For NBC, a time to rise above the puddle, by Okoh Aihe
The bell for political campaigns for the 2027 Elections went off last week. Already cauldrons of political abracadabra are boiling over. Surrogates and infradigs down the political ladder have started throwing stones, giving clear but ominous signals that things could get a lot messier and the air more fouled up in the days and months […]
A black face and a thousand ships, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
We read Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’ when we were in school, about King Odysseus of Ithaca who joined other Kings in the Trojan war. It took King Odysseus ten long years to make it back home to Ithaca. We remember the captivating, epic story of love, honour, betrayal, loyalty and redemption. The adventures of King Odysseus […]
Osun 2026: Between politics and law, by Tonnie Iredia
The matter of the moment in the last couple of days has been the rift between the Osun state government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. While Nigerians have continued to comment on the subject, a major gain of the nation is the people’s realization that if their president is careful and observant, […]
Obasanjo, Osoba, AD, and 2003 old men stale stuff, by Dele Sobowale
“The loser at the hazard, when the game breaks up/ Sadder, sorrier lingers on alone Replays each throw and drinks of wisdom’s cup” – Aligheri Dante, 1265-1321, in Purgatory. For me, this is one of the most painful articles I have ever had to write in 39 years of writing for VANGUARD. In a fight between […]
An appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and all Nigerians: Stop the NFF elections, please! By Segun Odegbami
On March 22, 1998, I was officially decorated with the honour and title of ‘Sports Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’ in Abuja by the then Minister of Sports. It was in addition to a previous national honour of ‘Member of the Order of the Niger’, MON. I take both honours very seriously. They […]
Muslim Muslim Ticket: Christians, Get Out?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The second construction is less tangible but infinitely more important. It takes place in the minds of citizens
