Architect of the Impossible: How Cristiano Ronaldo made self-creation believable, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The final whistle did more than bring another match to its conclusion. It closed an argument that had endured for almost a quarter of a century, an argument that was never really about football but about the possibilities of a human life. For twenty-three extraordinary years, Cristiano Ronaldo invited the world to watch an experiment […]
FG don’t mess with tax law
By Dele Sobowale The report in the PUNCH went on to state that “The Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria, has warned of the risks the nation becomes exposed to over alleged discrepancies between the tax laws passed by the National Assembly and the versions that were gazetted.” President Tinubu is strongly advised to listen to the […]
President Tinubu’s legal practitioners bill seeks capture and reprisal
Twenty-three days after the transmission by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the upper chamber of Nigeria’s National Assembly, better known as the Senate, held public hearings on 18 December 2025 to consider the Legal Practitioners Bill. At this pace, the bill will be certain to become law well before the middle of 2026.
On the march again, by Patrick Omorodion
Towards the 1993 general election in Nigeria, one of the candidates in the presidential election, Chief MKO Abiola used the above title as his campaign slogan. Today I use it, not for a political campaign but for the round of 16 football battle the Super Eagles would be going into at the 2025 AFCON in […]
US bombing Sokoto: FG on the horns of dilemma, by Dele Sobowale
“I am beginning to wonder how many fools it takes to make the term ‘My Fellow citizens‘” – Honore de Balzac, 1799-1850 in LOST ILLUSIONS. President Tinubu enjoys my fullest sympathies right now. The Christmas Day bombing carried out by American forces, which was envisioned as a step in the right direction, has unleashed more problems […]
Gains of Akpabio’s new year resolution, by Tonnie Iredia
The beginning of a new year is usually an opportunity for some people to solemnly proclaim a new behaviour for the next 365 days. Although not many are able to keep to the declarations they make on the fateful day, the beginning of another year once again ushers in fresh declarations – a trend which has […]
One woman, many headlines, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Ex-wife of a former governor, ex-wife of Africa’s most symbolically powerful monarch, the Ooni of Ife, ex-wife of an Arab Prince, now wife of Nigeria’s SGF
Detty Christmas or Dirty Christianity?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
In the clip, actress and filmmaker Ini Edo is in tears apologising, pleading, almost begging CAN not to pull down her movie – Dirty Christmas
Where did our ministers who once faced the people go?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
This is the story of how the public voice of government faded away. Nigeria deserves a leadership that speaks clearly and regularly.
Anthony Joshua’s Nigeria story, by Emeka Obasi
His love for parents’ country of of birth is rock solid. Anthony Joshua deserves our support in this period of grief following a traffic accident that claimed the lives of his friends,, Latif Kevin Ayodele and Sina Ghemi on the Lagos – Ibadan highway. The height of patriotism is to believe in your country, irrespective of the […]
Chris Okafor and the untold story of American bombs over Sokoto, by Emmanuel Aziken
For many Nigerians, it came as a surprise—almost a cultural jolt—that a Trinidad-born, United States-based rapper and global pop icon, Nicki Minaj, would emerge as one of the most prominent Black voices amplifying claims of a Christian genocide in Nigeria and openly aligning with the rhetoric of President Donald Trump on the issue. Beyond reposts and […]
Detty December: Day Lagos Nearly Had A Heart Attack, by Muyiwa Adetiba
Doctors would say that a heart attack results when a seizure probably caused by a blockage of blood flow to the heart occurs. They would also opine that the causes leading to a heart attack don’t just happen. There is a buildup – my doctor friends should be laughing as I venture into this uncomfortable medical territory […]
Nigerians caught between new tax regime and high petrol cost, by Adekunle Adekoya
HAPPY New Year to all Nigerians, especially those who read this newspaper and this column. The year that ended about 48 hours ago was one hell of a year, by way of experience, particularly for those of us in Nigeria. On the political front, it was as interesting as ever, what with shameless defections from opposition parties […]
‘Guns-a-blazing’: Trump’s unilateral strike betrays Nigeria’s weakness, by Olu Fasan
The year 2025 ended with the humbling of the Nigerian state by a foreign power. That humiliation began in November when Donald Trump, the US president, described Nigeria as “that now-disgraced country” and designated it as a “Country of Particular Concern” after alleging it harboured “Christian genocide”. Having tagged Nigeria with those derogatory labels, Trump threatened to […]
Nigeria’s road in 2026 will be rough, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Today is January 1, 2026 and if you are reading this, it means only one thing: you are alive, one of those who survived 2025, a year that turned out, to borrow late Queen Elizabeth II’s Latin phrase, an “annus horribilis” (horrible year). Last year was dreadful for many Nigerians – a year of significant personal and […]
Why Your Communication Goals Keep Failing (And What to Do in 2026), by Ruth Oji
Every January, Chidi does the same thing. He opens a fresh notebook-the kind with the inspiring quote on the cover-and writes down his goals for the year. This past January, like the three Januaries before it, “Improve my public speaking” made the list. So did “Network more effectively” and “Write more consistently.” He underlined them. He felt […]
