Optiva Capital restates commitment to wealth creation, opportunity across Africa
By Babajide Komolafe Chairman of Optiva Capital Partners, Franklin Nechi, has said the company remains committed to helping Africans build wealth, create opportunities and secure lasting legacies through global access, smart investments and purpose-driven growth. Speaking during an interactive session with the media, Nechi said the firm’s vision extends beyond investment immigration to include healthcare, women […]
Russia has the duty to militarily defend Cuba, by Owei Lakemfa
The United States, US The Department of Justice, on May 20, 2026, charged former Cuban President Raul Castro Ruz, 94, and five others for their alleged roles in the Feb. 24, 1996 shootdown of two unarmed U.S. civilian aircraft operated by Brothers to the Rescue (BTTR). The US is demanding the death penalty or life imprisonment […]
An open letter to Kingsley Ogundu Chinda
All human beings are flawed be cause we are all mere mortals. And even those who are essentially decent sometimes do the wrong thing. Kingsley Chinda is a kinsman of Nyesom Wike, the overbearing FCT Minister and ex-Governor of Rivers State. They both hail from the same Ikwerre ethnic group and local government area; and […]
Let Air Peace and Allen Onyema be! By Ikechukwu Amaechi
On Sunday, May 24, Air Peace officially commenced direct flights to Barbados, one of the 13 independent sovereign nations in the Caribbean. It was historic, not only for the organisation but also Nigeria where good news has become as scarce as hen’s teeth. Henceforth, the airline will operate a nine-hour twice-monthly scheduled flights from Lagos […]
God complex: Can Tinubu remake Nigeria in his own image? By Olu Fasan
Recently, someone sent me an unsolicited WhatsApp message. As a columnist, and being naturally curious, I read any written message sent to me. After all, column ideas can come from unusual sources. However, on this occasion, after skimming the message, I dismissed it right away. Why? Well, the content of the message was too outlandish […]
Impact over accomplishment: Why your CSR story misses the point, by Ruth Oji
There is something that most organizations get wrong about communicating their corporate social responsibility work: they talk about what they did instead of who they impacted. They announce programs launched, funds distributed, and initiatives rolled out. They measure return on investment. They showcase organizational accomplishment. And in doing so, they completely miss the transformative power […]
NDIC reiterates commitment to strong deposit insurance funding
By Babajide Komolafe The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has reaffirmed its commitment to continuously strengthening its Deposit Insurance Funds (DIFs) as part of efforts to promote the stability and resilience of the nation’s financial system. The Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Corporation, Mr. Thompson Oludare Sunday, stated this during a courtesy visit to the Director-General […]
Again, South-West waits for terrorists to strike, by Rotimi Fasan
When Nigerians celebrate the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha next Friday, it will be exactly two weeks since the terrorists, now identified as a faction of Boko Haram, ended the peace of two communities in Ahoro-Esinele and Yawota, both in Oriire LGA in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. There these terror artists abducted about fifty Nigerians, mostly school pupils, […]
Ali Baba and the forty thieves or the Nigerian political condition, by Usman Sarki
“Open Sesame, Open!” Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves In the folklore of the Middle East, as chronicled in the “One Thousand and One Nights Tales”, the story of Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves has endured through generations as a parable of greed, deception and organised banditry. The story revolves around a secret vault hidden […]
Abia: Otti coasting home already? By Ochereome Nnanna
What is the opposition in Abia State really up to? I have never seen such a confused lot. Just a little while ago, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ben Okezie Kalu, postured as the biggest threats to the state’s high-flying incumbent governor, Dr. Alex Otti. After each had […]
Telecoms, an industry in search of a modern policy, by Okoh Aihe
The gathering of stakeholders last week in Lagos to look at policy support for the telecommunications industry, suddenly communicated the painful reality that Nigeria has continued to operate the sector with a document of over two and a half decades, whose relevance has since been overwhelmed by the multiplicity of technological developments and nuanced growth in […]
