By DANIEL OKEREKE In Jada, the serene home town of Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the atmosphere was festive. The occasion was a birthday lecture organised by the Atiku Abubakar Foundation, a platform of family and friends dedicated to honouring the legacies of the Waziri Adamawa. Scholarship awards were announced for indigent school children in Jada, […]

By TOYOSI AKERELE-OGUNSIJI For over a decade now, Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has evolved from being a sporadic law-and-order challenge to a deeply entrenched business model. As someone who chaired social intervention programmes for the Victims of Terrorism Support Fund in Benue and Taraba states between 2021 and 2024 and led the VSF COVID-19 Intervention Programmes, I […]

By Omar diallo The African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda was meant to be a milestone for the continent — a jubilee gathering with the promise of historic progress. Instead, it left many Africans frustrated and disappointed. In my view, the summit failed, and part of that failure lies in how Angolan President and AU […]

By SKC Ogbonnia Finally, insecurity is beginning to gain a measure of attention within the Nigerian government, thanks to the genius of Donald J. Trump. For a change, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is beginning to act as if the lives of the ordinary people matter. Yet, his initiatives so far are not only mere repetitions […]

People-centered development is the essential requirement of modernization. We must focus on enhancing people’s sense of fulfillment

By YUSHAU SHUAIB When U.S. President Donald Trump recently renewed his fixation with what he described as “Christian genocide” in Nigeria—going as far as calling the country a “disgraced nation”—I couldn’t help but laugh. Not because Nigeria’s security challenges are trivial, but because Trump’s history of loud, reckless and contradictory outbursts makes it difficult for any […]

The journey of the Nigerian capital market under the current leadership of the SEC is a compelling narrative of transformation

By CHIJIOKE AGBAEZE “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”— *George Orwell* “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”— *Isaiah 9:2* Today, the Church enters the sacred season of Advent—a season of hope amid darkness, watchfulness in the face of crisis, and yearning for justice. The […]

By ABIMBOLA TOOKI Convocation lectures are usually remembered for polished grammar, polite applause, and the ritual dash for refreshments. The one delivered at the Federal University of Wukari was remembered for something else entirely: it stirred the head, touched the heart, and then, most unexpectedly, opened a notebook and wrote a cheque to the future. […]

His motivation for expressing concern about the plight of Christians, at the hands of the terrorists in Nigeria, is gain and not love

By Tunde Rahman Given how sensitive the subject has become, it is understandable that the matter of state police has taken this long. Importantly, it has also become imperative that some drastic measures have to be taken to end the current security situation.   Last week, President Bola Tinubu finally took the critical step towards tackling the […]

The visit was a scintillating experience.  We drove from lurch green, magnificent city of Abuja towards the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. The scent was that of wealth and affluence; flashy cars, porch Jeeps, magnificent homes dotted with flowers and big trees; the roads were elegant, almost spotless. We soon veered off the city centre, through the […]

By Olufemi Aduwo In contemplating the distressing events that have, over the past decade, enveloped the Federal Republic of Nigeria, one is struck by the sheer proliferation of violence, the magnitude of human suffering, and the unrelenting erosion of national confidence. From the ravages of banditry in the North-West to the predatory phenomenon of land-related kidnappings, […]

By Danny Kems  Professor Samuel Ogheneovo Asagba is a trailblazing Biochemist and Vice-Chancellor of Delta State University, Abraka (Delsu). He is a highly accomplished scholar, and academic leader, whose career reflects a lifelong dedication to excellence in research, education, and institutional development.  He is a seasoned academic with over three decades of experience in teaching, research, […]

By Dele Mojeed-Ekelojumati In recent weeks, I have closely followed political and governance developments in Kosofe Local Government of Lagos State. A great deal of information – and misinformation – has circulated, especially across social media. Much of this calls for sober reflection, historical context and objective analysis in the interest of the good people of Kosofe, […]