Duty & Allegiance: Gowon’s memoirs, an exercise in self-justification! By Olu Fasan
In the Acknowledgements section of his recently published memoirs My Life of Duty & Allegiance, General Yakubu Gowon, a former military head of state, writes: “Let me begin by saying that I was not anxious to document my memoirs, but the calls for me to do so kept coming.” Well, I am one of those […]
A nation under siege: The banditry crisis, by Ugoji Egbujo
One fateful evening, the people of Malumfashi, Katsina, sensed trouble. Vultures circled their community, a grim portent. Alarmed, villagers alerted the military, who came, saw nothing, and left. At dawn, as the people trooped to the mosque to beseech God, bandits struck. They roared in on motorcycles and fired at everything. The mosque took the brunt. By […]
Putin as the President’s medicine, by Azu Ishiekwene
European leaders often portray Russian President Vladimir Putin as a tyrant, a land grabber, and a Russian bear. And following the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine War three years ago, the deadliest in Europe since World War II, Putin has gone from being a bad guy in Western European eyes to being something worse: a war criminal. […]
The European Union of jittery states, by Owei Lakemfa
United States President, Donald Trump, invited Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Monday, August 18, 2025. The purpose was to brief the latter on the outcome of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days earlier. Trump had already briefed Zelenskyy on phone and thought a meeting to finalise a possible trilateral […]
Unseen ramifications of the KWAM-1, Emmanson flight sagas, by Adekunle Adekoya
YOU know it all. I mean, all about the airport incident involving Alhaji Wasiu Ayinde Anifowose, the Fuji musician better know by his stage moniker, KWAM-1. You have all the information available from the mainstream media — your favourite newspapers, television, and radio stations. Then you got more salacious details from what we all now know as […]
Ndigbo and the Nigerian presidency: An introspection
By John Odocha I strongly believe that this is an issue that must no longer be swept under the carpet if this country wishes to thrive on the tripod of justice, equity, and fairness. In my book: “The Way We Are: Ideas for a better Nigeria,” published in 2012, and launched in Abuja [Dec 2012] and Washington […]
