One of the major challenges of Nigeria since colonial times had been corruption. But President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has now proclaimed its death. Corruption is gone! Futuristic laser technology must have been used to carry out such a comprehensive and professional operation on corruption in the body polity of Nigeria. So sophisticated that we Nigerians were […]

When the House of Lords, as the upper chamber of the UK Parliament is called, debated the Courts Bill introduced by the government of Edward Heath in December 1970, Lord Hailsham was in the Woolsack as the Lord Chancellor.

For the second time in this column,I am today attempting to reach out to one leader who has had the special privilege of serving as a first citizen of Nigeria. The first time I tried it was in May 2012, when this column featured an article titled “Nigeria: If I were General Buhari.” What influenced my […]

My husband and I recently celebrated our 36th wedding anniversary. I always get asked questions about marriage and relationships. Even though I have many opinions on these matters, I am often reluctant to talk about them. I do not like giving relationship advice to either my peers or the younger generation. This is simply because each […]

In the 1950s and 60s, the national canard was “Igbo domination.” The Igbo were everywhere in the establishment. They were at the forefront of the anticolonial Nationalist movement. Dr. Azikiwe, himself Igbo, had created the first real National newspaper chain, which had “imagined the nation” into being. It was clear that Igbo dominated the very process […]

Brilliant minds trapped by unemployment, degrees collecting dust, and dreams stalled at visa counters created a pressure cooker

What Big Brother offers is not merely entertainment, it is anaesthesia. A narcotic. A sweet escape from a bitter reality

Women do the same work as men, often under the same lights, the same pressure, the same sacrifice yet they are paid less

Nigeria has a profound leadership crisis.  It isn’t just recycling indolent,  corrupt and manipulative leaders, it’s incubating a defective citizenship.  The necessary sceptical edge to watchdog democracy has been blunted. The citizenry is aggressively normalising political mediocrity.  Failure is excused. Mundanity is celebrated. Stagnation feels peaceful  For the poor, hunger and joblessness have acquired inevitability. […]

I have as my neighbor, a retired Police top boss whom I rarely see but whose friendship I cherish. I also met a lot of Police Officers over the years by virtue of my work as a journalist. A few of them developed into personal relationships at the time. Besides, I had played squash at […]

President Goodluck Jonathan and Chief Mike Oghiadomhe share a political kinship born in adversity. Both began their rise from the shadows as deputy governors with little influence under powerful principals. Oghiadomhe, widely believed to have been chosen at the instance of the late Rear Admiral Mike Akhigbe, served as deputy to Governor Lucky Igbinedion in Edo State. […]

Yesterday, September 5, 2025, was the 92nd birthday of my mother, Mrs. Paulina Powder Ewherido. After her 90th birthday, I decided that I will do no more tributes. I was happy that she was well celebrated on her 90th birthday, which gave her a foretaste of what her burial will look like. There’s no doubt that she […]

After the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, announced last week that it would zone the presidency to the South in 2027, some names have been widely mentioned as possible frontrunners.  Former President Goodluck Jonathan and the Labour Party’s presidential flagbearer in the last election, Peter Obi, are perhaps the two most serious contenders.  With Obi […]

The world has in the last three months witnessed 80th anniversary victory parades, military displays, and street, garden, town hall, club and pub parties. They began in several European countries on May 5 and ended in Vietnam this Tuesday, September 2, 2025. These victories, 80 years ago, are separate, but interrelated. One gave birth to the […]

A friend drew this article to my attention. It was written by Elvis Eromosele, who used to work for her. He is a seasoned writer, corporate communications specialist, and public commentator with over 20 years of experience in journalism, public relations, and sustainability reporting. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Mathematics from the University of Benin […]