Nigeria goes by the sobriquet “Giant of Africa”, principally because of its size. But the best metaphorical description of the country is a “sleeping giant”. And being asleep, Nigeria is not fulfilling its potential. The challenges are daunting and if things remain as they are, the omens are not good. Cobbled together by Britain in 1914, […]

There is a kind of language that carries more weight than grammar or eloquence. It is the language of gratitude. It is the language that transforms a donor from a name on a list into a partner in progress. This week, I have been reflecting deeply on how we speak and write to the people who […]

Under the 1963 Constitution the Federal Government was entitled to pay to each region a sum equal to 50 percent of the proceeds of mining rents and royalty in respect of minerals derived from each region. The Federal Government was obliged to credit to the Distributable Proof Account 30 per cent of the proceeds of the […]

“The political establishment is now keenly aware that sentiments in northern Nigeria hold significant implications for the nation’s political future, where dissatisfaction or approval can decisively shift electoral fortunes“— , Dakuku Peterside, “2027: Battle for the Soul of the North” The true test of politics is not in winning elections but in governing with reason. As […]

There is some level of speed going on at the National Assembly which is encouraging. The Assembly that is more into somnambulism literally, is working with a most unusual speed to pass the National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill 2025, introduced in the life of this administration.  There is so much excitement about the Bill that […]

By dusk this past Sunday, it was all over the media that Lt. Ahmed Yerima, the same Naval officer that denied FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, access to a piece of estate owned by a retired Chief of Naval Staff, Zubairu Gambo, had escaped an assassination attempt. There was something unsettling about the report because of the […]

Nigeria is subtly being subjected to a sort of change that many of us could never have imagined in our wildest dreams. If we do not wake up now and smell this coffee, it may become too late. Those pursuing this change are armed to the teeth, sumptuously funded by local and international facilitators in the […]

From last week continues the narrative on the various suggestions made by LinkedIn on resolving community conflicts with reference to the lingering crisis in Benue-Plateau. The fourth step to resolving a community conflict is to negotiate and agree on a solution or a plan of action. You need to evaluate and compare the options generated […]

The most dangerous voter in Nigeria today may be the one who has quietly checked out. Since the last off-cycle governorship elections, the same weary refrain echoes across taxis, markets and WhatsApp groups: they will rig it, nothing will change, 2027 is already gone. What used to be anger is hardening into a belief that the […]

“ Don’t think there are no crocodiles just because the water is calm”.– African proverb The recent face-off and humiliation of FCT Minister Nyesom Wike by a young naval officer reminds us of a damaging flaw in our national character. This flaw which can be summed up in the familiar phrase, ‘who are you’?! anchors our […]

. expected to hit 80% by year end. By Dele Sobowale VANGUARD, November 10, 2025. “Where is the money?” Weekend Trust, November 8,9, 2025. Drowning in debt and liking it As a subscriber to several newspapers, it has been possible to follow virtually all the issues affecting our lives from several perspectives. Every Monday brings a big […]

The Federal Capital Territory Minister Nyesom Wike made two errors of judgement in the incident involving the alleged property of Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo, a former Chief of Naval Staff. These have given the leeway for military apologists, defenders of impunity, apostles of the law of the jungle and unfortunately, unsuspecting ‘bloody civilians’ to rule the […]

An unlikely coincidence of ballots in a forty-five day period from the middle of September to the end of October 2025 has cast a new light on the state of democratic governance in Africa and now threatens to unscramble the ritual hollowness that has become the fate of elections on the continent under the indifferent watch of the African Union and other regional institutions in Africa.

Give us this day is verse 11 of the Book of Matthew chapter 9 which talks about our Lord’s prayer.Jesus Christ was teaching his disciples how to pray so that ‘Our Father in Heaven’, who knows all things we need would give us our daily bread. That is the prayer on the lips of most […]

Penultimate week, the US president, Mr. Donald Trump sent Nigerian tongues wagging. He accused Nigeria of engaging in “Christian genocide.” He declared Nigeria “a Country of Particular Concern.” Then he threatened to send US troops, “guns a blazing,” into Nigeria to save Nigerian Christians from genocide. It was almost melodramatic. But it was the culmination of […]