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 […]