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. […]

By EBUKA UKOH Nigeria has opened a probe into the death of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s infant son, who was three months shy of two years. The Lagos State Government, in whose jurisdiction the death occurred on January 6, 2026, states that it is investigating the incident at Euracare Hospital. The Lagos governor offered condolences, committees were named, […]

By Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola Professor Ojo Emmanuel Ademola writes not as an “Ndi Abia” insider but as a mobiliser of national-interest value chains. He reflects on how Orji Uzor Kalu’s tenure as Governor of Abia State between 1999 and 2003 contributed to the repositioning of Umuahia into a more structured capital, improved security, and […]

By Toni Kan Nigeria’s non-oil export sector closed 2025 on a historic high, posting its strongest performance since the establishment of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC). New data released in Abuja on January 19th at a press briefing on the performance of non-oil export for 2025 shows that both export receipts and volumes surged past […]

By Samuel Bemi The internet has transformed how we bank, shop, work, and communicate but it has also expanded opportunities for cybercriminals. Cybercrime today affects individuals and businesses alike, making awareness the first line of defense. Common threats include spoof websites and typosquatting, where fake or slightly altered web addresses mimic legitimate platforms to steal login […]

Recent developments in Nigeria’s political scene highlight an undeniable truth: Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party standard-bearer

As Ogun State marks fifty years since its creation on February 3, 1976, the milestone presents an opportunity for reflection on a journey

By Okon N. Efut (SAN) There are substantial provisions in the Nigerian Constitution and other enabling enactments of the National Assembly on the creation, structure, function, and funding of the Local Government as the third tier of government in Nigeria. The failure of the Local Government system to work as intended by the makers of the Constitution […]

By Emeka Alex Duru Gradually and steadily, peace is returning in the South East. Anyone in the region during the yuletide or who listened to those that travelled would appreciate the extent of normalcy that is taking shape in it. At some social gatherings, it was common hearing residents telling one another, ‘Happy survival’, as in […]

Education remains the most powerful tool for national transformation. Yet in Nigeria, this tool has, for decades, been blunted by outdated curricula