By Jesse Tafida Journalism, like the harmattan wind, first toughens the skin before it tempers the soul. For over a decade, I have walked its long, winding corridors, sometimes lit, often dim, serving through Radio Nigeria Peace FM, Kanem FM, SMK Radio, the Nigerian Television Authority, and now TVC News. The profession has taken me […]

By SOLAR Collective May 15, 2026, marked the 80th birthday of one of Nigeria’s most enduring revolutionary intellectuals — Edwin Ikechukwu Madunagu: mathematician, journalist, Marxist theorist, archivist, teacher, agitator, and organiser. For more than five decades, Edwin Madunagu has stood firmly on the side of workers, students, women, peasants, and the oppressed. While governments changed, dictators […]

By Oguejiofor Agbo This is another special day to say happy birthday to His Excellency, Chief Senator (Dr) Jim Ifeanyichukwu Nwobodo, Anyanwu n’awara oha 1 of Nkanu, who is, no doubt, one of the foremost elder statesmen east of the Niger. It is another opportunity to celebrate a man of destiny and vision, whose success story […]

By Kayode Fayemi It is with profound gratitude to God and deep admiration that I join family, friends, associates, compatriots, and countless admirers across Nigeria and the world in celebrating the centenary anniversary of our father, my principal, an extraordinary patriot, elder statesman, democracy activist and Afenifere leader, Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti. Reaching the age […]

By Emmanuel Okogba In Nigeria’s evolving political landscape, where many citizens continue to yearn for leaders with relatable life experiences and grassroots understanding, few stories capture the spirit of resilience, sacrifice, and self-made growth like that of Thankgod Kenechukwu Christopher Ibeh. Popularly known as Honourable Thankgod Ibeh, the House of Representatives hopeful for Amuwo Odofin […]

By Joel Omeje On the 10th of May, 2026, hearts across Enugu State and beyond rise in celebration of a man whose life has become a testament to service, intellect, humility, and uncommon dedication to the Nigerian project – Honourable Peter Ogbonna Eze. Some men occupy offices, others redefine them. Peter Ogbonna Eze belongs to […]

By Femi Salako Let us celebrate the grace and good health that God Almighty has poured upon Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo as he marks another year of life today, May 1. As the scriptures remind us in Psalm 92:14, those rooted in purpose shall bring forth fruit even in their season of flourishing, and in every chapter […]

By Onochie Anibeze What truly sets Chief Mike Adenuga apart? Nigeria has no shortage of wealthy men. Fortune and fame are not rare in our landscape of success stories. Yet, year after year, when his birthday comes around, the outpouring of love for Chief Mike Adenuga feels different, deeper, warmer, more personal. It is not his […]

By IFEATU AGBU    In less than three years as Managing Director/CEO of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku has turned the agency into a case study for turnaround leadership, and the awards have followed him almost as fast as the projects. From transparency in public service to youth empowerment and infrastructure delivery, […]

By Udo Ibuot In the evening of life, many thinkers are usually left with the sorrowful impressions of the futility of human existence. They perceive how the teachings dispensed by institutions of learning enable them to acquire many superfluous things, while nothing is taught of those matters that are of vast importance in the conduct of human […]

By DAYO ADEJOBI The passing of our mother, Reverend Mother Superior Olive Sulola Adejobi, marks the close of a life both remarkable and deeply influential, lived with quiet dignity over 98 years. She belonged to a rare generation of women whose strength was neither loudly proclaimed nor easily shaken but steadily revealed through a life anchored […]

By Abiodun Alade As Aliko Dangote turns 69, his story demands to be read not as a biography of wealth, but as a case study in Africa’s unfinished industrial argument. For decades, the continent has lived with a structural contradiction. It exports raw materials and imports finished goods. It produces crude oil but imports refined fuel. […]

By William Ochonu  In global history, there are women who have made indelible marks of grace on the solid rock of time. If they were from the Bible, they are qualified as virtuous women, whose values are more than rubies. Politically, they are Amazons, whose qualities transcend their feminine attributes and melt the iron pillars […]

By Oke Segun I was rounding off an exercise session at the National Stadium in Surulere when the call I had been waiting for finally came through. The message was brief and urgent: “Mrs Ibru will see you now, Segun.” It was a Saturday, and I was hardly dressed for an audience with the legendary Dr […]

By PAUL MODEBE Some lives pass through the world quietly; others leave echoes that continue long after they are gone. My dearly beloved wife, Mrs. Amaka Josephine Modebe (née Obiofuma), belonged to the latter. Her presence was one of grace, strength, and quiet dignity. She possessed a voice that could comfort in times of sorrow and inspire […]