Issues/Policy

President Donald Trump remains a formidable political force in the United States. But several developments in recent days suggest that the political dominance he has maintained over the Republican Party and much of American politics […]

On Wednesday, September 16, 2026, Otedola Bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, outbound from Lagos, offered travellers yet another terrifying glimpse of how quickly an ordinary journey can become a fight for survival. Five vehicles, including […]

By the very nature of their office, judges are rarely seen, not only in physical terms but also in the public imagination. Their way of life permits neither flamboyance nor extravagance. Save for the few […]

The contest for the presidency of Nigeria in the election of August 11, 1979, was between five candidates. Nnamdi Azikiwe of the Nigerian Peoples Party was born on November 16, 1904. On election day in […]

We grew up hearing these stories. Scandalous tales about how a new family or children emerge after a man dies suddenly. Bastard children? Ah! That one plenty! A hidden wife and kids in another state? […]

Mr Frank Olize, the legendary broadcaster, was one of those who made NTA tick in the 1980s and 1990s. He once travelled around the country in search of the “common man”. It is a term […]

Drive along the Siun-Sagamu Expressway today and it is easy to miss how recently the landscape around Kobape was little more than open bush. Today, standing prominently on that corridor is Prince Court Estate — […]

There was one question in Zacch Adedeji’s Channels Television interview on Sunday, August 9, that deserves to survive the noise around the interview. “Anybody who says he is coming,” the Executive Chairman of the Nigeria […]

When conversations turn to investment in Africa, one name consistently dominates the discussion: Aliko Dangote. Over the past four decades, the Nigerian industrialist has become more than Africa’s richest businessman – he has emerged as […]

For many years since the rise of culturally motivated banditry and Islamist-inspired terrorism in northern Nigeria, the region and its elite have blamed everything and everyone but the main culprits for the widespread insecurity ravaging […]

For decades, Nigerians have debated whether the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) should be reformed, fundamentally restructured or scrapped altogether. That debate may finally have found a meaningful answer. More than five decades after the […]

In public finance, there comes a moment when governments must choose between political convenience and economic responsibility. One path offers the illusion of prosperity through endless borrowing; the other demands painful discipline, difficult decisions and […]

Adapted from contemporary discussions on AI, cybersecurity, governance and human‑centred decision‑making in 2026. Artificial intelligence has become one of the most transformative forces shaping professional practice in the twenty‑first century. Across sectors—from healthcare to finance, […]

In recent weeks, Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has come under attack for her Akara and Kulikuli Women Empowerment Programme under the Renewed Hope Initiative. The criticism ranges from the downright cynical to the […]

Your Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, my mathematical truth says it all: South Africa (SA) − Africa (A) = South (S) = Basement (B). SA − A = S = B. I write to you with […]

An unequalled trail blazer, bar raiser. That’s who he is. That’s exactly what he did. Throughout his eventful 10-year tenure, he daily strived to be different. Unique with an unmatched excellence. Hardly seen in Nigeria’s […]