Long before man dug a hole in every inch of the earth searching for oil, the crab had been in the business of oil drilling. The crab’s house – I mean its burrow – not […]
A few years ago, Nigeria’s former Military Head of State, Dr Yakubu Gowon, spoke the following surreal words concerning the often-frequent carnage and brutal murders of innocent citizens in Benue State and around Nigeria: “What […]
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 27 January, 2025) Two major projects were announced in Abuja last week: a polytechnic and a military barracks. Both were named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. I thought […]
By the time this treatise is published, a friend of mine who lives in Nigeria will be on the airplane, heading out to an American mega-city he told me will be his home for a […]
Recently, the public was hit by the horrific story of killings attributed to a money-flaunting native doctor in Enugu State. Many were shocked but did not realise that their belief and words could have contributed […]
To the Westerner, land is one of the four factors of production, riding in the same vehicle with labour, capital and entrepreneurship. In the terminology of modern economics, land is a variable. A variable is […]
CHIBUIKE Rotimi Amaechi is lost in minor crowds if there is no major controversy around him. The most recent is his prevarication over whether he is Igbo or Ikwerre. Are both identities not mutually exclusive? […]
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 19 May, 2025). In Yoruba, there is a proverb: “Ojú l’arí, ọ̀rẹ́ ò dé ‘nú” — literally it means ‘we only see the face; friendship does not go […]
There are parallels in the evolving clash between Professor Pat Utomi and the government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu and a previous era in Nigeria’s political development. Rewind, if you will, to 1993 and 1994. The […]
General (rtd.) Jeremaih Timbut Useni ((16 February 1943 – 23 January 2025) alias JERRY BOY, who answered the final call in Paris, France, was partly a fulfilled man. The then Head of State, Major General(rtd.) […]
The best moment for the combination of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Governor Peter Obi to clinch the presidency of Nigeria—as President and Vice President, respectively—could have been in 2023. But it is […]
To begin with, any assessment of the subnational level must acknowledge that Nigeria’s federal system is defective and quasi-federalist in nature. Put bluntly, it operates with the ethos of a tightly centralized “Bonapartist state”. This […]
Every May, the world observes Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to confront the stigma and silence surrounding mental illness. This year’s theme: “In Every Story, There’s Strength” is a reminder that behind every struggle […]
When President Ahmed Bola Tinubu barreled into office two years ago with the ill-advised “subsidy is gone”, nobody knew it was the beginning of a barrage of policy missteps that have turned into a grievance […]
WAITING for an African Pope” by my brother, Azu Ishiekwene, made an interesting reading. Azu’s immense fecundity, as usual, his flawless prose, and free-flowing minting and weaving of words will always be a delight anyday. […]
Nigeria’s persistent electricity crisis remains one of the most significant barriers to national development, with ripple effects across all sectors of the economy. Despite numerous reforms, policies and investments over decades, the dream of reliable […]
His Holiness, Pope Leo XIV—the first American‑born pontiff in the Catholic Church’s 2,000‑year history— was inaugurated on Sunday, May 18, 2025, in St Peter’s Square, the worldwide headquarters of the Church. In his homily, the […]
IN a matter of days, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be two years old in Aso Rock as the President and Commander-In-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Since his assumption of power, the former […]
THERE are two deeply troubling video clips currently trending on social media on the recent primary elections conducted by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State for the forthcoming local government polls in […]
IBRAHIM Traore is the latest sensation on the African continent. For many young—and not so young—people on social media, he has become the figurehead of a new pan-Africanism that is suspicious of Western interest and […]
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