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 […]
US-Nigeria joint security group
When recently US President, Donald Trump, designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over Christian genocides and the ill-checked spread of jihadist terrorism, he threatened to take military action. The Federal Government showed its willingness to work with America to address the issue by sending a delegation to Washington. The upshot of the diplomatic exchanges […]
Education: Bowing to terrorists’ pressure?
The mass abduction of the 276 Chibok Schoolgirls in April 2014 marked a milestone in the advance of jihadist terrorism in Nigeria. Because politicians and activists successfully weaponised it against the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the terrorists realised what a powerful instrument of blackmail it was. As a result, Nigeria, unlike any other country in […]
Ugborodo’s abandoned FIFA project
When former FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter, launched the FIFA Goal Project in 1999, the initiative was envisioned as a catalyst for global football development; one that would help countries build modern training grounds, nurture grassroots talents and strengthen the structures of football administration. For many nations, the project has been nothing short of transformative. […]
Salvaging our N20trn abandoned properties
The House of Representatives is about to embark on a seemingly quixotic venture of recovering about 12,000 abandoned federal building projects scattered throughout the federation, particularly Abuja and Lagos which have served as our Federal Capitals. In May 2024, the Senate had kicked off the effort with a six-member committee led by Senator Lola Ashiru. […]
Embarrassing presidential pardon
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Thursday, October 9, 2025, granted clemency to 175 convicts in the exercise of his discretionary power of Prerogative of Mercy, as contained in Section 175 (1) and (2) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended). The decision was aimed at correcting what he saw as […]
