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Speaking past the doubts: Working through imposter feelings in professional life, by Ruth Oji

Speaking past the doubts: Working through imposter feelings in professional life, by Ruth Oji

In almost every organization and academic institution, there exists a quiet, widespread phenomenon. Highly accomplished engineers, seasoned project managers, respected educators, energetic technology founders, and dedicated postgraduate scholars sit in conference rooms and lecture halls harboring the same secret fear: What if everyone realizes I don’t know what I’m doing? This internal experience—often termed imposter […]

Igbo youth rebuff of Nigerian Army (II), by Ochereome Nnanna

Igbo youth rebuff of Nigerian Army (II), by Ochereome Nnanna

How did the Igbo nation, in about 70 years, move from dominating the officer grades of the Nigerian Army to being begged to fill their quotas today? The simple answer is that the Nigerian armed and security forces have been the primary kinetic instrument used by colonial Britain and its willing vassal post-colonial Nigerian state […]

We’ve come a long way from the one-party state lament, by Rotimi Fasan

We’ve come a long way from the one-party state lament, by Rotimi Fasan

It’s been just a matter of weeks since the political temperature of this country was constantly raised by claims that the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) was bent on making Nigeria a one-party state. We were inundated with stories, not proofs, that the opposition parties were not being allowed to thrive, even when what was […]

The Supreme Court and the national interest: The judiciary as a public-policy institution (3), by Usman Sarki

The Supreme Court and the national interest: The judiciary as a public-policy institution (3), by Usman Sarki

“The constitutional requirements of a country are never determined solely by its political needs.” — John Buchan As Nigeria moves steadily towards another major political contest in 2027, the electoral process is already unfolding under a revised legal and administrative framework, while political parties, candidates and citizens increasingly turn their attention to the choices that […]

A digital Imo in four years, by Okoh Aihe

A digital Imo in four years, by Okoh Aihe

Dr Chimezie Amadi called on October 20, 2026. Very early in the morning. I don’t take calls that will distract me from following AM programmes on television. But I had to pick and listen to the man on the other side. There was so much excitement in his voice. Those of the Christian faith have […]