Who Enters Nigeria, Who Leaves, and Who Knows? By Eugene Nanven There are some conversations that appear ordinary when they happen, but become increasingly disturbing the more one thinks about them. Some time ago, while I was in Abuja, I had a conversation with some young men who told me they were from Niger. They…
EIGHT POINT EIGHT MILLION NIGERIANS. NINETY EIGHT WATTS EACH. _A presidential aide read a compendium, and overnight Nigeria became an electrified country. The arithmetic inside that compendium tells a completely different story_ . By Ekeh Chidiebebre The number is 8,868,568. Not “about nine million.” Not “almost nine million.” Eight million, eight hundred and sixty eight…
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…
TO LIVE IN THE MEMORY OF THE LIVING IS NOT TO DIE; quote from Marcus Tullius Cicero By M K Ilyasu For more than a decade, Nigeria has been caught up in a great debate over profound issues on National Security. The range of debate has varied, perhaps even unique in several respects. It has…
The Budget Cannot Pay Its Bills. The Assembly Does Not Want to Know. __An emergency sitting has been called for Monday. Contractors are still waiting. The Health Ministry received 0.0165 percent of its capital budget last year. And the National Assembly is being asked, as it always is, to simply move the goalpost_ . …
OUR HEROES: Lest We Forget — May 30th, 2026 “Echi di ime” — Tomorrow is Pregnant. But Today, We Remember. By Chidi Ekeh Fifty-six years ago today, on the 30th of May 1970, the guns finally fell silent over the red earth of Biafra. The war was officially declared over months prior in January, but…
EVERY CHOICE WE MAKE HAVE CONSEQUENCES By Yemi Farombi Adam and Eve chose to break God’s directive. They faced the consequences. Cain chose to kill his brother,Abel. He faced the consequences. King Saul chose not to kill Agag and all living things. It was Saul’s choice to disobey God. He faced the consequences as his…
The Country That Read the Contract, and the One That Did Not By Chidi Ekeh _Ghana walked away. Zimbabwe walked away. Kenya is in court. Zambia is in standoff. Nigeria signed the largest deal of them all, and has not, to date, told its own citizens what is in it_ . On 19 December…
Trailblazing leadership, compassionate Service: The Inspiring story of Yeye Oge Hajia Nike Abdulrahman By Lai Gidado Hajia Musleemah Nike Abdulrahman stands as a shining example of visionary leadership, humanitarian service, and women-centred advocacy. A proud daughter of Offa in Kwara State, she has devoted her life to empowering communities, strengthening institutions, and promoting inclusive governance….
The President Blessed Them Both. Now Watch Them Fight . How Tinubu’s favourite management tool the ambiguous mandate has turned Abia APC into a demolition derby, with 2027 as the prize and nobody in charge of the steering wheel On the morning of Monday, April 27, 2026, two of the most powerful APC politicians from…
