Opinion
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In pursuit of the last Hamas By Azu Ishiekwene
After futile attempts by others to get the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of genocide…
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Ribadu and his Generals By Emeka Obasi
National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu needs to begin 2024 with a private dinner with the Service Chiefs devoid…
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2023: Reflections and future outlooks By Dakuku Peterside
The passing 2023 was a year of significance for Nigeria’s political and economic landscape. Reflecting on the year underscores the need for heightened…
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Akeredolu, death desires and 2024 By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 1 January, 2024 The first day of the year is never a good day to write about death and…
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Bracing up for levies, taxes in the New Year By Alabi Williams
01 January 2024 Vehicle papers are due for update. A visit to tax collectors’ office in Oshodi, Lagos, showed the…
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Life, Akeredolu, Na’Abba and the “Ebi npa wa” shame By Festus Adedayo
December 31, 2023 For the Algerian journalist, editor and editorialist, playwright and director, novelist and author of short stories, political…
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Tinubu’s involvement in Rivers State crisis By Alabi Williams
The political crisis in Rivers State seemed like a child’s play when the inventors first tested the waters. It has…
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Fubara’s Treaty of Versailles By Emeka Obasi
I feel for Rivers State governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who returned to Port Harcourt from Abuja waving the Olive Branch…
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What you might expect in 2024 By Azu Ishiekwene
“Subsidy on petrol will go, sparking initial higher prices and demand for higher public sector wages by union leaders who…
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TTB/Union Bank: A call for transparency by investigators
By Azubike Ugwu In the last three days, we have seen a storm of allegations regarding the ownership of Titan…
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Why is Oshiomhole so obsessed with Fayemi? By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Former Edo State Governor who graduated to become the chairman of the country’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress…
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Cashless festivities By Dakuku Peterside
The world is moving into a new financial epoch. The era of physical currency is fading, making way for the…
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Emefiele’s execution in China By Festus Adedayo
December 24, 2023 We wait to hear what the fallen former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele…
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The ‘Af’eyinpin’ran’ intervention in Rivers By Festus Adedayo
December 24, 2023 After President Bola Tinubu intervened in the seismic crisis that rocked oil-rich Rivers State last week, one…
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The demise of leadership By Anthony Akubue
It is without any doubt that some of those in charge aren’t necessarily competent and working in everyone’s best interests.…
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Kwankwaso after the Supreme Court By Azu Ishiekwene
In the last one and a half decades, Rabiu Kwankwaso has been the most charismatic politician out of Kano after…
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Buhari and Fashola’s legacy of killer roads By Felix Oboagwina
The fateful Friday of 28th July 2023, a heavy blanket of sorrow enveloped the entire population of Eket Council in…
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Agbakoba and the Supreme Court mafia By Lasisi Olagunju
Monday, 18 December, 2023 There are very good people in our courts; there are very bad people there too. Unfortunately,…
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Climate is changing but we’re not By Alabi Williams
18 December 2023 For climate activists who were locked in intense lobby to push for specific deadline on phasing out…
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FDI: Tackling poor signaling By Dakuku Peterside
Nigeria faces unprecedented economic uncertainties and desperately needs to “bend the curve” on most economic indices. Even the optimistic people…
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As Fubara presses the nuclear button By Festus Adedayo
December 17, 2023 If Nyesom Wike had read the character portrait of the Ijaw man as sketched by Dr. Percy…
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The Rising in New York of Njideka Akunyili Crosby, Gerald Eze
By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu The world is in rapture over Nigerian art and music. Anywhere you go in the major…
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The trials of Nyesom Wike By Azu Ishiekwene
The only thing that trumps the mocking viral videos of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, are…
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Need to concession or privatize the Transmission Company of Nigeria By Sonny Iroche
December 12, 2023 The power grid collapse in Nigeria has been a persistent issue that has hindered the country’s development…
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Your value does not decrease because someone fails to value you By Fr. Peter Iwuala
Self-worth is a fundamental concept that involves recognizing one’s inherent value and self-worth, regardless of external validation or opinions. It…
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