The Supreme Court and national interest: The judiciary as a public-policy institution (2), by Usman Sarki
“The essence of federalism is full mutual consent.” — John Buchan Recalling Nigeria’s history in this discourse matters because the country is not an ordinary political community or mere contraption, as some advocates of restructuring erroneously imagine. It comprises peoples of deep consciousness, immense diversity in language, religion, culture, historical experience and political organisation, who […]
SEGUN ODEGBAMI: Who wins – Spain or Argentina?
The curtains will be drawn on the 2026 FIFA World Cup tomorrow. The 104 football battles fought amongst 48 countries will come to a most befitting climax. The two teams at the finish line are amongst the 7 that have previously won the World Cup, maintaining a tradition that only a few countries in the […]
2026 World Cup final – Messi vs Yamal: Sorcerer and the apprentice, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The 2026 FIFA World Cup final on July 19th is not merely a match; it is a funeral for the game as we knew it. Every civilization has a moment that historians later recognize as the quiet beginning of a new age. It rarely arrives with the fanfare of revolution. More often, it wears the […]
Umahi: How Mary, not Habila, destroyed a powerful senator, by Emmanuel Aziken
It was not merely the accident at Chappaquiddick that destroyed Senator Ted Kennedy’s lifelong ambition of becoming President of the United States. It was Mary. Mary Jo Kopechne. She was the young woman who died after Kennedy’s car plunged from a narrow bridge on Chappaquiddick Island in July 1969. Kennedy escaped from the submerged vehicle, but he […]
Israel: The scales are falling off, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Theirs was a classic Father/Daughter story. She was the apple of his eyes. His Miss Nigeria if not Miss Universe. He was her knight in shining armor. The one person who could do no wrong. She sat on his knees into her teens – much longer than many puritans would deem acceptable. He was putty in […]
Shettima’s final test, by Azu Ishiekwene
Vice President Kashim Shettima cannot be blamed for having doubts about whether President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would renominate him as his running mate for a second term. As governor of Lagos State for eight years, Tinubu used three deputies: KofoworolaBucknor-Akerele, Femi Pedro, and AbiodunOgunleye. Only Senate President GodswillAkpabio (as AkwaIbom governor) matched this record in the […]
