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President Tinubu, Famadewa and Nigeria’s Homeland Security

President Tinubu, Famadewa and Nigeria’s Homeland Security

By Anthony Obode In a decisive step to strengthen Nigeria’s domestic security architecture, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently appointed Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa (Retd) as the pioneer Special Adviser on Homeland Security. This new federal office represents a pragmatic and forward-looking response to the country’s evolving threats. Homeland Security, as a concept, refers to […]

Okowa: It was  eight years of governance 

Okowa: It was  eight years of governance 

By Jonathan Onwuka In contemporary Nigerian politics, accusation has become easier than evidence. A single allegation, repeated often enough on social media platforms, suddenly acquires the appearance of truth. Facts are thus  abandoned for sentiment. Propaganda replaces rationality. Political opponents become guilty long before  objective scrutiny.  This is precisely the atmosphere surrounding former Delta State Governor, […]

Drop in foreign student japa: global restrictions, not local educational reform

Drop in foreign student japa: global restrictions, not local educational reform

By Moshood Oshunfurewa Nigeria’s Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, recently advanced a triumphant narrative that the sharp decline in the number of Nigerians studying abroad reflects renewed confidence in the nation’s universities. According to the Minister, improved academic stability, uninterrupted calendars, and the growing popularity of programmes such as JUPEB demonstrate that Nigerian higher institutions […]

Dangers of Political Imposition: How one-man decisions can weaken APC in Ogun

Dangers of Political Imposition: How one-man decisions can weaken APC in Ogun

By Otunba Fatai Sowemimo Politics is not warfare against your own party members. It is the art of inclusion, negotiation, balance, and respect for political stakeholders.What is currently unfolding in Ogun State APC should worry every sincere progressive. Governor Dapo Abiodun has gradually transformed what should be a democratic process into a carefully controlled political […]

President Tinubu’s economic voyage and Taiwo Oyedele’s midas touch

President Tinubu’s economic voyage and Taiwo Oyedele’s midas touch

By Matthew Egibone WHEN in 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu assumed office, he came in sailing on stormy waters, tempest tossed. First, he contended with a very turbulent economy, on a paradoxically dry treasury that had been desertified by subsidies and siphoned wealth.  This arbitraged benefits for a few while bringing hardship for many through […]

Beyond Diesel: How Glo Nigeria’s security and green energy revolution is Redefining network stability

Beyond Diesel: How Glo Nigeria’s security and green energy revolution is Redefining network stability

By Kayode Akinyemi High diesel costs have become a major choke point to the Nigerian telecommunications industry, with operators spending over $350 million annually on diesel to power base stations due to unreliable grid electricity (PunchNewspaper, June 9, 2025). Official data indicate that as of early 2024, the monthly expenditure on diesel by telcos reached approximately […]

Avoiding the coming deaths in 2027 elections

Avoiding the coming deaths in 2027 elections

By Michael Owhoko Inevitable deaths are in the offing in 2027. Those familiar with Nigeria’s electoral mythology, history and patterns, know that 2027 general elections will be a harbinger of death, powered by electoral violence. It will take a miracle to escape what will playout. People will die. Nigerians will perish. Hospitals will be overwhelmed. Nigerians […]

Matthew Tonlagha: A life of development impact, patriotism

Matthew Tonlagha: A life of development impact, patriotism

By Jack Okude At just 50, Matthew Tonlagha’s life has orbited the full cycle of human accomplishments. From general welfare, education support, healthcare provision, community development, youth empowerment, job and wealth creation, and security of lives and physical infrastructure. In case, you don’t know him, Tonlagha is the Chairman of Maton Engineering and vice chairman […]