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Fubara’s removal: Judiciary holds the key, by Tonnie Iredia

Fubara’s removal: Judiciary holds the key, by Tonnie Iredia

Nigeria changed from the parliamentary system of government to the presidential system in 1979. Since then, no president has been removed from office using the impeachment proceedings approved by the constitution. Seven governors have however been impeached but none has stood the test of time. Six of the affected governors had their impeachments nullified while that […]

Renew your relationship with Christ, by Funmi Komolafe

Renew your relationship with Christ, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, the Christmas and New Year celebrations are over and many of us are back at work with a resolve to have 2026 better than 2025. May God help us actualize our visions. People make resolutions as to what they would like to do or what they want to do away with.   These resolutions are quite […]

Massive deception on Trump’s bungled strike, by Dele Sobowale

Massive deception on Trump’s bungled strike, by Dele Sobowale

“The great masses of the people …will more easily fall victims to a great lie than to a small one” – Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945. It took almost an entire week for me to decide on the topic of this article. It could easily have been titled TRUMP DOESN’T LOVE NIGERIAN CHRISTIANS or TRUMP’S GANG THAT COULD […]

Ademulegun: 60 years of pain by Emeka Obasi

Ademulegun: 60 years of pain by Emeka Obasi

Orphaned when parental care was most needed, the children of Brigadier Samuel Adesujo Ademulegun and his spouse, Latifat Feyisitan Abike ( nee Ekemode – Noble ) are at sea about the burial site of their parents who were murdered sixty years ago, in Kaduna.

Geopolitics and the Petrodollar: Understanding Trump’s action, Stephanie Shaakaa 

Geopolitics and the Petrodollar: Understanding Trump’s action, Stephanie Shaakaa 

Power almost never explains itself honestly. It prefers euphemism to confession, procedure to motive, and moral language to material truth. The most durable systems of dominance do not announce their purpose; they embed it so deeply into daily life that it becomes indistinguishable from inevitability. For more than half a century, American global power has rested not […]

Wike’s Politics of Gbas-Gbos, by Emmanuel Aziken

Wike’s Politics of Gbas-Gbos, by Emmanuel Aziken

Wike’s politics of gbas-gbos — the brand of raw confrontation that blurs party lines, intimidates institutions, and thrives on public spectacle — appeared, until recently, immune to political boundaries. For years, Nyesom Wike operated in a space where allegiance to party mattered less than allegiance to power. He fought PDP leaders while funding APC victories. He governed […]

As Lagos goes up, by Muyiwa Adetiba

As Lagos goes up, by Muyiwa Adetiba

The recently opened coastal highway also opened up a few more things than the road itself. It opened the eyes of many Nigerians to what is possible. A friend and professional colleague, who in the almost fifty years that we have known each other, has consistently been a sworn enemy of all that is bad in governance […]