Countdown to 2027: Edo North is for Oshiomhole
By Allison Abanum Adams Oshiomhole’s first term has been defined by a deliberate strategy of translating legislative power into tangible federal presence for Edo North. As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Interior, he has leveraged his position to facilitate federal employment for constituents and ensure fair representation in federal institutions. His legislative record includes […]
Why Africa must build faster, cheaper payment rails without delay
At the Africa Blockchain Festival in Kigali, where I hosted my first panel session, the conversation centered on a challenge every African business
Taking picture with armed robber
By Rotimi Sulyman Once upon a time, in the early 1990s when legend extra stout came into Nigerian stout market, the markers had an exhibition stands at a trade fair held then in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital where they offered that booze in question free to visitors into alcohol drinking. Then, i was in […]
Religion and the heart of Nigeria’s crisis
By TOOCHUKWU OBIOTIKA In the 1960s and ‘70s, during Nigeria’s earliest attempts at nation-building, many Christian leaders discouraged their members from taking active roles in politics. To the fathers of faith in that era, African politics was too dirty, too manipulative, too immersed in struggle and moral compromise. Political engagement, they believed, would stain the garments […]
Reflections on COP30 – The Amazonian Cop
By Lolade Awogbade Every COP has a unique slant depending on which country is playing host. 2022 was the finance COP with the creation of the infamous “Loss and Damage Fund”. 2023 introduced the concept of the global stocktake, an initiative focused on country level assessments of progress toward the Paris Agreement. 2024 had […]
‘Changing Gears 3.0: Solution Continues’ as Soludo presents 2026 budget of N757.9bn
Being A Speech at the Presentation of the Draft Anambra State Budget Proposals for 2026 to the Anambra State House of Assembly; Awka: 25th November 2025
