Senator Abdullahi Adamu at 80: A life of service, wisdom and grace (2), by Usman Sarki
“Salus populi suprema lex esto” (“The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law”), Roman maxim The first part of this series reflected upon the life, character and formative influences that shaped Senator (Dr.) Abdullahi Adamu, CON, Turakin Keffi, into one of the foremost public figures of his generation. It suggested that the enduring measure […]
Trump’s Threat: Unity is our Strength, by Dele Sobowale
The Man in the Middle “You will go mostly safely in the middle” -Ovid, Roman Poet, 43BC -17AD. Ovid never lived in a country called Nigeria and at a time like this. Otherwise, he would have known that the man in the middle stands a good chance of getting punched from both sides in the […]
Customers: Why Prostitution thrives in a hypocritical society, by Stephanie Shaakaa
Every thriving sex market from Lagos to London tells the same story: where demand exists, supply will rise to meet it
Nigeria, where every meeting starts with prayer, erupts in war, and ends with Amen, by Stephanie Shaakaa
We summon God at the start with bowed heads and trembling voices, promising peace, order. Then, within minutes, we descend into chaos
How far can President Tinubu go? By Muyiwa Adetiba
Last September, I travelled far into the hinterland of Benue State from Abuja by road for the burial of Chief Audu Ogbeh. It was a journey which took us over ten hours of barely passable roads through several settlements and domains – Tiv, Idoma and yes, Igbo. Although we went in a fortified convoy like […]
PDP: The betrayal of Lamido as Mutfwang, Kefas weigh options, by Emmanuel Aziken
One of the most astonishing acts of political absurdity in recent Nigerian politics is the report that the faction of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, loyal to Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State produced only one set of nomination forms for the now–disputed national convention scheduled for Ibadan today. By this […]
