By JAMES UDEMBA After decades of reliance on human capital export and unharnessed natural wealth, the state known as the Eastern Heartland is staging its most consequential act of self-redefinition. This week, the Imo Economic and Investment Summit 2025 is a meticulously engineered launchpad for industrial take-off, built upon a foundation of structural reforms that directly address […]

By Dr Bibi Bakare-Yusuf Ení bá sÍ ilé nù so àpò ìyà kÍì. Whoever loses their home (language, ancestry, and identity) burdens themselves with unending suffering. Dear Minister, I write as the publishing director of Cassava Republic Press, a global African publisher not only based in Abuja but deeply rooted in the cultural and intellectual […]

*Continued from yesterday By General Lucky Irabor From a national perspective, the Nigerian National Security Strategy 2019, NNSS 2019, views the concept of national security as the capacity of the state to preserve its sovereignty, ensure the protection of its citizens, defend its territorial integrity, and maintain peace, law, and order. It underscores the interconnection between […]

By General Lucky Irabor It is evident that information management and national stability are inseparable. The media’s responsibility in balancing reportage with sensitivity during security threats cannot be overstated, especially as public perception often determines the resilience of our national fabric. In this respect, Editors, as gatekeepers of truth, hold a sacred responsibility in preventing […]

By Osa Mbonu-Amadi  The recent spate of house demolitions across Lagos State, culminating most visibly in Oworonshoki, has stirred intense controversy, opposition, and public alarm. Lagos State Government insists these demolition exercises are imperative components of an urban renewal agenda focused on environmental safety, targeting illegal structures that obstruct waterways and impede drainage systems critical for flood […]