Super Falcons’ flop: Time to rebuild our football
The Super Falcons’ quarter-final exit from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is more than another painful sporting disappointment. It should be the moment Nigeria finally confronts the deep weaknesses in its football system and begin the difficult task of rebuilding. Nigeria’s 1-0 defeat by Cameroon ended the Falcons’ defence of their […]
Who gave the order?
Immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, General Christopher Musa, was in the Senate on Wednesday December 3, 2025 for his screening as President Bola Tinubu’s nominee for Defence Minister. Why is an officer removed as CDS just about a month ago suddenly found worthy to be Defence Minister? What changed? At the screening exercise, […]
Tinubu’s ambassadorial nominations
Thirty one months into his 48-month tenure as President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu last week unfolded the names of 32 nominees for ambassadorial postings. This action has sent many tongues wagging, and for several reasons. Why did the president wait this long to appoint ambassadors? Nigeria will enter full political season as from January 2026. With […]
Revisiting Safe Schools Initiative
The fragility of school security in Nigeria was laid bare once again recently with the abduction of 25 female students of Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, and the killing of the school’s vice principal. It was closely followed by the abduction of over 300 pupils of St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri […]
“Repentant” terrorist can’t be president
Some senior officials of the Nigerian security forces have been making provocative statements in their rather confounding bids to appease terrorists, jihadists, Fulani herdsmen militants and bandits rather than bring them to justice. Given the serious implications of this narrative, we join well-meaning Nigerians to vehemently reject it. In a recent viral video, the General […]
Freedom for justice miscarriage victim, Sunday Jackson
A major flaw in the Nigerian legal system has been exposed to the global community with the trending story of brazen miscarriage of justice visited on citizen Sunday Jackson, a farmer from Dong community in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Sometime in 2015, Jackson was working on his farm and a Fulani herdsman, […]
