What shall we do about South Africa?
RIGHT OF REPLY Approximately 1,030 words Azu Ishiekwene asks the right question, and he is right that the World Cup answered it before any of us did. The hostility Bafana Bafana met in those stadiums was not football. It was a bill arriving. I take his question seriously and respectfully disagree with part of how […]
What will they eat when they finish the money? By Azu Ishiekwene
The grave is never satisfied, but other things compete with it for insatiability. I can’t help feeling that some members of Nigeria’s National Assembly will vie for the top place of never enough with the grave, water and fire. Enough is a stranger to them. What happens in these chambers in Abuja, in the name of […]
New York mayoral race: Gaza genocide may determine its outcome, by Owei Lakemfa
As the Gaza War entered its third year on October 7, 2025, and multinational peace negotiators gathered in Egypt to panel-beat a peace agreement, Palestinian rallies rocked New York. The rallies took on added importance as the city’s November 4, 2025 elections may be determined by the voters position on the genocide. A few years ago, […]
Still on the tinted glass permit matter, by Adekunle Adekoya
LAST week, this issue was subject of discourse here. I am continuing with it because the issues raised are still live. You may recall that I said last week that it is totally immoral for the Police to collect tinted permit fees from someone who bought and licensed a car just in March 2025, complete with eCMR, […]
2027 Presidency: Who is really afraid of Goodluck Jonathan? By Olu Fasan
Since I floated the idea in July, in an article titled “2027: The theoretical case for Jonathan’s return to power” (Vanguard, July 3, 2025), speculations have been rife that former President Goodluck Jonathan might indeed throw his hat in the ring for the 2027 presidential race. The speculations reached fever pitch recently when Professor Jerry Gana, […]
Ofala and Globacom: When culture and technology intersect, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
On October 1, I received two text messages from the Obi of Onitsha. The first, a well-designed card inviting me to the 2025 Ofala Festival, read: It is the wish of His Majesty Nnaemeka Achebe CFR, mni, Obi of Onitsha, Agbogidi that you be invited to his 2025 Ofala Festival at Ime-Obi Onitsha.” The second message […]
