When will Nigeria honour Ken Calebs Olumese? asks Azuh Arinze
On May 27, 2026, Nigeria’s entertainment icon, businessman and cultural trailblazer, Mr. Ken Calebs Olumese, popularly known as “The Guvnor,” turned 82. The milestone naturally triggered tributes from friends, admirers,…
May 29 and June 12: What Nigeria’s democracy should truly celebrate, by Chuka Nnabuife
As Nigeria marks Democracy Day, the true purpose of self-rule and governance deserves reflection. Beyond elections and political transitions, what about development, peace, and making communities genuinely livable? How…
Gowon and the Asaba Massacre, by Pius Mordi
I have not read General Yakubu Gowon’s book. So, I cannot comment on it. Having been touted as his version of the events that defined the civil war, it…
Wetin Air Peace Do Sef? By Azuh Arinze
In Nigeria, there is a peculiar national habit: we celebrate people and institutions only briefly before pulling out a microscope to inspect every crack in the wall. Sometimes criticism…
Ribadu factor in Nigeria-US security relation, by Jackson Ude
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, has continued to confound critics not by shouting and media posturing, but by effective leadership at the cusp of the nation’s security…
Oborevwori’s sermon at Yoruba Tennis Club, by Ken Ugbechie
On Wednesday, April 29, this year, Sheriff Oborevwori, Delta State governor, was guest speaker at the Yoruba Tennis Club in Onikan, Lagos. He spoke on the theme: Inclusive Governance and…
Trajectories of Obi’s associates and lessons for Bwala, others – by Valentine Obienyem
How did it come about that a wealthy trader-turned-governor, born in Onitsha in 1961, became one of the most influential political catalysts in the history of modern Nigeria? Much like…
Will the real Al-Minuki, please, stand up! – by Pius Mordi
On December 30, 2016, then Major General Lucky Irabor, who was the theatre commander of ‘Operation Lafiya Dole,’ alongside then Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, handed over…
Oborevwori’s oration on inclusive governance, by Ray Umukoro
Delta state governor, Sheriff Oborevwori, has a knack for speaking with the wisdom of a centurion, a savant of grand old age. But he’s only 62, two years younger than…
The man who saw tomorrow: Senator Akpabio and the uncommon politics of certainty, by Hon Eseme Eyiboh
Let us begin with a confession. There is something unsettling about a politician who no longer appears to struggle. In the turbulent theatre of Nigerian politics, where noise is often…