Dangote Refinery IPO is not for you, by Dele Sobowale
Alhaji Aliko Dangote said he wants millions of Nigerians to share in the wealth which will be generated by the Dangote Refinery by buying at least ten shares priced at N525 each. That amounts to N5250 for each minimum investor. The impression was given that wealth sharing is guaranteed once the investment is made. Even […]
Oyo kidnap and beheading of teacher: The Barbarians are here! By Adekunle Adekoya
THE few days were days of anguish; headlined by the horrific developments in Oyo State. Now that the whole of Nigeria is in the firm grips of these felons, I remember that about a year ago, I warned about this development in a piece on this page on May 23, 2025. I reproduce it below: The Barbarian […]
Arsenal, at last, by Azu Ishiekwene
I love Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime friends. It takes the patience of Job and the fidelity of a monk to support a team through 22 winless seasons and 835 matches and still have the heart to sing “The Angel (North London) Forever,” […]
From presidential candidate to running mate: Kwankwaso’s strategic calculations, by Olu Fasan
Lord Palmerston, a 19th-century British Prime Minister, famously coined the saying: “There are no permanent friends or enemies, only permanent interests.” He was talking about relations between nations. However, Nigerian politicians have unashamedly hijacked the maxim to justify their utterly unprincipled,chameleonic behaviour. Nigeria is a country where politicians go to bed saying one thing and […]
How to ask questions that show you’re really thinking, by Ruth Oji
Structured reasoning determines how intelligent people think you are. Not what you know. Not how creative you are. Not how hard you’ve worked, but how clearly you organize and present your thinking. This is non-negotiable. Your emails get read or ignored based on it. Your essays earn distinctions or mediocre grades based on it. Your business […]
Agbogidi: His Royal Majesty, my friend, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
When I stepped out of the main auditorium of the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA) to welcome Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha, to TheNiche lecture on April 23, 2026, I knew the sacrifice he made to be there. Yet, my “thank you Agbogidi for coming” greeting was gently rebuffed with a riposte: “I wasn’t […]
