Igbo identity crisis: The DNA option (I), by Ochereome Nnanna
There is this Northern Muslim girl who has carved a niche for herself on social media by making candid comments on Nigeria’s major ethnic groups. She packages it as comedy to blunt accusations of bigotry. She recently commented on one of the greatest dilemmas militating against Igbo unity: identity crisis. According to her, the Igbo […]
Hell in the north, a tragedy foretold (1), by Dele Sobowale
“In times of victory, prophets are unnecessary distractions” -Trevor Roper, 1914-2003, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 204. Pervasive genocides in the North have a label: MADE IN DEEP THE NORTH. Boko Haram, herdsmen, new terrorist religious groups, cattle rustlers, murderous land grabbers, unrelenting kidnappers and heartless murderers are all Northerners. There is no single Yoruba, […]
The value of what is ours, by Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi
In December 2006, I attended a Ford Foundation philanthropy retreat in Bahia, Brazil. My first visit to Brazil was in 2004 to attend a conference in Rio de Janeiro, and even though I enjoyed the experience, I felt I had missed something by not being able to go up to Bahia which has strong African roots, […]
Favour Ofili re-echoes, by Patrick Omorodion
On May 11, 2025, the title of this Column was ‘Revisiting Alao Committee Report’ and I began by quoting Luke Chapter 22:2 which states that “there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, nor hidden that will not be known.” I will rerun part of it here to show that we tried as much […]
Look up to Jesus, by Funmi Komolafe
Beloved, we are familiar with the Holy Bible passage in Hebrews 12 vs. 2 ( KJV): “ Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” Brethren, […]
COALITION 2027: If it’s between APC and the people, why are we still foot-dragging?
With the All Progressives Congress (APC) faltering under the weight of its own promises, the opposition ironically seems even more confused
