BY TUNDE AKANNI  By far impacting the most devastating effect on Nigerians home and abroad as 2025 began to wind down was the fatal accident involving the UK-based Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, fondly hailed, AJ. The tragedy instantly claimed the lives of two of AJ’s associates, Sina Ghami and Lateef Ayodele, otherwise, Latz. Inalilai wa inailei […]

African football has battled unfair stereotypes but AFCON itself risks another danger—becoming too sanitized. DR Congo’s fans resist that

Sola Fanawopo I am fascinated by the supporters of DR Congo—perhaps even more than by their robust football artistry. They are the unofficial ambassadors of African football’s joy. In my opinion, no country even comes a distant second. AFCON is never just about football. It is about rhythm, identity, and the people who turn 90 […]

By REMI LADIGBOLU The seizure of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by United States forces… has shaken the foundations of the international system.  A foreign military operation struck a sovereign capital and removed a sitting head of state without congressional approval in Washington and without any recognised mandate under international law. This […]

By KINGSLEY IKEH Nigeria’s tax reform agenda is colliding with weak household demand and constrained credit markets. Without affordable consumer and MSME lending, fiscal reforms risk slowing private-sector growth and narrowing the tax base. Nigeria’s renewed tax reform drive is unfolding in a credit-starved economy characterised by high inflation, weakened household purchasing power, and declining credit […]

By MICHAEL OWHOKO Worried and moved by the unending terrorism in Nigeria, I was recently compelled to investigate the menace, using my crystal ball. From the revelation, some high-ranking individuals are fuelling the widespread terrorism-induced bloodbath through betrayal and tacit support.  And except there is a unified response driven by sincerity, patriotism and unbiasedness, devoid of […]

By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA Across Nigeria, the night of December 31, 2025, was not merely a date change. It was a vigil—of candles and choruses, kneeling knees and tired backs, whispered prayers and loud declarations. In churches, auditoriums, and open centres of worship, people watched the clock and their souls, believing that how one crosses over matters. […]

By SUNDAY DARE If the recent decamping of Peter Obi from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress was intended to detonate like a political bombshell, it failed spectacularly. What arrived instead was a dull thud—unremarkable, unsurprising, and terminally familiar. Nothing more. Nothing less. The script had been written long ago, recycled endlessly, and now—ironically—with […]

By Josef Onoh President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent directive to security agencies to intensify action against terrorists has coincided with renewed public commentary by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, including a viral video in which he claimed that a “top official in Abuja” warned him of an alleged plan by the United States to target him as […]

As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent.

By TEMITOPE AJAYI Public debate on government finances in Nigeria is once again clouded by confusion, little knowledge, and deliberate misrepresentation. At the centre of the current controversy is a misunderstanding of the distinction between total revenue generated by government agencies and the portion that actually belongs to the Federal Government.  The confusion has been amplified by […]

By EBUKA UKOH Every new year carries a promise. But some carry an instruction. The year 2026 arrives not as a whisper but as a charge. It asks a simple question. What are you spreading? Ideas spread. Attitudes spread. Courage spreads. Fear spreads. Excellence spreads. Neglect spreads.  A nation does not change only through policies. It changes […]

By Imisi George Integrity is not a commodity. It cannot be manufactured by power, nor accumulated by wealth. It is earned over time, sustained by consistency, and tested under scrutiny. Recent remarks by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, criticising Mr Peter Obi following his defection to […]

As 2026 dawns, Olayemi Cardoso, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, and his colleagues at the apex bank must, no doubt, be taking stock and reviewing the bank’s performance in 2025.

By Kayode Akinmade  An examination of how focused leadership and strategic investments are redefining development in the Gateway State. History is often unkind to leaders who  inherit complexity. It demands instant miracles while ignoring the weight of what came before. Yet, every so often, a leader emerges who understands that transformation is not always loud […]