Okuama: When Political Blame Ignores the Constitution, Fuels Blackmail
By Ufuoma Egbe The tragedy of Okuama has left deep wounds. Families have lost loved ones, a community has suffered devastation, and several Okuama leaders have remained in detention for an agonising period. Their plight deserves justice, compassion and sustained public attention. But precisely because the tragedy is so painful, it must not become an […]
Cultural IP: Nigeria and Africa’s Untapped Asset
By Obi Asika, Director-General & CEO, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) We carry within us the origin of everything. That is not rhetoric — it is history, and it is the starting point of one of the most consequential economic arguments Africa has yet to make. Before we can build the cultural IP […]
Okowa : Fine wine @67
By Tony Ugbejie The personality of His Excellency, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, former Delta state Governor, from his early days has not changed. In politics and as a private citizen he is a meek and loyal person, however what has really distinguished him from the pack is his deep intellect and his capacity to put in […]
WORLD CUP 2026: Argentina 3–2 Egypt — Africa’s final frontier: game management
How Argentina tore up Egypt’s cinderella story in one of the greatest matches of the tournament By Paul Lucky Okoku Near miss does not kill a bird. And in football, it ain’t over till the fat lady sings. I had my pen ready. Not to record another routine World Cup victory. Not to chronicle another […]
Civil service and leadership synergy
While Olaopa confidently declares that although he has worked with many highly placed people in government, Walson-Jack’s collegial spirit is unrivalled
Policy and Legislative Resilience: An innovation for Nigeria’s governance moment
By Hajiya Fatima Y. Usman-Katsina Resilience is something I am quite familiar with. It’s about inner strength. It’s about looking inward, doing an internal deep-dive. It’s about determination and persistence, it’s about clarity of purpose. It is through this lens that I look at the world and at governance, and have come to the only […]
SEDC: Reinventing Michael Okpara’s agricultural and agro-industrial revolution
By Emmanuel Nzomiwu Although Dr. Michael Iheonukara Okpara died almost 42 years ago, the mention of his name in Nigeria today evokes memories of the agricultural and agro-industrial revolution in Eastern Nigeria in the 1950s and ’60s, during his days as the Premier of the former Eastern Region. During that glorious era, the Eastern Region ranked […]
When Dead SIMs Died: How the NCC clean-up made Nigerian telecoms more honest
It shows the customers who are still active, still reachable, still capable of being served, upgraded, retained and monetise
Use, Misuse and Abuse: What should AI do for a researcher?
AI-powered tools have transformed the way researchers search for literature, analyse data, organise references, improve writing and communicate findings
Umahi blames coastal road flooding on Lagos master plan non-implementation
The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, has blamed the flooding of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway on non-implementation of a Lagos State master plan with regard to flooding. Umahi also blamed the flooding on indiscriminate dumping of refuse by Lagos State residents. Umahi made the blame during an inspection tour of the Section Three of […]
China’s global governance practice: A long march in a new era
By Yan Yuqing July 1 marks the 105th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. China hold the celebration of the 105th founding anniversary of the CPC in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, addresses in celebration that the CPC possesses incomparable fine qualities: The dedication to the […]
