Some weeks ago, activist Omoyele Sowore, joined a group of protesters in Aba, the commercial heart of Abia State, to call for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. His presence and those of other non-Igbo elements were highly appreciated. But he threw that visit into a cloud with the tag […]

“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone”—   Paul Valéry To do justice to the life and times of so illustrious a personality as the late Alhaji Ado Bayero, CFR, Emir of Kano, would require the pen and erudition of historians of the calibre of Ibn Khaldun, Edward Gibbon […]

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors. We borrow it from our children”- African proverb This is very likely to be my last  column in this great newspaper. Many times, I had asked to be allowed to stop writing, either permanently or for the duration of an engagement. I left when I needed […]

By Dele Sobowale “First we eat; then we do everything else” This alarm has become necessary because another warning published on this page, in  January 2025, was ignored, at first, by governments. Disastrous consequences followed; resulting in delayed over-reaction by the Federal Government. This, in turn has precipitated a food price cycle – imports crashed […]

A diplomat from the Group of Seven, G7, countries in March 2026, invited me to dinner in Abuja. The first thing he asked was how I was coping with water supply. The diplomatic mission, like some others, is suffering disruption of water supply. I explained that since I relocated to Abuja from Lagos a quarter of […]

Nigeria’s ruling political party, the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has held its 2026 National Convention in Abuja. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, his Vice, 32 state governors and a host of party officials and top political office holders were reportedly in attendance. The Live broadcast of the event showed a beautifully organized event adorned by a well-choreographed scenario. […]

In honour of Dame Sarah Mullaley, Archbishop of Canterbury Dear St Paul It has been thousands of years since you wrote a series of letters To many churches and persons Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Phillipians and more You also wrote epistles to Timothy, Titus and Philemon The letters have helped shape Christian faith They have […]

To God be the glory. Today is the last Sunday in March, Brethren you have every reason to thank God. Either the enemy likes it or not, reasons to thank God will never cease in our lives in the name of Jesus. Beloved, with a deep reflection, we would realize that we have reasons to give thanks […]

“A journalist should be pursuing a fair rendition of truth without regard to popular moods; the journalist should not be swayed by public opinion, only by the pursuit of truth, as close as he or she can get to it” – Malvin Kalb, 1997, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 109. AGIPs WE ALWAYS HAVE […]

Kings who came riding horses came to fight, to conquer, to show their strength. A horse announced force