By Douglas Baye-Osagie As the Super Eagles step under the Marrakech lights, they face one of their fiercest rivals in African football. History has often pitted both sides on the path to Nations Cup triumph. Every time they have cancelled each other out, one has gone on to emerge as champions. Nigeria’s first Nations Cup triumph came […]

By Benjamin Njoku Music City Central Festival has wrapped up its inaugural edition in Lagos, leaving a lasting impact on the city’s music, culture, and industry development.The two-day festival featured a star-studded lineup, including The Cavemen, Made Kuti, Fave, and Qing Madi, showcasing the diversity and evolution of African music .Highlife duo The Cavemen delivered […]

Wike’s politics of gbas-gbos — the brand of raw confrontation that blurs party lines, intimidates institutions, and thrives on public spectacle — appeared, until recently, immune to political boundaries. For years, Nyesom Wike operated in a space where allegiance to party mattered less than allegiance to power. He fought PDP leaders while funding APC victories. He governed […]

The recently opened coastal highway also opened up a few more things than the road itself. It opened the eyes of many Nigerians to what is possible. A friend and professional colleague, who in the almost fifty years that we have known each other, has consistently been a sworn enemy of all that is bad in governance […]

By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo A civil advocacy group, the Southern Kaduna Patriots for Good Governance, has commended what it described as improving security conditions in Kaduna State, while urging more balanced and constructive engagement on lingering security challenges. In a statement issued in Kaduna, the group’s Convener, Mr. Edward John Auta, said the combined efforts of […]