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. […]

By ADEBISI OYESHAKIN Crime stories often fade with the headlines. Arrest made. Weapons seized. Suspects paraded. Public attention moves on. What lingers, however, is a deeper question of direction: are security agencies merely reacting to crime, or are they deliberately dismantling the systems that sustain it? Recent operations by the Lagos State Police Command under Commissioner […]

By YISA USMAN Public procurement is no longer viewed globally as a purely administrative function concerned only with purchasing goods, works, and services at the lowest cost. Increasingly, it is recognised as a powerful governance and development instrument capable of advancing economic inclusion, institutional accountability, and national development objectives. Contemporary research and international policy frameworks consistently […]

By DADA OLUSEGUN   In the volatile theatre of international relations, where a single tweet or a misplaced word can trigger a diplomatic meltdown, the hallmark of authentic leadership is the ability to maintain composure under fire. Recently, Nigeria found itself at the centre of such a storm.  Following intense pressure, United States President Donald Trump designated […]

By Funke Osae-Brown In Where Light Learns Our Faces, Mavic Chijioke Okeugo offers a portrait that feels more like a meditation on how visibility itself is formed; light, history, and interior life negotiating the emergence of a face. The photograph is a fine art portraiture, reaffirming Okeugo’s growing commitment to photography as a medium of […]

By NICK DAZANG When a war, such as the one on terror, becomes prolonged, it becomes checkered: It begets its ebbs and flows and it assumes different colourations. Once upon a time, the terrorists were treated with kid gloves. That is until they viciously, and in quick succession, attacked a presidential convoy, a correctional centre and members […]

By PAT UTOMI For 30 years, without break, a major public lecture or talkfest, as I prefer to call it, has marked my birthday. Thirty years ago the main speaker was a Revered Father called Matthew Hassan Kukah, now Catholic Bishop of Sokoto. He likes to say that was his coming out party as a public intellectual. […]