By SUNDAY DARE   This border reopening reflects a balanced and pragmatic approach to governance that recognises the link between economic inclusion, regional diplomacy, and national security”. The recent opening of the Kamba and Tsamiya border routes by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is both timely and strategic.  The livelihoods of Northern communities that straddle the Nigeria–Niger border […]

By EBUKA UKOH  If Nigeria is serious about reform, it must study not only who the late Right Reverend Jesse Jackson was, but also how he operated. He did not merely protest injustice; he built lasting institutions to sustain his quest for justice. Born in 1941, Jackson emerged from the civil rights movement under the leadership […]

By Enewaridideke Ekanpou Certain realities in life are fundamental, carrying the valence of indispensability to existence on earth because these realities guarantee bond-formation in spiritual, cultural, sociological, philosophical and cabalistic dimensions. Anchorage point ranks the highest among these basic realities because bond-formation – even if it is chemical or electrical – is the nucleus of […]

By Israel Thompson It was Oliver Napoleon Hill, the American self-help author, who had opined as follow: “whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve”. So much is confirmed by Scripture in Mark 11:23 when it also says: “Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the […]

By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh, mnipr In the evolving story of Nigeria’s democratic consolidation, few issues have provoked as much intensity as electoral reform. The signing into law of the Electoral Act (Repeal and Re-enactment) Bill 2026 by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu marked another chapter in this journey, drawing applause, skepticism, and fierce debate in […]