American midterm lesson for Nigeria: When the people are angry, governments fall, by Ejiro Ofoye
The outcome of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections in the United States has once again demonstrated an important truth about democracy: no political party, no president and no government is bigger than the people. The American electorate has delivered a significant political message, one that should attract serious attention from political leaders, particularly those […]
From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale
“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]
Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion
As a young Mass Server (or altar boy as they are called these days) at St. Christopher’s Catholic School on Ikot-Ekpene Street, near the famous Mile 1 market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, one song I loved so much in my Hymn Book back then was ‘When the roll is called up yonder’. […]
Wait for the good news, by Funmi Komolafe
Beloved, congratulations! You made it to the sixth month of the year. Thanks be to God. The sixth month isn’t just the end of the first half of the year, it can be called the month of Good News because of significant events recorded in the sixth month according to the Holy Bible. Perhaps you have […]
An autopsy of the silent son, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The boy child is not a problem to be fixed with slogans or sympathy. He is a reflection of what we have decided to tolerate
The price of repair: 3 years of reform, sacrifice and search for renewal under Tinubu, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The true test of the Tinubu administration will not be found in Central Bank reports, external reserve figures, or economic forecasts
