On Friday, May 15, 2026, the world was jolted by news of the killing of top commander of the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), Abour Mainok and several other fighters.

By Seyi Bakare The attempt to weaponize media propaganda against Governor Dapo Abiodun has once again exposed the desperation of former Governor Gbenga Daniel’s loyalists who still believe that sponsoring negative narratives can alter public perception in Ogun State. What they fail to understand is that Ogun people are politically sophisticated and fully familiar with […]

By Alex Olutunbosun  There is a difference between political strategy and the erosion of principle. When that line is blurred, what emerges is not strength, but a dangerous precedence, one that can outlive its architect and ultimately weaken the very structure it was meant to protect. What now appear as a quiet but consequential recognition […]

By Festus Okonkwo  In July 1947, Kenneth Mellanby arrived in Ibadan to establish what would become Nigeria’s first university. He found, as he later recorded, “no college, no building, no student body, no staff, no governing body.” Six months later, 104 students walked onto a temporary site at Eleyele and began their studies at the University […]

By Ganiu Bamgbose Nigeria is perhaps one of the most religious countries in the world. Mosques fill up on Fridays, churches overflow on Sundays, and prayer meetings dominate the weekly schedules of millions of citizens. From roadside banners proclaiming divine intervention to marathon vigils seeking heavenly solutions, faith occupies a central place in the Nigerian […]