2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
The strait that holds the world’s economy hostage, by Stephanie Shaakaa
A war in Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a choke point so critical that one misstep could rattle every economy on Earth
Coordinates of a restless mind, by Stephanie Shaakaa
As a teenager, I sat in rooms not meant for girls my age. The chairs were too wide, the conversations too heavy, the air thick with the seriousness of men
How Umahi makes enemies eat dust, by Emmanuel Aziken
Nigeria’s Minister of Works, David Umahi, has always been a curious figure in the country’s political theatre. Long before he emerged on the national stage, his political style often reminded observers of the eccentric manoeuvres of the late Saleh Michika, the Third Republic governor of Adamawa State. Michika, who governed under the National Republican Convention (NRC), became […]
Everything wrong with Nigeria, by Emeka Obasi
Anytime I drive to a petrol station, the pump price of products turns my insides out. Instead of enjoying windfall from crisis in the Middle East, Nigerians are forced to pay more for fuel. Citizens of a major oil producing nation are weeping, in the midst of plenty. President Bola Tinubu should not take all the blame. […]
Ogbu r’ebe S. Ijirhevwe Awhefeada, by Francis Ewherido
The title simply means “Professor Sunday Ijirhevwe Awhefeada.” For the purpose of this article, his Urhobo name, Ijirherhe, means I also have them (intelligence, knowledge and administrative prowess). The surname, Awhefeada, roughly translated means “one who distributes wealth abroad,” although Prof is distributing his wealth of knowledge mainly at home. Professor Awhefeada is not just a professor. […]
IGP: The great expectation, by Muyiwa Adetiba
I can watch them all day. And its not because their antics amuse or entertain me. They don’t. If anything, I am disconcerted, and sometimes, anguished by what I see. I watch therefore, as a witness, or if you like, a chronicler which has always been part of my job as a journalist. Fortunately, they don’t stay […]
Is Tinubu a Democrat? By Ugoji Egbujo
Tinubu’s first term is effectively over. His report card is ready. His wife already hails him as the architect of modern Nigeria. The National Assembly worships at his feet. This is the closest Nigeria has come to one-man rule. The irony is unmistakable. A former opposition firebrand now presides over a system where dissent is handled like […]
Saving the Police from itself, by Azu Ishiekwene
When six states in Nigeria’s South-West zone came together in January 2020 to create Amotekun, a regional security outfit to confront social ills spreading across the region, they weren’t reinventing the wheel, despite the political fanfare. They were re-enacting a past that seemed so far back it had been forgotten altogether – a policing structure that […]
Love thy neigbour, but attack if he habours your attackers, by Owei Lakemfa
The leading international leaders of hypocrisy and deception, with headquarters in Western Europe, are as they historically do, teaching lessons they themselves will neither take nor accept. Iran has since February 28, 2026, been under waves of relentless attacks by the United States, US, and Israel with children and adults, citizens and leaders, being dispatched with […]
War in the Middle East and our economy, by Adekunle Adekoya
IT is no longer news that the United States, in coalition with Israel has been bombarding Iran. It is also no longer news that the aerial bombardments targeting Iran’s military and defence infrastructure claimed the life of the country’s leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Again, it is also not news that the conflict has triggered spikes in the […]
