As campaigns begin in August: Can technology deliver credible elections in Nigeria? By Ejiro Ofoye
As political campaigns officially begin this August, Nigerians are once again confronted with the defining question that has shaped every election since the return to democratic rule in 1999: will the votes truly count? While political parties mobilise supporters, unveil manifestos and traverse the country in search of votes, millions of Nigerians remain concerned not only […]
Nigeria’s political system is unascertainable, by Tony Iredia
The political system of any society refers generally to how the society concerned functions. History records many types of political systems…
Reframing narratives on African Philanthropy, By Bisis Adeleye-Fayemi
I recently attended the 6th Africa Philanthropy Conference in Cairo, Egypt. I gave one of the keynote addresses.
A new beginning is possible with God, by Funmi Komolafe
Glory be to God. We are in the eight-month, commonly referred to the month of a new beginning. After rest from challenges,…
Why VIPs must stop holding Police hostage, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Every time we ask why criminals roam freely or why citizens are left to fund their own safety through vigilantes, gated fences, and prayers, the answer isn’t just poor logistics or low funding. The truth is simpler and far more uncomfortable. Our police officers are missing in action because they’re stationed at the gates of the powerful. […]
Polygamy not new but its meaning no longer same, by Stephanie Shaakaa
What once stood as a system of communal survival, built on cooperation and collective responsibility, now trembles under the weight of secrecy
The Power in a Name: How Nigeria works, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Some of you are out here naming your children like they were born in a vacuum. No roots. No tribe. No story
Peter Obi and the alliance of desperate candidates
By Emmanuel Aziken How the El-Rufai family jumped full circle from bashers of Peter Obi to his leading cheerleader in Northern Nigeria may not be directly linked to Nwakaego El-Rufai, wife of Bashir El-Rufai. The El-Rufai family, with Bashir in the lead, was not too long ago easily identified as the primary bashers of Peter […]
Is Kwankwaso an Aminu Kano or a ‘Political Husband Snatcher’? By Ugoji Egbujo
After the 2023 presidential election, Nigeria’s main opposition leaders wept and kicked over INEC’s brazen duplicity. While Obi and Atiku sustained their fight, Kwankwaso…
Filmmakers, UNA don start again O! By Francis Ewherido
If you look at the sectors that put Nigeria on the global map, Nigerian films take a front seat. The Nigerian film industry dates back, but it wasn’t until Nollywood debuted that the rest of the world took notice. Some African countries even describe it as cultural colonialism. But many of the early Nollywood films were double-edged […]
Does life now begin at 70? By Muyiwa Adetiba
Sometimes, what one ‘looks for in Sokoto (Town) can be found in sokoto (trousers)’. So says a Yoruba adage. It is also one of the lessons I learnt from a timeless book titled ‘The Alchemist’
Igbophobia revisited, By Donu Kogbara
In a newspaper interview last Sunday, Shehu Sani, a former senator from Kaduna State, said that if Peter Obi is given the ADC’s presidential ticket…
No mind your nationality, you’ve got the identity of an African, By Owei Lakemfa
History was made. It was the United Nations International Day of Women and Girls of African Descent. Benin Republic chose this Day of Saturday July 26, 2025…
Disturbing optics from people in high places, by Kunle Adekoya
THERE is never a dull moment in our dear country, Nigeria. There is always something of interest to talk about — some of them serious issues, like the 2025 national budget…
Serial defections: How would Atiku be remembered in Nigerian politics? By Olu Fasan
Recently, on July 14, Atiku Abubakar, a former vice-president, announced his latest defection from a political party. It was his fifth since 1999 when Nigeria returned to civil rule. ..
Poor police pensions: Exiting CPS not a solution, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
Last week’s protest by retired policeofficers clamouring for exit from the Contributory Pension Scheme, CPS, once again, brought to the fore the knotty issue of police welfare. To be sure, this agitation is not new. It is as old as the scheme itself. So, to the extent that it was about improved welfare for policemen, serving and retired, it was […]
