Police brutality: He-of-the-springy-steps
By CHETA NWANZE Two events I came across yesterday captured the state of Nigeria’s police-public relations with unsettling clarity. In Port Harcourt, angry youths blocked Agip Road to protest the killing of Anthony Obodo, a 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate murdered by a police officer. The youths’ anger is not hard to understand. The […]
Okpebholo’s historic gamble on education infrastructure
By FRED ITUA History teaches us that no great civilization ever emerged without first laying a solid foundation in education. From the intellectual traditions of ancient Greece to the scholarly vigour of the Arab world during the Golden Age, and the technological revolutions of modern Asia, societies that invested in knowledge created legacies that outlived kings […]
From Barracks to Throne: Celebrating the life of General Muhammadu Sani Sami
My admiration for General Muhammadu Sani Sami (Sami Gomo II), the Emir of Zuru, began in December 1985
Re: Peter Obi’s one-term presidency
By HAMILTON ODUNZE If you go back to 2022, when Peter Obi first ran against Bola Tinubu, I said to Nigerians that the former was an off-ramp for a Nigerian train headed to disaster town. Most Nigerians knew it, and it was the premise of their support for him. But Nigerians missed the opportunity then; now, […]
Rethinking debt, identity and the path to inclusive development
By DONALD PETERSON In the wake of the National Assembly’s approval of a $21 billion loan request by the Federal Government, Nigerians are once again faced with difficult but necessary questions: Are we bartering away the future of unborn generations for immediate relief, or is this an opportunity to redefine our economic trajectory if properly managed? […]
Alima Atta’s Seminality Live in LASU
By Ganiu Okunnu To live is more than just to exist but to live a life of impact. While some individuals live a purposeful life, the entire lifespan of others are characterised by minutes, hours and days they roamed on earth. For those who live a life of purpose, they achieve immortality even existing after […]
