Irish-Nigerian ties Strengthened at Bloomsday celebration, Ambassador’s farewell

The Embassy of Ireland in Nigeria, in partnership with the Friends of Ireland, recently hosted a double-feature celebration in Lagos. The vibrant gathering marked the annual global celebration of Bloomsday—honouring James Joyce’s iconic masterpiece, Ulysses—while concurrently serving as a farewell reception for the outgoing Irish Ambassador, His Excellency Peter Ryan. A major highlight of the […]
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The communication cost of governance: When the messenger becomes the story

By TONY USIDAMEN   Every government has two responsibilities. The first is to govern. The second is to help citizens understand what it is doing and why it is doing it. Success in the first does not automatically guarantee success in the second. Examples abound of governments that implemented difficult reforms but failed to carry the public […]

Victors, victims and witnesses: 250 years of US triumphalism, by Owei Lakemfa

The world was, two hundred and fifty years ago, gifted a great country, the United States, US. The date was July 4, 1776; the main event was its Declaration of Independence from Mother Britain. The latter is a small country that went to war with most of humanity, so much that it has been at war […]

ITUC-Africa petitions Tinubu, raises alarm over democratic backsliding

By Victor Ahiuma-Young The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, has petitioned President Bola Tinubu, expressing deep concern over what it described as emerging signs of democratic backsliding in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 general elections.In a letter dated July 2, 2026, and addressed to the President, the continental labour body […]

Abuja, Port-Harcourt others to get electric vehicles service stations – Tim Motors CEO

By Theodore Opara Tim Motors Nigeria has unveiled plans to establish stations in several cities across the country to provide after sales support for electric vehicles. This follows its recent introduction of Geely Galaxy new energy vehicles into Nigeria, under a sole distributorship arraignment with Geely Auto, one of China’s major force in the country’s […]

Facts, Not Fear: A Reply to Senator Ede Dafinone

By Godwin Anaughe Senator, your aide, Comrade Wilson Okorugbo, has put together a passionate defense of your record. I appreciate it — it shows that the original piece hit its target perfectly. However, a passionate defense doesn’t equate to a solid rebuttal, and what your camp has provided follows a familiar script: they talk extensively […]

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