Tragedy in custody: The deaths of young miners in Niger State
By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA In the early hours of 17 September 2026, a grim discovery was made in Minna, capital of Nigeria’s mineral-rich Niger State. Thirty-seven young men and boys, arrested days earlier on suspicion of illegal mining, were found dead in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Many of the […]
Benjamin Kalu: A fresh face in South East political leadership
Breakthroughs often arise from unexpected changes in strategy or embracing new methodologies. It’s widely understood that repeating the same actions…
Keneth Imansuangbon and the Love of Nation
By John Mayaki I came across this man when I was still a reporter on the streets of Benin city – he was popularly known as “rice man”, – when he was gunning for the governorship of the heartbeat state under the platform of Action Congress (AC) before its transmogrification to ACN and later APC. […]
Assessing Gov. Uba Sani’s policy of governance and less politics
By MANSUR UMAR Recently, Governor Uba Sani made out time from his very busy schedule to speak very passionately and frankly about the essence of his unique resort to very little or no partisan politics in the administration of the very complex Kaduna State. In an exclusive interview with Trust TV’s Mannir Dan Ali, Senator Uba […]
The misdiagnosis of a nation
By Oladoja M.O. There is a sickness far graver than malaria, deeper than cancer, and deadlier than an undiagnosed pandemic: it is the sickness of perception. A tragic, self-inflicted malaise where men and women, intoxicated by their own bitterness, misread the vital signs of a nation and call it death. Nigeria, that ancient giant, that […]
Jumping onto a gravy train
By NICK DAZANG The last two weeks witnessed a gale of defections by politicians notably from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the governing All Progressives Congress, APC. The high water mark of these defections were the fell swoop defections of the Governor of Delta State, Sheriff Oborevwor, and a former Governor of Delta […]
