YOU ARE WHAT YOU MAKE YOURSELF By Amb. (Dr.) Yemi Farounbi, PhD, OON It does not matter what anyone says about you. It does not matter what anyone wishes for you. It does not matter if someone wants you to be nothing more than a kulikuli seller by the roadside. What you become depends on…
US-Iran War: Bloodshed, Dialogue, and Accentuated Lessons II BY Prof. M.K. Othman Like several wars, the US-Iran war has been an ill wind that has forced multinationals to count their losses, and it will take years to rebuild what has been destroyed. At the same time, we continue to mourn the deaths of several innocent…
Of Banditry and a Shared Sovereignty (1), by Hassan Gimba This piece was first published in May 2022. It remains as pertinent today as it was then, given the worsening insecurity currently facing the country. In the book The Impact of Banditry on Nigeria’s Security in the Fourth Republic: An Evaluation of Nigeria’s Northwest by…
Gov. Diri Hails 34th Obunem Epie Festival as Symbol of Unity, Cultural Preservation in Bayelsa By Chris Mark The 34th edition of the Obunem Epie Festival ended in grand style on Saturday, July 4th, 2026 at the Central Epie Secondary School Field, Opolo-Epie, Yenagoa, with Bayelsa State leaders praising it as a platform for unity,…
Tinubu’s Investigator indicts Buhari, Boss Mustapha in $6.2m Forex deal, recommends prosecution By Dally Iyamu The Special Investigator appointed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to examine the activities of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) under former Governor Godwin Emefiele, Mr Jim Obaze, has recommended the prosecution of the late former President Muhammadu Buhari and…
Air Force Major arrested at Capitol after speech demanding Trump’s removal By Lai Gidado A United States Air Force major was arrested on the steps of the US Capitol after publicly calling for the impeachment and removal of President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance during a news conference. The officer, identified as Major…
NIMC introduces free NIN slip downloads via NINAuth app By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has announced that Nigerians can now download their National Identification Number (NIN) slip free of charge through the NINAuth mobile application. The commission disclosed this in a statement shared on its official X account on Thursday,…
Reps C’tte Proposes Special Court, Other Tougher Measures Against Actors Over Crude Oil Theft …Frowns As NUPRC Absent at Stakeholders’ Meeting By Saheed Badmus House of Representatives Special Committee on Crude Oil Theft has emphasised the need for a special court to try saboteurs and crude oil thieves wreaking havoc in Nigeria’s oil and gas…
SEN. AYO ARISE DRAGS APC TO COURT OVER EKITI NORTH SENATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION A former senator and chieftain of the All progressives Congress, APC, Ayo Arise, who previously represented Ekiti North Senatorial District and aspirant in the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) National Assembly primaries, Senator Ayo Arise, has approached the court to challenge…
NIGERIA’S SECURITY CRISIS: RISING EXPECTATIONS, GROWING QUESTIONS FOR DEFENCE MINISTER MUSA By James Ezema When President Bola Ahmed Tinubu appointed General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.) as Minister of Defence, many Nigerians received the decision with optimism. Given his distinguished military career, there was broad expectation that his experience would help reinvigorate the fight against terrorism,…
