Next generation of Falcons, by Patrick Omorodion
The 2026 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup may have come and gone but the memories of it would linger for a very long time. The competition which is the lowest among the age grade competitions put together by football’s world governing body, FIFA as nursery for the senior teams participating in the Women’s World Cup […]
My plea before the United Nations: Set humanity free! By Owei Lakemfa
Three events made Monday, June 16, 2025, a sobering moment for me. On that day, back in 1976, news filtered that the killer Apartheid security forces which had been terrorising African countries like Zambia, Botswana and Lesotho, had turned on unarmed school children in South Africa. The Nigerian society was so conscious then that I recall […]
Prof Mark Nwagwu’s wife, by Donu Kogbara
Mark Nwagwu is a multi-talented 88-year-old professor of cell and molecular biology. He has 12 books to his credit, including four poetry collections that were dedicated to his dear late wife, Professor Helen Onyemazuwa Nwagwu. Prof, a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science and Association of Nigerian Authors, is currently (and amazingly, given […]
2027: Has Tinubu thrown Shettima under his second term bus? By Ikechukwu Amaechi
As the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu must have laughed his head off when in August 2022, his running-mate, Kashim Shettima, hubristically dished out presidential responsibilities at the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, in Lagos. “I have been in the theatre of conflicts […]
GDP per capita: It’s a critical measure of progress; why is Tinubu dismissing it? By Olu Fasan
Recently, Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the outgoing president of the African Development Bank, AfDB, stirred the hornet’s nest when he said Nigeria’s GDP per capita was $1,847 in 1960 but $824 in 2025, implying that Nigeria is poorer today than at independence. In an ill-tempered response, Bayo Onanuga, President Tinubu’s special adviser on information and strategy, accused […]
Will vs. Would: Mastering future expressions in professional writing, by Ruth Oji
A journalist friend recently confided in me his confusion about when to use “will” versus “would” in his reporting. “I know they’re both about the future,” he said, “but I’m never sure which one sounds right.” His honest admission sparked this week’s column because mastering these two words can transform your professional writing from uncertain to […]
