Celebrating foreign education: The hypocrisy of contemporary Nigerian leadership
By CHEKWUBE E. NZOMIWU Late literary icon, Professor Chinua Achebe, in his influential book “The Trouble with Nigeria,” identified failure of leadership as the single core problem of Nigeria. In the 68-page book, first published in 1983 by Fourth Dimension Publishers, Achebe argued that there is nothing wrong with the Nigerian land, air, climate or the […]
The logic of reclaiming Nigeria’s ungoverned forests
By RONALD DANJUMA In the long and often frustrating search for lasting solutions to Nigeria’s lingering insecurity, moments arise when policy finally aligns with reality. The recent deployment of over 7,000 forest guards across seven vulnerable states reflects such a moment, portraying a clear official understanding of where Nigeria’s insecurity lives, how it mutates, and what […]
When talent is targeted: Vinicius racism unfinished battle for dignity in football
By Paul Lucky Okoku A halted match in Lisbon exposes a deeper truth — racism remains football’s most persistent opponent Football may unite nations, but racism still divides the humanity within the game. When a player is racially abused, the match does not stop because of football — it stops because humanity has failed. The […]
Tinubu’s re-opening of Kamba borders as a stroke of economic diplomacy
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 […]
Jesse Jackson: Why Nigeria needs movements, not moments
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 […]
A Pilgrimage of Mysticism and Culture
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 […]
