Tinubu and his incredible ministers, by Azu Ishiekwene
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has failed to keep his promise to provide a constant electricity supply. He said at a business lunch in December 2022 that he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term. Although he modified that pledge […]
The sustainable food security trap
By Dele Sobowale One of the paradoxes of economics is threatening to create a food crisis later during the year. Last year January, escalating food prices dragged headline inflation towards 35 per cent. A 50 kilogram bag of rice was going for N80- 100,000 – depending on location. Governor Bago of Niger State was contemplating placing […]
Bursting Nigeria’s 60-year coup myths with nuclear-headed missiles, by Owei Lakema
The last fortnight has been a-washed with stories marking the sixtieth commemoration of the January 1966 coup that terminated the First Republic. But as usual, a lot of it are myths that had been promoted to the status of history. So, I decided to emerge from the bomb-resistant bunker of my knowledge on Nigerian history to shoot […]
Nigeria’s Crisis of Judicial Pensions Is Not About the Law of Karma, by Chidi Odinkalu
“The term of office of judges, their independence, security, adequate remuneration, conditions of service, pensions and the age of retirement shall be adequately secured by law.” Principle 11, United Nations Basic Principles on the Independence of the Judiciary, (1985) Babajide Candide-Johnson became a judge of the High Court of Lagos State at 45. The son of the […]
The one-man supporter, by Patrick Omorodion
One thing I took out of the 2025 African Nations Cup, AFCON which ended in Morocco last Sunday was not the organizational ability of the host which was commended by Europeans who hardly see anything good coming out of Africa. It wasn’t even the standard of football displayed by all the teams which one of […]
Nigeria: A country of media instructors, by Tonnie Iredia
The role of the media in Nigeria’s development has been remarkable. First, no other group played a more crucial role than the media in the struggle for the country’s independence. The great leaders of the nationalist movements such as Herbert Macaulay, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Ernest Ikoli, Obafemi Awolowo, Anthony Enahoro and Ibrahim Imman recognized the immense power […]
