Editorial

PANDEF at 10: Looking ahead

PANDEF at 10: Looking ahead

The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) marked its tenth anniversary on 27th October 2026, with a meeting of its Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee in Abuja and virtually. Chaired by Obong Victor Attah, with National Chairman Godknows Boladei Igali, the gathering reviewed a decade of advocacy and issued a 48-point communiqué demanding 50 […]
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Housing families of fallen heroes

Housing families of fallen heroes

The commissioning of 50 energy-efficient homes for wives of fallen military personnel in Ibadan is a reminder that the nation’s obligation to those who die defending it does not end with a funeral. Delivered through PHDL, Family Homes Funds Limited and other partners, the homes offer security and dignity to families who have paid a […]

Beyond Gov. Otti’s N1bn gift to teachers

Beyond Gov. Otti’s N1bn gift to teachers

Governor Alex Otti of Abia State deserves commendation for placing teachers at the centre of the state’s development agenda. On October 5, 2026, at the Michael Okpara Event Centre, Umuahia, during the 2026 World Teachers’ Day celebration, he announced a N1 billion Teachers’ Appreciation Fund, to be shared equally among teachers. He also ordered payment […]

2027: Nigeria must not go the 1966–69 route again

2027: Nigeria must not go the 1966–69 route again

There is a proverb that says those who stumble twice on the same stone deserve to break their necks. Nigeria fought a bitter 30-month civil war that claimed millions of lives and left the country torn apart and gasping for breath till today. One of the remote causes of that war—electoral fraud-related violence—is rearing its […]

The White House AI accord

The White House AI accord

The recent White House meeting between President Donald Trump and leaders of America’s most powerful artificial-intelligence companies was convened against astonishing advances in frontier AI, reports of systems behaving unexpectedly, fears of cyberattacks and misuse, and an unresolved question: who should police a technology whose consequences may reach every society? Trump initiated the encounter as […]

The “prosperity” Nigerians need

The “prosperity” Nigerians need

President Bola Tinubu’s October 1, 2026 Independence Day address was upbeat, confident and forward-looking. Its high point was his declaration that Nigeria had passed through the difficult “age of reform” and was entering an “age of prosperity”, with the promise that prosperity would become the lived experience of Nigerians. He cited economic growth, falling inflation, […]