2027: Vote ‘right’ or be banished? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As should be expected in this political silly season, politicians will maximise the window to test wild narratives and launch personal attacks aimed at distracting voters from the substantive issues that confront them. There is nothing particularly wrong with that as long as such antics are within the ambit of the law. But most Nigerian politicians like […]
The masses need food, the elites want more bureaucracies, by Owei Lakemfa
The World Bank in its May 2025 Report stated that 75.5 per cent of rural Nigerians are engaged in deadly combats with poverty. The number in the urban areas, it said, is 41.3 per cent with an additional 13 million Nigerians, projected to slip below the poverty line by the end of the year. It also stated […]
The age of the judicial impostor in Nigeria must end
A little over two decades ago, away from its perception as a shrine for the resolution of the most rarefied disputes in the country, the Supreme Court of Nigeria played host to a Nigerian drama.
PRESIDENCY 2027: If not Tinubu who else? By Dele Sobowale
“You can’t beat something with nothing” – American baseball team coach after his team lost 17 games in a row. Since governance has been suspended for active politicking in Nigeria until May 2027, we might as well stop deceiving ourselves and squarely face the issue of selection of our President from 2027 to 2031. In […]
Europe and protests, by Patrick Omorodion
There have always been protests from the days of old like we are told in the Bible. One of such protests was a divinely ordained protest by Moses to King Pharaoh against the enslavement of the Israelites in Egypt. Moses’ repeated demands to Pharaoh to “Let My people go” eventually led to the Exodus. However, […]
God is able to perfect all things, by Funmi Komolafe
Let’s start by giving thanks to the Lord that has seen us through the first six months of the year. It is by Grace that we are alive today and not six feet below. Congratulations you survived the first six months of 2025. Beloved, God has plans for you and I. July for many reasons is […]
‘Tit for Tat’ in Nigeria’s National Assembly, by Tonnie Iredia
The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 provided for a House of Assembly in each state of the federation to make laws for the good governance of the states. At the federal level however, the same constitution created two legislative chambers, namely: the Senate and the House of Representatives. One expects federal laws to […]
The age of the judicial impostor in Nigeria must end, by Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
A judge who sits beyond the lawful judicial age is a judicial impostor. The costs on society and litigants could be colossal
What exactly is in St. Lucia?, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The Nigerian university system is begging for help, yet our government is whispering sweet deals into the ears of island developers thousands of miles away
Wedding That Shattered Every Rule: What Bezos taught us about love, noise, and men who matter, by Stephanie Shaakaa
The men shouting the most online often have the least to offer. No legacy. No clarity. No gondola budget. Just echo chambers
Power and short fuse, by Francis Ewherido
We cleared all outstanding bills before the prepaid meter was installed and one more bill after the installation, but they didn’t listen to our previous explanations
