Babajide Sanwo-Olu: Thank You for Not Dropping the Ball – By Azuh Arinze
Leadership is often a relay race. And the true measure of a leader, as a matter of fact, is not merely how fast he runs his own lap, but…
Soludo and the cow’s tail, by Valentine Obienyem
I must begin by offering a modest apology for repeatedly referencing Governor Charles Soludo in this reflection. It is not out of any desire to single him out for…
World Cup without Nigeria and a nation without compass, by Ken Ugbechie
This year, a record 10 African countries are flying their flags at the Mundial including Congo DR and Cape Verde, not forgetting regulars like Morocco, Senegal, Egypt, South Africa (the…
Lost lessons of June 12, by Monday Phiilips Ekpe
Democracy Day can only make sense if the nation learns and adapts its historical significance adequately, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE Ask Nigerians what they think about the current…
Epstein Files, Power, Complicity, and Banality of Elite Evil; By Richard Ikiebe
Too often, we in the media elite, journalists, writers and intellectuals – behave as though we inhabit a different moral planet. The Good Book instructs he who is without sin to cast the…
Akpabio’s three years of transformative and impactful legislative leadership, by Eseme Eyiboh
Three years into his tenure, the Senate under Akpabio has increasingly sought to position itself as a stable, proactive, and policy-driven legislative institution. When Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio…
Lere Olayinka’s audacity and INEC’s crisis of confidence, by Pius Mordi
Lere Olayinka, media aide to Nyesom Wike, President Bola Tinubu’s FCT Minister, is a knowledgeable and well informed journalist. He knows about the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) (Amendment) Act 2024….
Orire abduction, security challenges: Not a fodder for politics, by Tunde Rahman
The recent abduction of schoolchildren in Ahoro-Esiele Community, Orire Local Government Area of Oyo State, remains deeply distressing. On May 15, 2026, heartless kidnappers abducted 38 schoolchildren, killing one…