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

I had made this observation more than once, about a practice which many Nigerians themselves have noted as odd and inexplicable: why is it that on the eve of every election, Nigerian presidential aspirants would be trucked to London, precisely to Chatham House, to go to talk and be interviewed, and debate, and outline what would […]

The problem is no longer whether institutions exist. It is whether anyone can clearly say where one ends and another begins.

In mid March 2026, images and videos from Ozoro, in the heart of Isoko land, spread quickly across Nigeria and beyond. Young women were chased, assaulted, and humiliated

There is a number we carry every day. 1000 naira. It used to mean something. Not a fortune, not comfort, but enough to get through a moment

The decision of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to return the majority of its national officers at its convention through consensus may, on the surface, appear to reflect unity and internal cohesion. However, beneath that carefully curated image lies a troubling contraction of democratic space within the party, it is one that raises fundamental questions about the […]

Despite every attempt to feign surprise and douse the outrage, this festival and its violence against women did not erupt overnight. If a fertility tradition had long gone cancerous, why wait for it to consume the community? The pictures told the story. Hordes of boys marched through the streets of Ozoro like packs of hyenas hunting for […]

Trust is one of the major legal tenders of marriage. Take away trust from marriage and what is left is carcass. Hypocrisy is another major drawback in marriage.  Both can cripple a marriage like a pack of cards. I am a reality TV person. Recently, I have been watching one programme on Facebook, The Honour. Some of […]

The liturgical year of the Church, designed as a formative course in Christian discipleship, heightens and intensifies lessons on true discipleship during Lent, especially during Holy Week.

Prince Nico Mbarga did not meet one of his greatest fans, Nneoma Violet Iroagalachi Amaechi yet they had something in common. While the musician sang ‘Sweet Mother’, she danced to the track on a daily basis. And when the Methodist Church decided to honour Mama, the title was ‘Nneoma’, which means Good Mother. The lover […]