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The Itsekiri Moment

The Itsekiri Moment

By Michael Tidi History occasionally presents a people with moments they cannot afford to waste. Such moments are often disguised as anniversaries, festivals and celebrations. They arrive with colour and pageantry, yet beneath the excitement lies a more enduring question: Will this generation merely celebrate its inheritance, or will it enlarge it? The Itsekiri nation has […]
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The high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition ahead of the 2027 elections

The high stakes of INEC’s leadership transition ahead of the 2027 elections

By Samson Itodo Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will undergo a major leadership transition in less than 60 days, just 15 months to the 2027 general election. The current Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu will end his two-term tenure of 10 years in the first week of December 2025. No Chairman has […]

From South Asia with love

From South Asia with love

By AMINU JAHUN The title for this piece is borrowed from  Ian Fleming’s fifth James Bond series “From Russia With Love”. Whereas  Fleming explores post- Second World War relations between the former Soviet Union, an emergent global power and the declining BrItish Empire in his book, this piece briefly discusses the Generation Z-led protests akin to […]

Has the economy stabilised?

Has the economy stabilised?

By NICK DAZANG  Leaders, like all mortals, experience fear. But most of them do not show it. In tempest and in turbulence, leaders must exude calm. They do so less their citizens find recourse in despair or paralysis. Which explains why at the height of the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt assured Americans, in his first […]

Early bird attention seekers ahead 2027

Early bird attention seekers ahead 2027

By OGUWIKE NWACHUKWU Earlier this month, Governor Hope Uzodimma took a step that will go down in the history of Imo State in particular and Nigeria at large as the first Governor to raise the minimum wage of civil servants across Labour Unions from N70,000 to N104,000. The consequential adjustments for other categories of workers in […]

MENTAL HEALTH: The silent struggle

MENTAL HEALTH: The silent struggle

By Faustina Oluebube Ugwu GLOBALLY, mental health has become a pressing concern, with the World Health Organization estimating that one in every eight people lives with a mental health condition. Despite this, mental health care continues to be underfunded and underprioritized compare to physical health. In Africa, the gap is even wider: most countries dedicate […]

2025 Ballon d’Or: A new era begins

2025 Ballon d’Or: A new era begins

By Douglas Osagie The 69th edition of the Ballon d’Or, football’s most prestigious individual prize, is set to take place on Monday, September 22, at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. France Football magazine, the award’s organizer, will recognize the world’s best footballers for the 2024/25 season. As the football world eagerly awaits, one thing […]

Aligning talent strategy with business strategy

Aligning talent strategy with business strategy

By Kazeem Olayemi Odeyeyiwa Talent management is of strategic importance to the overall business or organisational strategy, as such, there must proper articulation of the critical relationship between the two. Human Resource Management experts confirm that the creation of differentiating strategic capabilities signifies the relationship between business strategy and human resource. Talent management is a […]

TINUBU: Four foundational pathways for Nigeria’s transformation

TINUBU: Four foundational pathways for Nigeria’s transformation

By Abraham Great Your Excellency, thank you for all your strides, efforts to steady the Nigerian ship, and hawking Nigeria from Continent to Continent.I write to you as a son of the land, burdened with the realities of our dear nation yet overflowing with hope for her future. Nigeria may not prosper as it should […]