ONDO STATE AND THIS GROWING CULTURE OF SMALLNESS By Olaitan Adesina I recently read an article by JJ Omojuwa on the state of governance in Ondo State. His observations were sharp and unsettling, not because they were exaggerated, but because they were accurate. They captured a frustration that many people in the state feel but…
Another “Emergency”? Nigerians Have Memorised the Script. By Chidi Ekeh I was still scrolling through the President’s nationwide-security-emergency speech on Tuesday when my cousin in Kaduna sent a voice note: “They’ve declared another one. Let me go and lock my door before the bandits receive the memo.” Dark humour is the last firewall Nigerians have…
A tale of two states By abiodun KOMOLAFE Charles Dickens, in his classic novel A Tale of Two Cities, contrasted the turbulent similarities and differences of London and Paris during a time of profound change. For London and Paris, Dickens famously summed up his assessment as being “the best of times and the worst of…
Justice or Theatre? The Contradictions in the Nnamdi Kanu Judgment On November 20, 2025, at the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice James Omotosho delivered a verdict that has left many Nigerians stunned. In a dramatic ruling steeped in biblical references, the judge sentenced Nnamdi Kanu to life imprisonment on seven counts of terrorism—declaring that…
MOWAA and the Soul of Benin: Why History Must Not Be Hijacked By Chidi Ekeh, Abuja The unfolding controversy surrounding the Museum of West African Art (MOWAA) in Benin is not a mere bureaucratic disagreement. It is a cultural earthquake that strikes at the very heart of identity, memory, and the moral sanctity of heritage….
A Nation at War with Itself: From Abuja’s Land Dispute to the Battlefields of Borno By Chidi Ekeh Two seemingly unrelated events — a verbal clash between Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), and a young soldier in Abuja, and a violent confrontation between Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters in the…
The Tragedy of a False Messiah: A Psycho-Political Appraisal of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the Future of Biafra Consciousness 1.Between Heroism and Hubris Few figures in Nigeria’s recent history have provoked such intense devotion and equally fierce criticism as Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). To his followers he was…
A Sovereign Shrug in the Face of a Distant Roar _For Nigerians Who Need No Foreign Savior_ Let us begin with the obvious, so obvious it should not need saying: the loudest dog in the village is not always the one guarding the gate. Sometimes it is only barking at its own shadow, startled…
Northern Nigeria and the Undying Quest for Justice: By M K ILYASU What good is a vision when you see the only one you care for is wasting away! I start with Mallam Gambo Hamza’s opening remark in his treatise on Northern Nigeria. It says: “The North today stands at a crossroads , battered…
Nigeria’s Moment of Reckoning: A Call for Sovereignty, Strategy, and Sincerity The United States’ redesignation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) over allegations of religious persecution, particularly against Christians, is not just another diplomatic slap—it is a mirror held up to Nigeria’s face, reflecting the incompetence, complicity, and chronic inaction of its…
