NYSC kidnap story: Burden of public trust, by Tonnie Iredia
Twenty (20) prospective members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) on their way to the Southeast for orientation and service year were kidnapped on October 1, 2026. Following their release some 6 days later, our traumatized country was greatly relieved. A report by the Imo state police command claimed that the corpers were rescued […]
Useni’s fight for London house from the grave shames us, by Azu Ishiekwene
In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT 1090 (PC), two ordinary Nigerians from unlikely quarters, each doing what would appear to be their daily work, made the difference. The first was Ibrahim Sani, a superintendent of police at the Force Intelligence Department of the Nigeria Police […]
A reader’s take on PO, by Donu Kogbara
He is responding to the column that was published on this page on August 28. It used a story about students’ breakfast preferences (many objected to akara and pap) to illustrate how a divided opposition can lose out to an unpopular minority. You can access this column via the Vanguard website. Dear Donu, I am […]
As Ibas takes his leave and Fubara returns, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
It is no longer a matter of conjecture. As Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, haughtily announced on August 30, President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, September 17, 2025, announced the end of the six-month emergency rule he imposed on Rivers State on March 18. Unlike the emergency rule proclamation which he made via a […]
Tinubu de-markets Nigeria with his penchant for overseas travels, by Olu Fasan
Earlier this week, President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, announced that the president had cut short his two-week vacation in France and returned to Nigeria “to resume official duties”. Given that Onanuga previously described the president’s trip to France as a “working” holiday, one must wonder why Tinubu stopped working remotely from France. Truth be told, […]
How to speak with confidence on-air by handling the microphone right, by Ruth Oji
If you are a media person, you sometimes may have to step into a radio booth, anchor a live television programme, moderate a podcast, or make a corporate broadcast to employees. One tool stands between your voice and your audience: the microphone. For many, this small piece of equipment feels intimidating. The red light flicks on, […]
