U.S visa reduction for Nigerians: The issues
July 10, 2025 It’s just a visa”… Not quite. Behind every visa stamp lies a complex framework of diplomatic negotiations, reciprocity, and sovereign power. This past week, Nigerians found themselves…
‘Desperate politicians’ and other stories, by Pius Mordi
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the French critic, journalist, and novelist, made one of the most often quoted statements in 1849. “The more things change, the more they remain the same”,…
As President Bio heads ECOWAS, by Monday Philips Ekpe
If there is renewed commitment to leadership, West Africa can surmount its pressing issues, writes MONDAY PHILIPS EKPE The 67th Summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government…
Peter Mbah: Smart governor, smart economy; by Ken Ugbechie
Enugu state governor, Peter Mbah, is introverted, almost. Never showy; no abrasive garishness associated with some public office holders of his status. But he is smart. Mbah is a smart…
The graveyard peace in Rivers State, by Abraham Ogbodo
Peace is the complete absence of strife. It happens when all sides have accepted the given conditions as negotiated by mediators. In territorial dispute for instance, peace arises from…
Tinubu and echoes of two Saints: Lucia and Helena, by Valentine Obienyem
Among the most compelling figures in history stands the Corsican-born general, Napoleon Bonaparte – a man whose life defied the ordinary and whose death continues to echo through time. For…
Tinubu’s reforms fueling a new wave of subnational development, by Sunday Dare
Across Nigeria’s 36 states, a now obvious and relentless economic transformation is unfolding—driven by the bold, strategic reforms of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From Benin City to Birnin Kebbi,…
Tinubu’s end game on Fubara, by Pius Mordi
Sometime in 1962, late Chief George Sodeinde Sowemimo struggling with the constraints of the law in the treasonable felony trial against then opposition leader, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, in…
Yahaya Bello: When ‘persecution’ becomes national embarassment
By Emeka Madunagu Last Friday, a colleague who sat close to me at the opening ceremony of an event, in Enugu, drew my attention to a post on one…
Why I will never reply Reno, by Valentine Obienyem
Each time Mr. Reno Omokri writes, his posts typically attract comments from about 20 to 30 individuals – many of whom appear to be either himself under various pseudonymous…