By PETRA ONYEGBULE For over a decade, Rev. Fr. George Ehusani has hosted a series of reflective dialogues from the Lux Terra Leadership Foundation, creating a rare intellectual space in Nigeria for deep conversations on society, leadership, culture, faith, and the moral questions shaping our world. These conversations, aired on AIT, Lumen Christi TV and archived […]

By Collins Adaka Since the advent of the Fourth Republic in 1999, politics in Nigeria has gone haywire. Politicians no longer deliver on their promises having made so many alluring ones during campaigns. To them, the political romance has come to an inevitable end. What else can we do? Until the next election, they come again […]

By Chukwudi Abiandu Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s remarks at the January 23, 2026 APC high-level stakeholders’ meeting in Asaba were short, polite, and outwardly conciliatory. But beneath the measured tone lay a speech heavy with subtext, unresolved tensions, and quiet warnings to a party still struggling to reconcile conquest with coexistence. At first glance, the former Deputy […]

By Adebayo Adeoye Within the quiet but consequential halls of Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Maitama Tuggar has carved a reputation for calm authority in an era defined by global uncertainty. Since his appointment in August 2023 by President Bola Tinubu, he has steered Nigeria’s diplomacy with measured confidence, balancing international expectations with national […]

By John Maiyaki This piece examines how Governor Monday Okpebholo’s construction drive is reshaping Edo State’s economy and infrastructure. Positive news about Edo State has been further validated by several videos that emerged on the internet by Edo citizens who travelled home during the Yuletide and most especially repeated inspection of the state governor, Senator Monday […]

By Bonaventure Phillips Melah The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) was created through a military Decree in 1992 which was later replaced with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003. The Commission has over the years, successfully carried out its statutory responsibilities which includes regulating telecommunications services and facilities, promoting competition, and setting performance standards in the […]

By Kelvin James There are moments in the life of a state when politics sheds its pretence and reveals its naked hunger for power. Presently, Rivers State is living in such a moment. What began as a smooth democratic transition has been deliberately weaponized into a prolonged siege against governance itself. What began as a […]

There is no other family in the history of Africa in which there are five generations of graduates from Oxbridge-level universities

Given this, it is clear that only God can stop President Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being re-elected in 2027

By FRANK EGBORO  Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was an Italian astronomer, physicist, and mathematician, often referred to as the “father of modern science.” He made significant contributions to scientific revolution, including improvements to the telescope and consequent astronomical observations, such as the discovery of Jupiter’s four largest moons and the phases of Venus. His works laid the foundation […]

By YUSHAU SHUAIB Public debate in Nigeria is increasingly shaped not just by facts but also by emotion, identity, and organised outrage. My recent short Facebook post reacting to The New York Times, NYT, report on an Onitsha-based trader and activist triggered an avalanche of hostile responses — many from individuals identifying as Igbo and largely […]

By REMI LADIGBOLU  Ejo ki i se ti ara eni ki a ma mo da (One must be honest with oneself, even when judgement is uncomfortable). Any fair reflection on the present controversy surrounding the Alaafin’s place within contemporary governance must begin with that honesty. Oyo’s historical relegation did not arise from a single cause. It […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Squirrel, the most recognisably arboreal creature, becomes excessively noisy, loquacious, smart and restless in its ‘kekodo kekodo’ movement upon the serpentine branches of trees whenever it spots danger or strange signals in the forest. Squirrel’s easily recognisable ‘kekodo kekodo’ signals are designed to alert either itself or other foresters to a waiting […]

Four years ago, the Association of Corporate Communication and Marketing Professionals in Banks (ACAMB) looked every bit like an institution running on fumes…

By SUNNY IKHIOYA  Amongst the irredeemable damages caused by our colonial masters in Africa was the indiscriminate drawing of boundaries without recourse to shared values, cultures and languages. Strangers were forced together as one, and true integration has remained difficult until today. It should be why the challenges of African countries had remained insurmountable until today. […]