Nigeria at 66: From resilience to enduring capability
By ALIM ABUBAKRE On 1 October 2026, Nigeria turns 66. That anniversary invites neither self-congratulation nor despair. Both are too easy. Nigeria has survived civil war, military rule, commodity shocks, insurgency, disputed elections and repeated economic disruption. It has also produced globally competitive entrepreneurs, professionals, artists and institutions. Yet too many Nigerians still rely on […]
Two years of Renewed Hope in Interior Ministry
By FEMI SALAKO There are many ways to look at visionary leadership, the capacity to translate vision into reality, as the American leadership expert Warren Bennis is justly famous for saying. Visionary leadership involves the ability to innovate and to create; which is why, according to Leroy Eimes, a leader is one who sees more than […]
Why I built auditorium for LASU
By TUNJI BELLO LET it be recognised that we are not just commissioning a chamber to impact knowledge, but also witness, firsthand, the force of faith, the prophetic power of the tongue and what is possible when we all commit to the pursuit of public good. By that I mean the audacity to envision what seems […]
Beyond judicial recognition of APC and PDP as terrorist groups, by Femi Falana
Simply defined: terrorism is the illegitimate use of violence to achieve political or religious objectives. Under the Terrorism (Prevention) Act of 2022 of Nigeria, the definition of terrorism is much wider than subversion and terrorism in Canada. In Nigeria, terrorist acts include actions intended to cause death, serious harm, or endangerment, with the goal of […]
Re-thinking the current football business model in Nigeria as a catalyst for sports development
By BABATUNDE FASHOLA Over the last few years, I have tried to develop a document around which I hoped we could create a brain trust to unlock the limitless possibilities that sports can bring to us as a people if we act deliberately and consistently, and I must confess that the work is unfinished, but the […]
Peter Mbah’s noiseless strides in Enugu
By TUNDE OLUSUNLE You would think I had personal relationships with Chukwuma Soludo and Alex Otti, Governors of Anambra and Abia states, the way I’ve followed their governance trajectories. I was only doing my job as conscience of society and documenter of history. Soludo I know somewhat because he was Economic Adviser to former President Olusegun […]
