The first head of government that declared a state of emergency in Nigeria was the then Prime Minister, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (December 1912 – January 15, 1966) and that was in May 1962. I was a student then at Olofin Anglican Grammar School in Idanre in Ondo State, along with Folu Olamiti, Prince Wale Olateru-Olagbegi, […]

Rivers State is currently facing a pressing and time-sensitive threat. The oil-rich state has come under intense political scrutiny following President Bola Tinubu’s state of emergency proclamation on March 18, 2025. Despite official assurances that this step was necessary to tackle a supposed breakdown of law and order, many observers argue that the constitutional criteria for […]

Professor Humphrey Nwosu’s legacy: Domesticating the electoral process As a political scientist, Professor Nwosu understood that the character of electoral competition in Nigeria is such that the outcome of any election will almost always be contested. This is because in societies like ours, political power is the major means of production, distribution and exchange and for […]

Forty-seven years ago, Nigerian students took a stand against military dictatorship. They insisted that every child should have a right and access to education. They, therefore, rejected increases in school and feeding fees, insisting that education should not be commercialised. An enraged military regime sent out soldiers against the students. What followed was a massacre. The […]

​2025 has not been easy on Nigerians. The economy has looked far from bright; the weather has been suffocating; and cost of living has been stubbornly oppressive. With rising massacres in the Middle Belt, and Borno State in the north-east apparently losing ground to the nihilism of Boko Haram terror, violence remains unremitting. In the […]

“If you shut up truth and bury it underground; it will but grow and gather to itself such explosive power that the day it burst through, it will blow up everything in its way” – Emile Zola, 1840-1902. I never thought President Tinubu would ever sack Mele Kyari. A few days before the announcement, a friend […]

The name‘Labour Party’is usually adoptedby political parties across the globe, that are linked more to democratic socialism. Such parties are traditionally allied with trade unions, labour movements or progressive alliances. Labour Parties are quite popular in strong democracies such as the UK where it has produced outstanding government leaders like Harold Wilson, James Callaghan,Tony Blair, Gordon […]

The Bible in Isaiah 43:19 tells us that God is the ul- timate Game Changer because He tells us that He is the game changer in our life. “For I am about to do something new”.. Apart from Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, the Bible also mentioned certain biblical figures, who God used significantly […]

It is difficult to pinpoint when the political gusts turned against the one time political impresario of the All Progressives Congress, APC in Delta State, Senator Victor Omo-Agege. The contradiction in the circumstances facing Omo-Agege is the fact that he is being subjected to a social media trial in the hands of those he not too long […]

The last time I wrote about this tragedy which I now call Tinubu’s Terrible Tribalism, I had asked: Is Tinubu settling scores? Because the president’s naked embrace of Yorubacentricism after a lifetime of railing with his kinsmen against Hausa-Fulani hegemony could only have been inspired by vengeance.  But such undisguised and unbridled vengeance in his first term […]

Thanks to Chief Kanayo Esinulo’s book, ‘Ojukwu : Exile, Diplomacy and Survival’, the truth about the one commonly referred to as Biafran rebel leader, is emerging. General Ibrahim Babangida’s revelation may just be what Nigerians need, to turn a new leaf. Indeed, General Chukwuemeka Odumegwu – Ojukwu believed so much in Nigeria that all through his twelve […]

By Vera Anyagafu For applicants whose visa applications have been refused, understanding the reasons behind the decision can be a crucial step in navigating the complex world of immigration.  One valuable resource that can provide insight into the application process is the Global Case Management System (GCMS) notes. In the context of Canadian immigration, the GCMS notes […]

Thedance between General Obasanjo and Admiral Adelanwa which took place recently had its generous share of the social media space with many wondering if it was not one of those TikTok gimmicks. I can confirm that it was not AI generated. It actually took place at the 90th birthday celebration of Admiral Michael Adelanwa, a former Chief […]

The Minister of Education, Dr. Olatunji Alausa, has proposed extending the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) service year from one year to two years. This proposed extension has enormous implications in terms of additional funding by the federal government, impact on the corps members and their families, etc. Consequently, the proposal needs to be vigorously scrutinized. Before […]

The Caribbean are one of the most diverse people on earth. Their composition includes indigenous Carib, Taino and Ciboney, integrated with millions violently ripped from Africa, Europeans and migrants mainly of Chinese and Indian origins. They are also some of the most bloodied, repressed and suppressed in world history. Today, most of the colonies in the […]