NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia
Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
From Obasanjo and Tinubu camps to Atiku’s war room, by Emmanuel Aziken
Atiku Abubakar’s choice of leaders for his 2027 presidential campaign tells a larger story than the announcement of a campaign council. Its chairman, Kashim Ibrahim-Imam, was once firmly identified with Olusegun Obasanjo. Its deputy chairman, Nasir El-Rufai, served on a panel that examined allegations against Atiku during his bitter struggle with Obasanjo. Both later moved […]
An open letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, by Stephanie Shaakaa
There is a difference between being informed about Nigeria and being physically present in the country whose problems you are being briefed about.
What shall we do about South Africa?
RIGHT OF REPLY Approximately 1,030 words Azu Ishiekwene asks the right question, and he is right that the World Cup answered it before any of us did. The hostility Bafana Bafana met in those stadiums was not football. It was a bill arriving. I take his question seriously and respectfully disagree with part of how […]
The case for renaming my state capital, by Donu Kogbara
This thought-provoking and slightly edited article, which first appeared in a publication called NewAfrican, was written by my friend and former BBC boss Onyekachi Wambu, a distinguished London-based author and filmmaker. Why do we continue to cling to the colonial names bestowed on our towns and cities? We do this even when the officials after […]
The diplomacy of politics: The eighty first UNGA and impunity, by Owei Lakemfa
The United Nations General Assembly, UNGA is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States, US at the on-going UNGA decided that the voice of the Palestinian State will not be heard. Only that of the State of Israel would be permitted. […]
