UNGA 2026: When the Canyons reach our doorstep, by Dakuku Peterside
The real test of a United Nations speech begins on the journey home. The cameras are gone; the promises must find their way into decisions, budgets, and difficult conversations. Nigeria spoke at the 2026 General Assembly. What will it do with the words it carried to New York? On 22 September, António Guterres warned that […]
Bringing Governance Nearer The People: Recent Agitations For More States, by Muyiwa Adetiba
The ways of our politicians are confounding sometimes. The constitution is the document that binds people of diverse backgrounds and nationalities together and therefore must be seen to be truly representative. Unfortunately, it is not often available. It is also often worded in a legal and technical manner that makes it difficult for an average person to […]
Brazil: US climbing the tree beyond its leaves, by Owei Lakemfa
The regime in the United States, US, led by Mr Donald John Trump has in the past seven months, introduced many alien relations into international relations. But when many thought it cannot get worse, the American regime is taking decisions that do not appear to be the product of a sound thought process. Perhaps the main […]
Insouciant, immoral politicking for 2027 elections, by Adekunle Adekoya
A cursory perusal of the state of affairs in Nigeria today and how things are managed by the politicians in charge led me to one conclusion — we, the people of Nigeria, do not matter a jot to the politicians managing our affairs. In addition, the laws that we have in place to regulate our daily […]
Tinubu’s injudicious governance template in a heterogeneous society, by Ikechukwu Amaechi
In his seminal offering last Sunday titled, “Whose president is Tinubu, anyway?” TheNiche columnist, Dr. Chidi Amuta, concluded in a rather cautionary note: “Tinubu’s current quandary as to his real national constituency may end in greater confusion unless he is ready to rediscover the source of his original sin and redress it. That original sin is […]
A tale of two nations and their victorious women’s sports teams, by Olu Fasan
The past two weeks have been remarkable for sports women internationally. Women’s national sports teams were victorious in major international tournaments and attracted differing responses from their governments. In Britain, England’s women’s national football team, the Lionesses, beat their Spanish counterpart to win the 2025 UEFA Women’s Championships. In Nigeria, the Super Falcons, this country’s […]
