“His words were as smooth as butter, yet war was in his heart”- Psalm 55: 21. To Sadiku, the Butcher of Kaiama, I write the following:I watched a video that provided graphic and disturbing evidence of your murderous activities. You are the homicidal maniac and accursed soul that led the cowardly attack on our people […]

As the political clock ticks toward the end of Prince Dapo Abiodun’s second term, the atmosphere in Ogun State is thick with scheming, alignment, and realignment

By SUNNY IKHIOYA Politics is a very interesting game for those who know how it is played. Yes, it’s a game that people hate to lose because it has implications on all aspect of their lives. But how will politics be without the likes of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the federal Capital Territory, in today’s […]

By H.E. YU Dunhai, Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria On February 10, 1971, the People’s Republic of China and the Federal Republic of Nigeria formally established diplomatic relations. Time has flown by, and today, on February 10, 2026, we celebrate a truly significant moment in our history: the 55th anniversary of our diplomatic ties. Over more […]

The strongest personal brands don’t choose between visibility and value. They build both intentionally

By PATRICK EBOJELE Edo State is witnessing a quiet but powerful transformation — one driven not by slogans, but by steel, concrete and visible progress on the ground. At the heart of this transformation is the Ikpoba Hill flyover at Ramat Park, a project Governor Monday Okpebholo recently inspected and described with clear satisfaction, not as […]

By VICTOR-BANDELE DADA  Politics has evolved into one of the largest businesses of the modern age, commanding enormous financial flows, institutional attention and popular emotion. Yet, despite its scale and spectacle, political power repeatedly fails to deliver durable prosperity, social harmony, or ecological balance. My argument is that the persistent wastage of political power arises from […]

At 2:47 PM on a Thursday in June, a Tier-1 bank’s fraud detection system flagged a ₦50 million corporate transfer from a manufacturing company to its raw material supplier.

As a brother, husband, father, and grandfather, he carried his responsibilities with strength, deep love, and full devotion

By NICK DAZANG  Two wordsmiths, Dan Agbese and Matthew Hassan Kukah, have aptly captured our unwholesome national predilections. While others thought afar, Nigerians, Mr. Agbese once regretted, tended to think afoot. And while others make progress by moving forward, Bishop Kukah noted, Nigerians were content with making progress by moving in reverse. These unseemly and fatuous […]