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 […]

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 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

  “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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought” – Simon Cameron, c1860, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 190 Cameron, who was a politician, must be pulling everybody’s legs. An honest politician is almost an oxymoron – a contradiction in terms. As far as I am concerned, Louis M Howe, 1871-1936, […]

Poor service delivery in our aviation industry has for long been a daily occurrence that no one does anything about. The level of discomfort that passengers face in our airports gives an impression that Nigeria’s aviation industry has no regulator. It is against this backdrop that the reported uproar last Wednesday at the Lagos airport between […]

A name is not just a word. It is history, memory, identity,a scar, a flag, a footprint in time. It is whispered in boardrooms and shouted on playgrounds

This generation will know how to code before they know how to cook. They will recite 3D shapes before they master eye contact. They will speak English before they learn the language of love