Theirs were the voices, faces and names of the past, made famous by their profession. If, as they say, that the pen is mightier than the sword, then these people were mighty men of the 60, 70s through 80s. In their prime, they swayed minds and shaped opinions. They were there gathered, from Buhari’s Decree 4 […]

Today, I want to take a break from Nigeria’s unending breaking news and drama to dwell on a story that I have been postponing. It’s about a YouTuber, MrMikeGlobal, who has been touching lives of ordinary Nigerians. I wrote about him and others three weeks ago   I decided to write on this particular act in a […]

It is the raw underbelly of Nigerian politics: a toxic cocktail of ethnic entitlement, economic despair, and insecurity sharpened into a political blade. Between Bola Tinubu and a powerful section of the northern aristocracy, there is no love lost. The economic hardship is brutal, the insecurity unrelenting, but that is not the real grievance. The real […]

Physical fitness is one of the most valuable assets any human being can  possess. Yet, it’s often overlooked until a health scare or a sudden limitation reminds us of its importance. When I talk about physical fitness, I’m not referring to six-pack abs or a magazine-cover physique. I’m talking about the ability of your body […]

The military coup on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 that swept away President Umaro Sissoco Embaló did not come as a surprise. Embalo, a retired general who camouflaged as an elected President, was a lawless leader who consistently trampled the country’s constitution under his feet. He had a sense of entitlement and a culture  of impunity. In […]

THERE can be no further doubt in the minds of the average Nigerian that our dear country faces a clear and present danger on many fronts. The immediate one is the unrelenting wave of terror attacks, exemplified by repeated attacks on communities in Kwara State, which was preceded by abduction of Kebbi school girls, now said […]

There’s no need to obsess over what US President Donald Trump said about Nigeria being disgraced or his threat to attack fast, viciously, and sweetly with blazing guns. He has perfected the art of blowing hot and cold, perhaps more hot than cold. Yet, his unstable nature is rarely foolish; he’s a controlled bully, driven by […]

I am SO tired of people insisting that Tinubu is a master tactician and super-smart bully who has crippled opposition parties so skillfully that there is absolutely no chance of him being defeated in 2027. This view is held by many individuals who are pro-Tinubu, anti-Tinubu or sitting on the fence; and the tone of voice in […]

President Bola Tinubu is over the moon right now, for whatever it is worth. Last week was horrible for his administration and the man-in-charge image he is trying desperately to project. In less than seven days, terrorists deflated his elephantine ego by ambushing, penultimate Friday, a military team led by Musa Uba, a Brigadier General and […]

Too often, one hears that it is not Nigeria that needs restructuring, but the minds of Nigerians and their leaders. Those who hold that view try to shift the emphasis away from structure to culture. They are wrong! Of course, culture matters, and leadership matters too. But empirical studies around the world show that it is […]

Do the terms ‘revise’ and ‘edit’ mean the same? What do you think? Well, they are sometimes used interchangeably even though they are really two distinct activities writers engage in to improve their writing. What do the terms mean?  On one hand, revising is rewriting, that is, changing words, phrases, sentences, even whole paragraphs in a […]

Fr George Adimike While searching for meaning and happiness, man invariably searches for God―the principle and ultimate of existence―and often without realising it. As is usually the case, he gropes in darkness or twilight, embracing shades, shadows and systems, oblivious that the created order possesses vestiges of God and, as such, is supposed to lead […]

President Bola Tinubu’s spokesmen have been oddly quiet over two very grave accusations which portrayed their principal possibly as a part of our security problems.  When 25 students of Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga in Kebbi State were abducted about ten days ago, the state’s Governor, Mohammed Idris, made a shocking disclosure. He said his […]

Reality can be as cruel as the worst nightmare, leaving foreboding overhang that haunts you for an indeterminate period. One would always wish at this time to go back to sleep and wake up to a new world, the real truth. Reality. But it has been written in the sands as an incurable memorial in the […]

As I write this at exactly mid-day on Monday, it’s been hours since the abducted worshippers of the CAC Church in Eruku town of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State were released by their Fulani captors. At this point, it is futile for anyone to continue to deny the evidence before us about the identity […]