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Economy and creative disruptions for stability

Economy and creative disruptions for stability

By ARIZE NWOBU  On assumption of office by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, both the fiscal authority and monetary authority embarked on creative disruptions towards reconstructing essential economic variables for stability going forward.  Creative disruption is an economic concept by Joseph Schumpeter, the chief exponent of entrepreneurship and innovations. It entails breaking free from existing or traditional approaches […]

Nigeria’s economic productivity: Emergence or indulgence

Nigeria’s economic productivity: Emergence or indulgence

By ABIYE TOB-OGU The World Bank estimates that more than 50 per cent of Nigerians are poor! This is perhaps not so shocking when we look beyond the charade of online posts that depict affluence and carousing as the main staple of life in the Nigerian ecosphere. National poverty is often linked to economic productivity, whereby increasing […]

Why Bishop Okpebholo deserves Nigeria National Honours Award

Why Bishop Okpebholo deserves Nigeria National Honours Award

By ANDREW EIGBEDION The Nigerian Presidency recently released the official list of 101 awardees for the 2025 Democracy Day National Honours, recognising Nigerians, both living and dead, who have made significant contributions to the nation’s democratic journey and overall progress of the country. The Nigerian National Honours are a set of orders and decorations conferred upon Nigerians […]

Economic Transformation: Nigerians must be patient with Tinubu

Economic Transformation: Nigerians must be patient with Tinubu

By Henry Ikoh Nigerians from all works of life have relentlessly maintained that President Bola Ahmed Tiinubu inherited an unhealthy economy. However, in recent times, the reality of this assertion has since dawned on all and sundry when viewed against the decision of President Bola Tinubu to reposition the country to the path of sustainable […]

Okpebholo: A call for leadership, responsibility, redemption

Okpebholo: A call for leadership, responsibility, redemption

By Christopher Obasuyi The recent remarks by Edo State Governor Senator Monday Okpebholo, warning Mr. Peter Obi — a respected statesman and former presidential candidate — not to enter the state without permission, are not only constitutionally baseless but profoundly undemocratic. Such statements betray a troubling misunderstanding of leadership in a federal republic and suggest […]

BUHARI: Oh My Good God!

BUHARI: Oh My Good God!

The news brought to a close, the decades of my relationship with former President Buhari, a relationship I will cherish until I breathe my last.

NOA’s bold efforts at tackling sickle cell ignorance in Akwa Ibom 

NOA’s bold efforts at tackling sickle cell ignorance in Akwa Ibom 

By Ekpeyong Udo When Mary Ekaette married her husband 12 years ago in a small church in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, no one asked about their genotypes. There was no blood test, no counseling, and certainly no warning.  It wasn’t until their child, Emem, began to suffer unexplained bouts of fever and bone pain that the […]

Kudos to African Democratic Congress (ADC) 

Kudos to African Democratic Congress (ADC) 

By Emmanuel Izuogu History doesn’t repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Mark Twain (1835-1910)Indeed Nigeria’s political history appears to have rhymed on July 3, 2025, at the adoption of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) at the Yar’Adua Trade Center Abuja, by legions of political heavyweights from across the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria. The new coalition purports […]

Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA: Hon Seyi Jakande as a co-pilot

Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye LCDA: Hon Seyi Jakande as a co-pilot

By Alade Aromashodu Hon Oluwaseyi Jakande, a renowned politician and third son of the first Executive  Governor of Lagos State, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, was the former vice chairman of Odi-Olowo/Ojuwoye Local Council Development Area, LCDA, of Mushin Local Government, Lagos. He contested for the chairmanship position under the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, in the […]

Are there true apostles today?

Are there true apostles today?

By Goodluck Edafe MORE than 2000 years ago, the Ephesian Christians identified some false apostles. Rev. 2:1 reads, “I know your works, your labor, your patience, and that you cannot bear those who are evil. And have tested those who say they are apostles and are not, and have found them liars”. In 2 Cor. 11:12-15, […]

Peter Obi, The Main Issue!

Peter Obi, The Main Issue!

Peter Obi, currently the main issue in Nigerian politics, is 64 years old today. It says a lot that one person in a country of 200 million others can encapsulate

Enugu uncovered

Enugu uncovered

By Jeff Ukachukwu Once upon a time, Enugu’s tourism potential lay buried under the coal dust that once fuelled locomotives and lit up colonial dreams. But in today’s Enugu, there’s a new conversation about what it means to invite the world in, to give the hills, forests, waterfalls, and old mining relics a second life—not as relics […]

AbdulRazaq: Uncommon peace builder, visionary leader transforming Kwara state

AbdulRazaq: Uncommon peace builder, visionary leader transforming Kwara state

By Bashir Adigun In just six years, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has redefined governance in Kwara State, turning a region once fraught with political turbulence into a model of peace, inclusive development, and responsive leadership. His administration has delivered sweeping reforms in education, healthcare, infrastructure, youth development, economic empowerment, and security—ushering in a new era of […]

Peter Obi at 64: Revisiting Obimentalism

Peter Obi at 64: Revisiting Obimentalism

Possible research topics that capture different dimensions of his thought and practice include: “The Ethics of Prudence: An Analysis of Peter Obi’s Fiscal Responsibility”