The Nativity: Why Mary belongs to us all
By Valentine Obienyem As our chaplain, Fr. Chigozie Jidere, proclaimed today’s Gospel on the genealogy of Jesus, my mind went to the story of Hecataeus of Miletus. Within the colossal inner halls of the temple of Amun at Egyptian Thebes, Hecataeus boasted to the priests that he could trace his lineage back sixteen generations to […]
Kemsan acres celebrates 6th anniversary with evolve conference, inspires emerging realtors
By Asiwaju Ezra Ibadan, Nigeria – Leading real estate firm, Kemsan Acres Global Limited, marked its 6th anniversary on Saturday, May 17, with a transformative event — the Evolve Conference — held at the International Conference Center, University of Ibadan. The conference served as both a celebration and a platform to mentor and inspire aspiring […]
Politics of JAMB failure and Nigerian child’s right to education
By TAIWO AKINLAMI The recent outcry over the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, results has reignited public concern about Nigeria’s crumbling educational system. With over 1.95 million candidates sitting for UTME, only 21.5 per cent scored above 200, while a staggering 78.5 per cent scored below the university benchmark. This has provoked nationwide anger, complaints of […]
From debts to freedom:The Tinubu magic wand
By Comrade Bamidele Atoyebi It is axiomatic that when the fountain is muddied, you can’t get clean water downstream just like the fish starts rotting from the head. However, what is happening in the political firmament of Nigeria is a reverse logic to those aphorisms. Like it is argued that individual capacity determines the success […]
Badaru: Insecurity and ignorant critics
By OSITA OKECHUKWU A few days ago, the Nigerian media were agog with a syndicated report that pressure was being mounted on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to sack the Defence Minister, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar. The said sponsored report was allegedly credited to a member of the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi and one inconsequential youth group, which […]
CBN and the USD1trillion economy
By ARIZE NWOBU It is good to know that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has keyed into the USD1trillion economy envisioned by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2030. And the global management consulting firm, Mckinsey and Co is sanguine about the economy. Mckinsey had projected that the economy would attain a GDP of USD1.6 […]
