Why Nigeria Deserves UN Security Council Permanent Seat
By Tunde Rahman Nigeria has significantly contributed troops and police officers to the United Nations peacekeeping operations worldwide since 1960. That year, the Nigeria Police deployed the first-ever contingent…
Ekeh’s humanity is Tinubu’s Renewed Hope, by Mesoma Chukwu
Africa’s serial digital entrepreneur, Leo Stan Ekeh, was the toast of Governor Hope Uzodimma on Friday, September 27 in Owerri, Imo state. The event was the maiden graduation ceremony of…
NNPC Limited and the ‘Unoka’ syndrome, by Pius Mordi
You have to feel for today’s generation. Of all the deprivation inflicted on them by the chain of failed leadership in Nigeria, the most severe is denying them access to…
Disaster Relief Fund: Why fix it when it is not broken?
By Yahaya Etila Recently, the federal government announced the establishment of a “Disaster Relief Fund” to address national disasters like flooding. I struggled to understand the aim and objectives because…
A national prayer fetish, by Ken Ugbechie
Nigeria has elevated religion and all its accoutrements to a fetish. The two major religions of the world, Christianity and Islam, live in Nigeria. They bloom in the south and…
Yahaya Bello vs EFCC: The persecution is real, by Chetam Nwokike
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has cleared all doubts in the case of Alhaji Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state. It’s a case of persecution, certainly not…
Edo 2024: A fait accompli, not an election, by Jane Uyi Orobosa
As far as many people are concerned, the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, as the winner of the Edo State gubernatorial contest on Sunday, September…
Azinge: A teacher’s epiphany to royalty, by Norbert Chiazor
I saw a man. A tall imposing figure from a distance. His stride subtle with gentle panache. Walking closer in minutes on a paved busy lawn, his presence drew intense…
Before Wike’s Fire Consumes Nigeria, by Luka Danboyi
The self-immolating tendency for people to be indifferent to situations in which they are not directly involved seems to be playing out in the debacle in Rivers State. Curiously, there…
Edo 2024: Mahmood’s INEC Must Ensure Credible Election, Not Rigging
By Mike O. Enahoro _Saying, “Flooding in our Edo State Office has affected 4000 BVAS machines” is self-exposure of plans to rig the Edo election I want to start…