Avoidable distractions on the political trail, by Rotimi Fasan
When one observes the actions and utterances of Nigeria’s political actors, their habit of moving in circles, and the people’s preference for sensationalism over substance, it becomes clear why we are not making progress politically. We are back again where we were. We are in the campaign season, and the discourses of our engagement are […]
Pastor Bakare: Tinubu is playing God, by Ugoji Egbujo
The PDP governors are queuing up to jump into the APC. They say their ship is sinking. They are singing and dancing and justifying their capitulation as nation-building. The PDP once thought it was the greatest party in Africa. These are trying times on all fronts. The conspiracy of the ruling class could be the […]
Pastors, Politicians, and the gang-up against the poor! By Emmanuel Aziken
In a week that the country’s political landscape reverberated with the most shocking defection to the ruling party so far, it was no less of a shock that one of the leading lights of the Nigerian charismatic movement was also busy mobilizing against the poor in our midst. Whatever, the reason behind the defection of […]
An Open Letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Mr. President, please, read this, it isn’t from your enemy, not from your opposition By Stephanie Shakaa Mr. President, this is not just a letter. It’s a cry of the people. A nation on the brink needs leadership, not silence. Is Nigeria still worth fighting for?” Sir, this isn’t from your opposition. It’s not from […]
Don’t blame the Fulani, by Emeka Obasi
Compatriots must stop profiling the Fulani as terrorists simply because armed Herdsmen have taken over all forests from the Atlantic to the Savannah. This is like going back to 1966 when thousands of Igbo were massacred and millions more killed during the Civil War for the offence of a few officers. We cannot shy away […]
The Tale of Two Popes, by Stephanie Shakaa
From the narrow streets of Buenos Aires to the grand halls of the Vatican, Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s journey was one of destiny, sacrifice and an unrelenting pursuit of justice. A man who never sought power but wielded it with humility, his rise from a Jesuit priest to the supreme pontiff of the Catholic Church was […]
