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Nigeria: A union of ethnic mistrust and hatred

Nigeria: A union of ethnic mistrust and hatred

By BEN OGU  As already established, the problem of Nigeria is neither hunger nor kidnapping nor fuel. These are real problems, but only micro symptoms of the real underlying ailment. The real problem of Nigeria is the 1914 amalgamation that yoked a disparity of nations of incongruities and varying religious and cultural temperaments in a death […]
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Awujale: Why kingmakers must heed Oba Adetona’s advice

Awujale: Why kingmakers must heed Oba Adetona’s advice

By Kenneth Lawson As the preparation towards the process of selecting the next Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, it is important that we flashback and recall when the departed Awujale, Oba Sikiru Adetona, issued a poignant warning to kingmakers, cautioning them against selecting a successor based on wealth rather than capability.  This advice came […]

Irabor’s Scars on Northern Boko Haram and the Dead Horse Theory

Irabor’s Scars on Northern Boko Haram and the Dead Horse Theory

By YUSHAU SHUAIB There are few things more dignifying than when a towering public figure extends the courtesy of respect wrapped in humility. General Lucky Irabor, former Chief of Defence Staff, exemplifies that rare blend of strength and grace. When he invited me to the presentation of his new book, “SCARS: Nigeria’s Journey and the Boko […]

WAEC’s new subjects combination is confusion masquerading as reform  

WAEC’s new subjects combination is confusion masquerading as reform  

By ELVIS EROMOSELE The West African Examinations Council, WAEC, has once again stirred public outcry, this time over its newly released subjects combination for the 2026 examination. In what appears to be a hurried and poorly thought-out reform, WAEC has reordered subjects in a manner that defies logic, stifles student choice, and risks undermining years of […]

Attitude and altitude of survival in Nigeria

Attitude and altitude of survival in Nigeria

By WILFRED OBIOTIKA  Every morning across the vast landscape of Nigeria, one cannot help but notice a fascinating paradox — a people adorned with radiant smiles in the midst of severe hardship. From the bustling streets of Lagos to the calm hills of Enugu, from the marketplaces of Kano to the creeks of the Niger Delta, […]

Is Oyetola on the crest of maritime history? 

Is Oyetola on the crest of maritime history? 

By CHIMA NWANA     The introduction of the new Federal Ministry of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was a bold step in the right direction. It is a contemporary approach to ocean governance and its sustainability – a deliberate effort to tap into our extensive coastline and inland waters heritage.    The goal […]

The President is not culprit

The President is not culprit

Our president has not committed a crime, nor is he a magician. He cannot singlehandedly fix what we have collectively broken