By ABDULMALIK ADAMS Imagine a man who rises from the bustling streets of Ibadan, Akure and Abuja armed with nothing but unyielding determination and a passion for justice, to become a beacon of hope for the oppressed across Nigeria. This is the electrifying story of Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, OON, SAN—better known as Kayode Ajulo—a trailblazing Nigerian […]

By OTEGA OGRA On the surface, the 2026 World Customs Organisations Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi in the last week of January 2026, followed a familiar script. Flags, formal sessions, carefully worded speeches. But beneath the choreography, something more consequential was unfolding. As Customs chiefs and trade officials compared notes on the future of borders, Nigeria […]

There was a time, not too long ago, when February 5 meant only one or two things to Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq: football.

By Dayo Oyinlola By 2026, ride-hailing in Nigeria has moved beyond being a convenience for a few urban professionals to becoming an essential layer of everyday mobility. In cities like Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt, app-based transport now fills gaps left by overstretched public systems, connecting people to work, commerce and opportunity. Yet this growth […]

By MARTINS ITUA  Public debates are often most heated when technical policy questions are misunderstood. In recent weeks, Nigeria’s discussion around the integration of AAOIFI standards into the national financial reporting framework for Non-interest Financial Institutions has generated noise that says more about fear than fact. This is unfortunate, because what is at stake is […]

By SHUAIB AGAKA Nigeria’s information space has evolved from a battleground of rumours into a theatre of manufactured realities. What once required organised propaganda networks can now be executed by individuals armed with widely available digital tools. The result is a new class of threats that blur the line between truth and fiction, reshaping how societies […]

By Jayeola Okuazun Across the world, governments and entrepreneurs are confronting a new reality: digital infrastructure is no longer politically neutral. From Europe’s push for stronger data governance frameworks to Canada’s growing emphasis on sovereign cloud infrastructure and domestic digital capacity, nations are rethinking how power operates in a platform-driven economy. What once appeared to […]

By GBOYEGA ISIAKA When Ogun State was created on February 3, 1976, I witnessed that moment as a 14-year-old student on the assembly ground of Nazareth High School, Imeko. We stood under the watchful eyes of our Principal, Reverend Akosile, and cheered with the innocence of boys and girls who sensed significance without fully grasping its […]

By AUSTIN AIGBE Nigeria’s democratic journey has been long, complex and uneven. Since the return to civilian rule in 1999, elections have been held regularly, power has changed hands between parties, and democratic institutions have taken root. However, more than two decades later, democratic consolidation remains elusive. One recurring factor in this slow progress is the […]

After a brief stint in the Mass Communication Department of the then Ogun State Polytechnic, like many sons and daughters of this State, I stepped beyond its borders