By Segun Odegbami This is the world of sports.  Nigeria was once described as the ‘Giant of Africa’. The country was ranked 5th on the FIFA table, and the Super Eagles were hailed as the most entertaining national team during the 1994 World Cup.  European and South American countries that previously insisted African football  was […]

•Masquerades storm Nnamdi Azikwe Stadium on Thursday By FRED IWENJORA Many communities of Agbaja kingdom spread over 5 LGAs of Enugu state are set to compete for the ultimate prize in a cultural carnival promoted as part of the 2-day Agbaja Summit 2025. These communities, having been fully mobilised in the past months, are expected to thrill […]

When Samuel Olatunji Okuku speaks about Nigerian football, his passion is unmistakable. Recently honoured by the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) during its 60th-anniversary celebrations in Abuja, the recognition represents far more than a personal milestone. It is a tribute to decades of commitment to nurturing young talent and shaping the future of the […]

Nigeria began and ended her 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign in the worst manner possible. From a 1-1 home draw against Lesotho on November 16, 2023 in Uyo to a disastrous 5-4 penalty shootout loss to DR Congo in the CAF World Cup playoff final in Morocco on November 16, 2025.

Sadly, the chaos in our political space has now found another home in our sports. The same old pattern: those feeding fat from the system act like nothing is wrong

War, they say, is a series of surprises. Those who dread death stay away from it, this is enough reason to salute our heroes, including Brig. General Musa Uba ,who go to battle, bent on keeping compatriots safe from invaders and terrorists. Uba, Commanding Officer, 25 Task Force Brigade was lost in an ambush by Islamic State […]

Recently, the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made a statement, which, as far as I am concerned, is a dirge for indigenous languages in Nigeria. He said that the federal government has cancelled the national policy mandating the use of indigenous languages as the medium of instruction in primary and secondary schools. The reason for the […]

When Senator Orji Uzor Kalu recently paraded himself in an attire emblazoned with “Tinubu 2027” insignia and Governor Hope Uzodimma became a regular sight at the Abuja Airport waving goodbye to President Bola Tinubu or welcoming him back from foreign trips, a certain impression was created. Their public performance of loyalty suggested that the Igbo […]

By Omeiza Ajayi President Bola Tinubu on Friday disclosed how he begged a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party PDP, Chief Bode George, to not make good his threat to go on exile, should he (Tinubu) emerge Nigeria’s president in the 2023 general election. This was as the president reaffirmed his belief in Nigeria’s unshakeable […]

Back in the day, one of the most pleasurable moments of a friend was the take-off of a plane. He loved the sensation of a plane taxing off at a great speed and then gently lifting itself up into the air. Included in that sensation for him, was the feeling that earth bound burdens and worries […]

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri ABUJA — The Federal Government has won a dispute over a contract awarded in 1981 for the construction of civil works in the Iron and Steel Complex at Ajaokuta. The contract which was a Joint Venture of Fougerolle Nigeria Ltd and Fougourolle SA (a French company), was awarded while Kogi was still […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has elevated propaganda over wholesome administration. It has been committing the greatest sin the late Harvard Professor Barbara Tuchman identified in her book “The March of Folly” (which pointed out the mistakes governments have been making for 3,000 years – from Troy to Vietnam). This terrible mistake is that the leader knows […]

Nigeria is bleeding. Our soldiers fight with courage, but they are spread perilously thin across multiple fronts. Goats are now eating palm fronds on our heads.  From the Sambisa Forest to the Kotangora thickets of Niger and  the vast rangelands of Zamfara and the valleys of Orsu, violence lurks and consumes lives and livelihoods. It is better […]

•Say, he’s a freedom fighter, not a terrorist By Anayo Okoli, Regional Editor, South East; Chidi Nkwopara; Chimaobi Nwaiwu; Nwabueze Okonkwo; Steve Oko & Emmanuel Iheaka The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB and the Umuahia North Traditional Rulers Council, Abia State yesterday rejected […]

Former Minister of State Science and Technology, Chief Henry Ikoh has appealed for unity, patience, and constructive dialogue in the face of Nnamdi Kanu’s Imprisonment.