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 […]
Ceasefire: A world on its knees and US on its throat, by Owei Lakemfa
It was too quick. Humanity heaving a sigh of relief on Tuesday, April 7, 2026 when a two-week ceasefire in the United States/Israel-Iran war came into effect. The very next day, one of the most savage attacks in the war took place in Lebanon. Israel, a sidekick of the US, carried out a series of deadly […]
Recurring bloodbaths: Nigeria is too fragile, too fractured to be safe, by Olu Fasan
Recently, after the mass killing in Jos, Plateau State, President Bola Tinubu said he was not elected “to comfort and create widows and widowers”. Yet since he became president barely three years ago, his administration has overseen the creation of thousands of widows, widowers and orphans whose husbands, wives and parents were killed in terrorist attacks. […]
INEC and its professors of iniquity, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Electoral umpires in Nigeria have a long history of dalliance with academics so much so that it has almost become a rule for a professor, the discipline notwithstanding, to be appointed chairman. Granted, some non-academics sometimes find themselves in the saddle, but that is more of an exception. So, the 1959 federal election, which preceded […]
When roommates stop talking: Communication skills that save shared spaces, by Ruth Oji
It started with dishes. Just a few cereal bowls left in the sink. But by week three, neither roommate was speaking—they were leaving passive-aggressive notes instead. By month two, one had moved out, and both felt blindsided. The irony? They could have resolved everything with one honest conversation. I hear versions of this story constantly from […]
Terrorists are my enemies, not “brothers”, by Ochereome Nnanna
For me, the legacy of the late President Muhammadu Buhari remains the most profound failure of Nigerian leadership. It was a tenure defined by a litany of institutional abuses. Chief among these was Operation Safe Corridor, OPSC. Initiated almost as soon as he touched the levers of power in May 2015 and fully activated by September […]
