The playing field for pay-TVbusiness is about to change, not in the way we expected or are canvassing at the moment, but in a much more significant way. Competition will be more intense and competitors over-awed. Operators will square up for what is about to come, and the regulator of the broadcast industry will be more agile now than ever before. It […]

“The axe forgets, but the tree remembers”— African proverb I have been in many situations where I am asked to explain why the North of Nigeria does or does not do something of a specifically political nature. I do not get offended by this. I had spoken for the ‘North’ in the context of Nigeria as […]

As political season begins in Nigeria ahead of the 2027 elections, we are beginning to see another round of promises, slogans, and declarations of vision. Billboards will soon rise, rallies will be held, and political actors jostle for public attention. But beneath this loud, choreographed performance, a quieter tragedy unfolds in the country’s northern belt—children are […]

From last week continues the coup speech by Brigadier-General Murtala Ramat Mohammed following the overthrow of   General Yakubu Gowon on July 30, 1975. The speech underlined details of why the Gowon regime was overthrown and the way forward for the country under the new regime.  It was obvious that matters could not, and should not, be […]

By Dele Sobowale I‘m ready to serve, says Mohammed Babangida – Report, July 22, 2025 High fertiliser cost: farmers dump rice, maize cultivation – Daily Trust, July 21, 2025 Over 3.7 million people face food insecurity in North-east Nigeria – ICRC, July 22, 2025  There was never a doubt in my mind that Mohammed Babangida would accept […]

The Holy Book told us that after the first successful genetic engineering which produced Eve, the First Couple committed a misdemeanour. This made God to send them out of the Garden. But in doing so, He did not restrict their freedom of movement. He merely stopped them from re-entering the Garden which was a social or […]

Three different decisions of the highest court in the country over the past two decades illustrate how the judicial conspiracy against popular sovereignty in Nigeria has prospered.

“Silence is golden when you can’t think of an [intelligent] answer” – Mohammed Ali, 1942-2016.   Buhari’s death has exposed more horrors about the real attitude of those who held the highest posts in his government – which was largely a failure based on lies and hypocrisy. Last week, my column addressed Garba Shehu’s confession that he […]

Seventy-three (73) years ago, the Northern House of Chiefs made history when it passed a motion moved by the Emir of Gwandu mandating all native authorities to fight the disturbing trend of corruption among public officials in the colony. Other parts of what became Nigeria embraced the laudable motion. From then till now, our successive political […]

They buried her on a Saturday. His girlfriend even attended the burial. By Sunday, he was being advised to “be strong,” “start eating well,” and “not let himself go.”