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 […]
My last book on Obong Victor Attah (2), by Dele Sobowale
This article started two weeks ago and could not be concluded on account of space constraints. Dr Udeme, the most steadfast of all Attah’s disciples and former staff, wrote an interesting review of my book – ATTAH: ARCHITECT OF A NEW DEMOCRATIC DAWN – which was launched in Abuja on November 20, 2025; to mark Attah’s […]
IGP Disu: You have my support, by Tonnie Iredia
The appointment of Tunji Disu to replace Kayode Egbetokun as Inspector General of Police (IGP) took me by surprise. To start with, I didn’t even know Disu was still in service because the last time I heard of him, the rumour was that he had been superseded. I actually thought he had since been screened out […]
Load your prayer bank, by Funmi Komolafe
We start on a note of congratulations that God has made us witness the end of the first two months and now, we are in the third month. Brethren, God deserves all the praise. Three, is significant in Christianity and that is why this month is regarded as a special month. Christianity stands on a tripod […]
How many times must a father lose his children? By Stephanie Shaakaa
—First to Flames, Then to Burial The Cost of ProofOn Monday, grief hung heavier than the crowded stalls and makeshift shelters where the displaced families of Yelwata had survived for months. This was not ordinary fatigue. It was disbelief curdling into heartbreak, anger folding into helplessness, the crushing pain of a community that had lost more than two hundred lives in a […]
A Message to the Opposition: Get Red- Eyed or Get Out, by Ugoji Egbujo
The attack on Peter Obi and other opposition leaders was entirely foreseeable. The opposition must grasp its current predicament and unite to resist. So far, it has remained too aloof , too feeble. It has to take the bull by the horns or thrown in the towel. In 2023, local opposition parties in Rivers State could barely […]
