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 […]
What Igbos should do
By SUNNY IKHIOYA The complexities of Nigeria as a nation are made more complicated by ethnic and religious mindsets. So, there is no way you rationalise a position on relevant national issues without receiving some flaks in return. The subject of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is one of such. In […]
Strategic patience, malice to none: Dele Momodu on the Atiku Abubakar myth
By DANIEL OKEREKE In Jada, the serene home town of Nigeria’s former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the atmosphere was festive. The occasion was a birthday lecture organised by the Atiku Abubakar Foundation, a platform of family and friends dedicated to honouring the legacies of the Waziri Adamawa. Scholarship awards were announced for indigent school children in Jada, […]
How government can fix security and protect our future
By TOYOSI AKERELE-OGUNSIJI For over a decade now, Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has evolved from being a sporadic law-and-order challenge to a deeply entrenched business model. As someone who chaired social intervention programmes for the Victims of Terrorism Support Fund in Benue and Taraba states between 2021 and 2024 and led the VSF COVID-19 Intervention Programmes, I […]
How João Lourenço mishandled AU–EU summit, let Africa down
By Omar diallo The African Union–European Union Summit in Luanda was meant to be a milestone for the continent — a jubilee gathering with the promise of historic progress. Instead, it left many Africans frustrated and disappointed. In my view, the summit failed, and part of that failure lies in how Angolan President and AU […]
Tinubu and the big toes behind insecurity in Nigeria
By SKC Ogbonnia Finally, insecurity is beginning to gain a measure of attention within the Nigerian government, thanks to the genius of Donald J. Trump. For a change, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is beginning to act as if the lives of the ordinary people matter. Yet, his initiatives so far are not only mere repetitions […]
China and Africa: Building road to modernisation together
People-centered development is the essential requirement of modernization. We must focus on enhancing people’s sense of fulfillment
Genocide claim: Trump, Ribadu’s team and the Saudi Prince
By YUSHAU SHUAIB When U.S. President Donald Trump recently renewed his fixation with what he described as “Christian genocide” in Nigeria—going as far as calling the country a “disgraced nation”—I couldn’t help but laugh. Not because Nigeria’s security challenges are trivial, but because Trump’s history of loud, reckless and contradictory outbursts makes it difficult for any […]
SEC Nigeria: Building a sustainable capital market for economic prosperity
The journey of the Nigerian capital market under the current leadership of the SEC is a compelling narrative of transformation
Advent in a Wounded Nation: A pastoral cry for Nigeria
By CHIJIOKE AGBAEZE “In a time of deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.”— *George Orwell* “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.”— *Isaiah 9:2* Today, the Church enters the sacred season of Advent—a season of hope amid darkness, watchfulness in the face of crisis, and yearning for justice. The […]
A professor, a podium, and a promise to the poor: How Yilwatda turned a convocation lecture into a national wake-up call
By ABIMBOLA TOOKI Convocation lectures are usually remembered for polished grammar, polite applause, and the ritual dash for refreshments. The one delivered at the Federal University of Wukari was remembered for something else entirely: it stirred the head, touched the heart, and then, most unexpectedly, opened a notebook and wrote a cheque to the future. […]
