Whose time is it? By Patrick Omorodion
There is a saying in our local parlance that ‘if one man own no spoil, another man own no go better’.? This means that “One man’s loss is another man’s gain.” In 2015, then president of FIFA, Joseph Sepp Blatter was in his fifth term as president of football’s world body when he ran into […]
2027: Has Tinubu thrown Shettima under his second term bus? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu must have laughed his head off when in August 2022, his running-mate, Kashim Shettima, hubristically dished out presidential responsibilities at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Lagos. “I have been in the theatre of conflicts […]
GDP per capita: It’s a critical measure of progress; why is Tinubu dismissing it? By Olu Fasan
Recently, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the outgoing president of the African Development Bank, AfDB, stirred the hornet’s nest when he said Nigeria’s GDP per capita was $1,847 in 1960 but $824 in 2025, implying that Nigeria is poorer today than at independence. In an ill-tempered response, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, accused […]
Will vs. Would: Mastering future expressions in professional writing, by Ruth Oji
A journalist friend recently confided in me his confusion about when to use “will” versus “would” in his reporting. “I know they’re both about the future,” he said, “but I’m never sure which one sounds right.” His honest admission sparked this week’s column because mastering these two words can transform your professional writing from uncertain to […]
Benue-Plateau: Tinubu’s last chance, by Ochereome Nnanna
After two years as President of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has the last chance to prove himself in the Benue and Plateau theatres of the Fulani herdsmen genocidal attacks on indigenous Nigerian communities. These terrorists drawn from domestic and foreign Fulani jihadist bandit groups were named by the Global Terror Index back in 2014 as the fourth […]
Questions for the opposition as Tinubu goes to Yelewata, by Rotimi Fasan
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be arriving Makurdi, the Benue State capital, sometime today on a condolence visit to a people who have suffered under terror groups that have massacred families and sacked communities across the state and the wider territories of the North- Central region. Given how long the attacks have continued and the […]
Impeachments in Nigeria’s political history: Constitutional authority and political realism(2), by Afe Babalola
Impeached Governors Diepreye Alamieyeseigha – Bayelsa State (2005) In one of the most dramatic episodes in Nigeria’s political history, Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa State was arrested in London for money laundering in 2005. His mysterious return to Nigeria—allegedly disguised as a woman—intensified public scrutiny and political pressure. The Bayelsa State House of Assembly swiftly initiated […]
The sociology of the “Northern Question” in Nigeria: A fundamental reasoning on some salient issues(6), by Usman Sark
“The experience of past faults, which may sometimes correct the mature age of an individual, is seldom profitable to the successive generations of mankind”— Edward Gibbon It is undeniable that episodic currents of social, economic, and political challenges are bufetting the Northern region of Nigeria today much more than the Southern parts of the country, which […]
The case for MultiChoice, by Okoh Aihe
Major Pay-TV service provider, MultiChoice, is in a situation that needs careful understanding and sorting without emotional recriminations. The fortunes are plummeting and that is not a good testimony for a business that was for a time a valued corporate ambassador for the nation’s business ecosystem. Fortunately, it is not all gloom. As they say, […]
Lessons of Mokwa’s disaster, by Dakuku Peterside
When the clouds gathered above Mokwa at the start of the 2025 rainy season, no one reached for a weather almanac; the townspeople needed only memory. They had seen the river climb its banks before, had watched water swirl down gullies that doubled as rubbish dumps, and had heard radio callers warn—almost cheerfully—that nature’s annual rehearsal […]
June 12, 2025, by Hakeem Baba-Ahmed
“If you forget where you are coming from, do not forget where you are going”— African proverb It is 32 years since June 12, 1993. Millions of young Nigerians know the date as Democracy Day, a day politicians make speeches and Nigerians ask for more from their democracy. Until 2018, Democracy Day was May […]
We are victims of past intrigues within the military, by Eric Teniola
Retired General Jeremaih Timbut Useni ((February 16, 1943 – January 23, 2025) alias Jerry Boy, who answered the final call in Paris, France, was partly a fulfilled man. The then Head of State, Major General(rtd.) Muhammadu Buhari (82) appointed him as the Governor of Bendel State (now Edo and Delta states) in January 1984. He was […]
Sam Amuka: The inimitable 90-year-old brand, by Owei Lakemfa
Twenty years ago, I got a message that Uncle Sam Amuka-Pemu, the publisher of the Vanguard Newspapers could not be found. It was his 70th birthday and plans to mark it were in place, but the celebrant was not responding to calls. He seems to have simply vanished. I placed a call and he picked. I congratulated […]
Mohammed Lawal Uwais, 12 June 1936 – 6 June 2025
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When he opened the All Nigerian Judges Conference in February 2003, then Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mohammed Lawal Uwais, who died on 6 June 2025, six days short of his 89th birthday, lamented the fact that State Chief Judges in Nigeria “go begging for funds from their governors”; a practice pioneered […]
Shameless toyboy who beats up his mistress!
Coping with the death of a beloved spouse, especially after years of marriage could be a nightmare. When Lola’s husband of over 25 years died suddenly, she was almost suicidal. He had a stomach ache and was dead three days later. Nobody suspected he had a tumour on his liver. “Grief hit me like a […]
Osimhen and Napoli’s meanness, by Patrick Omorodion
The Holy Bible in Colossians 3:21 warns fathers to avoid embittering or provoking children so they do not become discouraged. There is also an African believe that a father who doesn’t want the progress of his child could be likened to a wizard. By inference, that is what Napoli club president, Aurelio de Laurentiis is […]
