National Insecurity: The trouble with Gen Dambazau’s treatise, by Tony Eluemunor
I read with an interchange of intense pleasure and intense pain, the insightful lecture which the much decorated Lt Gen (Rtd) Abdulrahman Dambazau delivered on the 4th of November 2025. …
Dan Agbese: A boss and a friend, by Dotun Oladipo
There are two things I avoid when people I adore die: I don’t write tributes and I avoid their burial. Twice in the last few years I have broken the…
Matawalle: Judging a book by its cover, by Jack Okude
It’s all too obvious that Bello Matawalle, the Minister of State for Defence, is one of the most misunderstood public officials in the country. He was governor of Zamfara state…
The Akpabio Synthesis: An Uncommon Statesman at 63, By Rt Hon Eseme Eyiboh
Nigeria is a country that produces noise faster than it produces true heroes. Politics here moves at a velocity that forgives very little and forgets even less. To survive…
Akpabio at 63, his telecom story; by Ken Ugbechie
Akpabio is not perfect, never laid claim to such. But he is true to himself. Like all mortals, he rises, he falls and picks himself up again. This tribute is…
Matters arising, by Abraham Ogbodo
First, let me confess that I am using an appropriated cover. I needed to drag this headline off the stable of the great Dr Olatunji Dare to meet up…
Nigeria, the Anti-Coup Action and Defence Pacts
Dec. 11, 2025 Recently, Nigeria made headlines after deploying security support to halt a coup attempt in a neighbouring West African country. Trust us at Lawpadi to wade through the…
Insecurity: Letter to Tinubu, by Ken Ugbechie
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, it is with utmost respect that I write you via this column. Sorry that I have elected to make it an open letter. Not out of…
When every step becomes a misstep, by Abraham Ogbodo
I do not even know what to write about today. Nothing stays fresh in the news for more than 24 hours in Nigeria. There is always something…
Africa’s Demand for Refined Products to Surge into 2050
December 1, 2025 By NJ Ayuk Africa stands at a crossroads in the flow of global energy dynamics — a pivotal moment where the continent can leverage its abundant fossil…