Sola Fanawopo I am fascinated by the supporters of DR Congo—perhaps even more than by their robust football artistry. They are the unofficial ambassadors of African football’s joy. In my opinion, no country even comes a distant second. AFCON is never just about football. It is about rhythm, identity, and the people who turn 90 […]

By REMI LADIGBOLU The seizure of Venezuelan President, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, by United States forces… has shaken the foundations of the international system.  A foreign military operation struck a sovereign capital and removed a sitting head of state without congressional approval in Washington and without any recognised mandate under international law. This […]

By KINGSLEY IKEH Nigeria’s tax reform agenda is colliding with weak household demand and constrained credit markets. Without affordable consumer and MSME lending, fiscal reforms risk slowing private-sector growth and narrowing the tax base. Nigeria’s renewed tax reform drive is unfolding in a credit-starved economy characterised by high inflation, weakened household purchasing power, and declining credit […]

By MICHAEL OWHOKO Worried and moved by the unending terrorism in Nigeria, I was recently compelled to investigate the menace, using my crystal ball. From the revelation, some high-ranking individuals are fuelling the widespread terrorism-induced bloodbath through betrayal and tacit support.  And except there is a unified response driven by sincerity, patriotism and unbiasedness, devoid of […]

By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA Across Nigeria, the night of December 31, 2025, was not merely a date change. It was a vigil—of candles and choruses, kneeling knees and tired backs, whispered prayers and loud declarations. In churches, auditoriums, and open centres of worship, people watched the clock and their souls, believing that how one crosses over matters. […]

By SUNDAY DARE If the recent decamping of Peter Obi from the Labour Party to the African Democratic Congress was intended to detonate like a political bombshell, it failed spectacularly. What arrived instead was a dull thud—unremarkable, unsurprising, and terminally familiar. Nothing more. Nothing less. The script had been written long ago, recycled endlessly, and now—ironically—with […]

By Josef Onoh President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s recent directive to security agencies to intensify action against terrorists has coincided with renewed public commentary by Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, including a viral video in which he claimed that a “top official in Abuja” warned him of an alleged plan by the United States to target him as […]

As we enter a new year, the questions that fill our markets, our homes, and our places of work are clear and urgent.

By TEMITOPE AJAYI Public debate on government finances in Nigeria is once again clouded by confusion, little knowledge, and deliberate misrepresentation. At the centre of the current controversy is a misunderstanding of the distinction between total revenue generated by government agencies and the portion that actually belongs to the Federal Government.  The confusion has been amplified by […]

By EBUKA UKOH Every new year carries a promise. But some carry an instruction. The year 2026 arrives not as a whisper but as a charge. It asks a simple question. What are you spreading? Ideas spread. Attitudes spread. Courage spreads. Fear spreads. Excellence spreads. Neglect spreads.  A nation does not change only through policies. It changes […]