NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia
Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
Between Jimmy Carter and Allen Onyema – Their place in sports history, by Segun Odegbami
Allen Onyema heard the Montreal Olympics story and decided to do what Jimmy Carter did 45 years ago, and even more
Is Afenifere being myopic by fighting Tinubu? By Muyiwa Adetiba
The Yuletide season climaxes every year on Christmas day, the day chosen and accepted as the birthday of Christ, the Prince of peace. The season itself is characterized by festivities, family holidays, sharing of gifts and yes, love but usually of the pleasurable type. The season is so often over shadowed by this carnal revelry that we […]
Understanding the changed loyalties between Tinubu and Sanusi, by Emmanuel Aziken
It was the founding chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Chief Chekwas Okorie who in 2003 summarised the crisis that followed the kidnapping of Governor Chris Ngige by his erstwhile Anambra godfathers as what happens when thieves come to share their loot. Some would, however, think it inappropriate to condense the crisis between President […]
Many seasons of my marriage, by Francis Ewherido
Last week, I said marriage has many seasons. I want to share some of the seasons I have experienced in marriage. I will also share the experiences of some of my friends, who are older in marriage, told me. Unlike the seasons of the year which are unchanging (Nigeria has rainy and dry seasons), the seasons […]
Trump, again…, by Azu Ishiekwene
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the U.S., on January 19, 2017, I wrote an article I could easily write now. It was entitled “A Memory of America on Obama’s Last Day.” With minor edits, it’s worth repeating as Trump happens again as the 47th President of the U.S. Only […]
