By NICK DAZANG  Making a submission on August 6, 2025 at the National Conference of Egbe Awofin Oodua at Abeokuta, Ogun State, with the theme: ”Regional Justice, Security and Sustainable Development”, Femi Falana, SAN, lamented that our politics was in the hands of criminals and touts. Mr. Falana said such criminals and touts paid scant regard to […]

By  MICHAEL OWHOKO Who will restore Warri back to its glorious days? A city that was once the pride of all Wafarians, is now a shadow of itself, rusty and reeking with aroma of poverty occasioned by systemic decline with people cocooned in deprivation and squalor.  Warri is allusively known as Wafi, making the people and residents […]

An X thread on Saturday by Dr. Yemi Kale, former Statistician-General of the National Bureau of Statistics, and an earlier statement credited to WTO Director-General Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala…

By Omooba Olusesan Alabi One thing that had characterised the political terrain in Ekiti-State was lack of peace. The state was created alongside five others on October 1, 1996. It had a stint of military rule up till May 29, 1999, when the first democratically elected governor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, took the reins of power. He […]

By Olufemi Soneye When a Canadian court, last week, declared Nigeria’s two largest political parties, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as terrorist organizations under Canadian law, it wasn’t just an immigration decision. It was a political earthquake with consequences that could reverberate far beyond Canada’s borders. This […]

By Anthony Okechukwu  The Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act 2015, which was signed into law by the Federal Government, outlawed the practice of female genital mutilation in Nigeria; nonetheless, the crime is still common and victims are often left in silence. In this write up, the pains of victims, and how enforcement of the law has […]

By Abdul Jelil Adebayo Ignorance is not an excuse, it is always  advisable to always put on a thinking cap before discussing and taking a conclusive stand on government agencies. The court ruled that FRSC can’t seize document or driver’s license without intending to change the motorist to competent court. Those who are not happy […]

By Teddy Onyjuwe The storm currently shaking Nigeria’s Senate began quietly on December 8, 2023, when Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, paid a visit to the residence of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. According to her, that encounter morphed into one of unwanted sexual advances. The matter stayed private for over a year, until […]

By Randy Owen  In the face of political distrust, upheaval, and societal uncertainty, there exist leaders who frise above the turbulence of their times to deliver stability, order, and progress in sand of history. For Rivers State, that leader is the person of Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), whose appointment as Sole Administrator marked not […]

Decorated, should I still be home to Akparemogbene as my home? Or should I be home to your home in your home in the mangrove forest?