The Nigerian Bar Association, its August guests, and the vacuum we must fill
Reflections on the 66th NBA Conference in Port Harcourt By Douglas Baye-Osagie The 66th Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, will be remembered for many things. Not just the swearing in of the first elected female President of the Bar, Mrs. Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, SAN, but also the quality of some […]
The quiet engine of Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, why PETAN matters more than ever
Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is often viewed through its most visible symbols: operators, production figures, major investments
Terrorists as prodigal sons
By Nick Dazang Generals formulate operational/battle plans. They articulate strategy. They enunciate military doctrines. And they issue weighty statements which zing into history and etch themselves in our memories. Dwight David Eisenhower(“Ike”), who commanded the Allied Expeditionary Force successfully led OPERATION TORCH(1942-43), and OPERATION OVERLORD(JAN-August 1944). These operations were crucial to Allied victory in World War […]
Middle-East crisis: How Naira-for-crude policy guarantees supply security in Nigeria
By Temitope Ajayi President Bola Tinubu demonstrated foresight in July 2024, when he approved the use of the naira as the payment currency for crude oil supplied by the NNPC to the Dangote Refinery. Since the launch of the naira-for-crude initiative on October 1, 2024, Nigeria has experienced a strategic breakthrough amid the ongoing economic turmoil resulting […]
The 2027 leadership test Kwara must not fail
By ALIU AKOSHILE Kwara State is approaching a defining political transition as it prepares for the emergence of Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq’s successor in May 2027. This is not merely another electoral cycle; it is a moment that will test the state’s political judgement and its capacity to consolidate recent gains while charting a more ambitious developmental […]
Delta Central 2027: Who is afraid of Ovie Omo-Agege?
By Aruviere Martin Egharhevwa The streets of Delta Central’s political ecosystem are whispering, but Senator Ovie Omo-Agege remains unfazed. He hasn’t announced a bid for 2027, yet rivals or would-be rivals already seem rattled. Some politicians fight for relevance- The “Obarisi” simply exists, and the landscape shifts. While he is yet to make his intention known, […]
