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 […]
Tax Reform Issues, by Donu Kogbara
Much has been said and is being said about the Federal Government’s controversial tax reforms. They got off to a very bad start when some legislators claimed that the version of the law passed by the National Assembly was not the same as the document President Tinubu signed. Ali Ndume, the former Senate Leader, is one […]
When the stolen lands of Greenland redefine international politics, by Owei Lakemfa
Western Europe which for the first time in 80 years has sent troops in a growing dispute with the United States, US, is falsely claiming it sent its military to disputed Greenland on noble grounds. French President Emmanuel Macron on January 27, 2026 claimed the Europeans are engaged in the face-off to assert European sovereignty, […]
Getting 100 million Nigerians into the tax net, by Adekunle Adekoya
IN the January 9 edition of this column, I discussed taxation, the new tax laws and the well-being of our country and our people in so far as taxation is concerned. Writing under the headline Government, Nigerians and Taxation, I surmised that a huge chunk of our people will remain outside the tax net and that tax […]
Beyond the podium: The new rules of executive presence, by Ruth Oji
Imagine standing before a room of high-stakes stakeholders. You’ve memorized your data, your slides are polished, and your suit is tailored. Yet, before you speak a single word, the room has already decided whether to follow you or merely tolerate you. In our increasingly digital and distracted world, we often forget that communication is a physical […]
Tinubu’s globetrotting: Matters arising, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When President Bola Tinubu stumbled and fell on Tuesday as he walked alongside the President of the Republic of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, during a welcome ceremony in Ankara, his spin doctors went into overdrive in explaining away the incident. That was expected. But in doing so, they lied. His Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, […]
Tinubu’s tax laws: Tainted by bad faith, integrity deficit, by Olu Fasan
Hardly anyone disagreed that Nigeria needed a new tax regime. The erstwhile tax rules were complex and cumbersome, their administration ridden with corruption and inefficiency. So, when, in August 2023, barely four months in office, President Bola Tinubu inaugurated the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, he was on to something truly transformative if […]
Nigeria at the crossroads: The politics of 2027, by Usman Sarki
“The over-riding concern of the Supreme Military Council has been the need to ensure good government, orderly progress and harmony of the nation“— General Olusegun Obasanjo, 21 September 1978 How the overriding concern of Nigeria’s current political dispensation aligns with the imperatives of good government, orderly progress and national harmony will be tested—proved or belied—by the […]
It’s all about spectrum, dear friend, by Okoh Aihe
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, last week, presented the Nigeria Spectrum Roadmap 2026 – 2030 to industry stakeholders. Only the initiates would ever understand why that was ever necessary. Spectrum is not a mere telecoms consumable. It is much more than that. Spectrum provides the oxygen for the telecoms industry to function. Without spectrum the industry […]
Who are those still sitting at home in Anambra? By Rotimi Fasan
Separatist agitators, politicians who benefit from their divisive politics and others filled with a permanent sense of grievance against other Nigerians and the Nigerian state, have been up in arms against Governor Charles Soludo. He ordered the closure of the main market in Onitsha for an additional one week after traders in the market observed the […]
Nigeria’s PAPSS cross-border payments falls 53% to N5.6bn
By Babajide Komolafe Nigeria recorded N5.6 billion in cross-border transactions under the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS) in the first half of 2025, H1’25, a 53 percent drop from N11.97 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2024, H1’24. The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, disclosed this in its Financial Stability Report, June 30th, 2025, which […]
