Opinion
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Mandela we celebrate versus Mandela we practise By Ebuka Ukoh
The Mandela we celebrate changed history, not simply because he endured suffering. He changed history because he refused to abandon…
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We celebrated the life of an icon By Chief Emeka Asinugo
At a time when the world yearns for voices of conscience, moral courage and intellectual depth, Nigeria is blessed to…
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Africa’s new political economy by WALE OSOFISAN
In my recent interactions with institutional actors and decision makers across the continent, I have seen firsthand what moves the…
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Funeral eulogy for Omenuko Gburugburu! – Amb. Chief Dr. Sir Paddy Njoku By Prof. Echefuna’ R G ONYEBEADI
Omenuko of the universe! (as I fondly call him), the shocking news of Chief Dr Sir Paddy Njoku’s demise was…
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There’s no age any man can say ‘I’ve known it all’ By Emeka Asinugo
There is an old saying that the greatest school is life itself, and the remarkable thing about this school is…
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What makes a citizen look like a citizen? Football, Spain, and the politics of ancestry By Professor Hsain Ilahiane
Spaniards celebrating World Cup 2026 victory Every nation tells a story about belonging. Some tell it through constitutions. Others through language.…
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Democracy’s sweet billions By Lasisi Olagunju
At the dawn of this democracy, masked musician, Lagbaja, looked at the value of a million naira and asked in…
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Bandit rats in our big budget By Lasisi Olagunju
On 9 June, 2026, the Presidency announced that “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Task…
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Akpabio, Oshiomhole, Umahi: How sex threatens the Nigerian State By Festus Adedayo
Did you listen to last week’s broadside from Senate President Godswill Akpabio against former Edo State governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole?…
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The odd quirks of Peter Obi at sixty-five By Valentine Obienyem
The Greek biographer Plutarch, in the preamble to his “Life of Alexander”, observed: “I am writing biography, not history; and…
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Congrats, H.E. Peter Obi on your birthday anniversary By Chief Emeka Asinugo
There are birthdays that come and go with little more than the exchange of pleasantries. There are others that offer…
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The Sundiata Post model (3): The dual engine architecture By Max Amuchie
In the 7 June 2026 article which marked the formal unveiling of the Decoupling Sovereignty Index (DSI), I articulated a defining institutional…
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Between Bola Tinubu and Lionel Messi By Martins Oloja
On December 18, 2022, Lionel Messi lifted the World Cup in Qatar at age 35. Twenty years after his debut. After four World…
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Lost Properties Offices still exist across London By Emeka Asinugo
There was a time when losing a wallet on a London bus or leaving a laptop on a train would…
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Internal xenophobia and the Nigerian State: How citizens became strangers in their own country By Hon. (Dr.) Emmanuel A. Ibeshi
Across contemporary Nigeria, a quiet yet profoundly consequential crisis is unfolding, one that is less visible than inflation, insecurity, or…
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Molded by an icon: Hindsight and the art of remembering at 75 By Isaac Foluso Megbolugbe
“As I approach my 75th year, I find myself practicing the bittersweet art of remembering. This is a tribute not…
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Ijaw nation and institutional realignment By Professor Mondy Selle Gold
When Great Institutions Falter, Great Nations Build More Institutions, Not Fewer in Pursuit of an Ijaw Institutional Renaissance – Professor Mondy…
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Wole Soyinka at 92: Nigeria’s literary titan, Africa’s conscience and global intellectual powerhouse By Ehi Braimah
There are writers, there are intellectuals, and there are moral giants whose influence transcends literature to shape the conscience of…
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Liberation of Anambra as a Nigerian Exemplar By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Thursday, July 10, 2003: The abduction of Governor Chris Nwabueze Ngige of Anambra State shook Nigeria up. It was unheard…
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Crisis of leadership: A continental crisis that refuses to fade By Hon. (Dr.) Emmanuel Awhan Ibeshi
Africa, Oh My Africa! Few issues cut as painfully into the conscience of the African continent as the recurring phenomenon…
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The gift of high expectations: Why I blame Professor Susan Wachter for my Lifetime Achievement Award By Dr. Isaac Megbolugbe
In early 2026, I was deeply honored to receive the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award from Marquis Who’s Who. It is…
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Kurfi and the radarada in Katsina By Lasisi Olagunju
If Katsina State governor, Malam Dikko Umaru Radda, were a Yoruba man, the people would say he is living his…
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Why Oriire was not Chibok By Lasisi Olagunju
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) and the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) were in the media yesterday (Sunday) urging President Bola…
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Peter Obi, Mario Balotelli and ‘Why Always Me’ By Ugo Onuoha
‘Why always me’. If you have been a lover of football, a tweenager [young adults in their twenties] or an…
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Aliko Dangote: Africa’s Industrialist-in-Chief By Wale Osofisan PhD
Aliko Dangote began as a trader in Kano. He could have remained one. Trading is lighter work. It is faster,…
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