AT the centre of Nigeria’s political drama is Nyesom Wike, the former Governor of Rivers State and now Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). His influence in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is still strong and could shape its future.

Ijeoma Richards, a renowned actress and film producer in Nollywood, reflects on her journey into acting and her decision to leave her original dream of becoming a medical doctor behind.

Since Simon Ekpa was incarcerated, many of his men have lost funding and emerged from the bushes. They had believed they would become brigade commanders and service chiefs in a new Biafra. The role of delusion and disillusionment in this intractable saga has not been fully appreciated. In Imo, insurgency camps that remained impregnable for four […]

THE road to Nigeria’s next presidential election is already being mapped out in quiet conversations, and one name keeps coming up with both interest and doubt: Seyi Makinde, the Governor of Oyo State.

I promised to share my perspective on paternity fraud and other issues this week.  I want to start with the various types of marriages prevalent in Nigeria and the implications. Traditional marriage: In Africa, we do traditional marriages. The man pays a bride price and the couple get parental consent and blessings. Some Christian denominations will not […]

In the last five years, no fewer than 2,800 lives were lost to herder-farmers’ conflicts arising from open grazing of cattle and livestock, according to reported incidents in 2025 and Nextier’s tally of deaths between 2020 and 2024, even as the anti-open grazing laws enacted by 19 states could not be enforced.

Mrs Obehi Ogbeh turned 75 early this week. Drums were not rolled out. Understandably. It was, in any case, always going to be a quiet affair with close friends, children, grandchildren and her constant companion of fifty years in attendance. A bigger thanksgiving party was being thought of for later in the year when their union would […]

How war-torn Sudan, a country in the grip of two power-hungry generals, thrashed Nigeria 4-0 in the ongoing African Nations Championship (CHAN) underlines the deeper challenges that have stymied the development of Africa’s most populous country.  Just as Nigeria is blessed with football talent, boasting arguably the highest number of professional footballers from the continent playing across […]

Popular actor cum producer Emelu Simon Chibuzor, who’s famed for helping many actors find their feet in the industry, has recounted the risk he took while trying to make a star out of one of Nollywood’s bad boys, Zubby Michael.

The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support Project (L-PRES) has raised alarm over the impact of mastitis, identifying it as a major disease undermining milk quality and quantity, and threatening the income of dairy farmers across Nigeria.