave us naked, facing our own creation. The Dangote case is one of them. 11,000 Indian technicians recruited because Nigeria couldn’t […]

At the time Lucy Kibaki, wife of Mwai Kibaki, the third President of Kenya, died at the Bupa Cromwell Hospital, South West London, on April 26, 2016, aged 75, she had the unenviable reputation of […]

The ongoing process to select the next Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland has generated an unexpected controversy following the request by the Ijebu-Ode Local Government for the Fusengbuwa Ruling House to present candidates to […]

Let me speak plainly. What covenant of service has Remi Tinubu brought to the Yoruba people to justify receiving a title that carries the weight of our entire heritage? Beyond political influence and access to […]

It is becoming increasingly clear that what unfolded in Guinea-Bissau last week Wednesday was a brazen drama staged by a desperate presidential incumbent who could read the writing on the wall but was not ready […]

Today’s Congressional hearing in Washington, D.C., marks a very important moment in the international conversation about insecurity in Nigeria. For the first time in a long while, we witnessed a constructive and informed discussion in […]

December has arrived quietly but firmly, bringing with it the usual uptick in activities. For Lagos, it is the month we welcome home our diasporans seeking warmth—both from the weather and from the people—away from […]

Humans are wired to look for patterns. It is how we tame uncertainty: by joining dots, comparing seasons, and reading omens in what has gone before. In Nigeria today, many politically attentive citizens are doing […]

No one should be surprised at the level of controversy that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ambassadorial list of 35 nominees, whose names have been sent to the Senate for confirmation has generated in Nigeria. Former […]

On my way back from the United States where I have been on Medicals since August, many issues about our dear Country Nigeria beat so heavily on the carapace of my mind. The issues of […]

The report that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) spent a humongous ₦17.5 trillion in just 12 months on “securing fuel pipelines and others” stands as one of the most brazen financial scandals in […]