The Market Was Never a Gift. By Chidi Eke Nigerian women once ruled the marketplace as sovereigns. The First Lady is offering them charity and calling it the same thing. This week a video did what most official remarks never manage: it stopped the country mid-scroll. Standing before State House correspondents after the Renewed Hope…
The “Olodo Uprising”: Matters Arising By Olaitan Adesina When Nigerian rapper YCee recently appeared on the Afropolitan Podcast and coined the phrase “Olodo Uprising”, he predictably stepped on a few toes. In a country where social media outrage travels faster than common sense, the backlash was immediate. Content creators, influencers, and their loyal digital armies…
OPEN LETTER TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ON THE NEED TO SCRAP THE NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE CORPS (NYSC) SCHEME To: The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, The National Assembly, And All Relevant Stakeholders. Subject: Call for the Abolition of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Scheme Dear Sir/Madam, We write as concerned…
Happy Birthday Orji Uzor Kalu: 66 Candles. One Outstanding Balance. By Chidi Ekeh On the day Orji Uzor Kalu turns 66, Nigeria owes itself the honesty of holding both things at once the roads he built, and the money he stole to build them. There is a photograph I keep returning to, not because I…
Evolving Trends: Nigerian Legal Practice in a Globalised World – Reflections from the NBA-SLP 2026 Conference By Dr. Olukayode Ajulo The just-concluded 2026 Annual Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association Section on Legal Practice (NBA-SLP), held at the National Theatre, Lagos, under the compelling theme “Evolving Trends: Nigerian Legal Practice, Global Perspectives,” which I had…
When Giants Clash: The Echoes of War and the Price Humanity Pays By Dikko Falilat Kehinde War, they say, is like fire, once it starts, it consumes not only the dry grass but also the green. Today, the rising tensions among United States, Iran, and Israel remind the world of an old truth: when elephants…
BWALA BASHING ON AL JAZEERA : WHAT NEXT ? By Dr. Bisi Olawunmi. First responders have had their field day of reactions immediately Daniel Bwala , Special Adviser on media and policy communication to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu literally got roasted during a public affairs programme on Al Jazeera, a global television station. Bwala has…
Plateau Bleeds While Leadership Plays Politics: A Nation on the Brink of Anarchy The disturbing scenes coming out of Plateau State are not just another “incident” — they are a grim reminder that Nigeria is gradually sliding into a dangerous abyss. Reports confirm that dozens of innocent Nigerians have been slaughtered in cold blood,…
A Thousand Ways to Spend What You Don’t Have By Olaitan Adesina There is something almost poetic about a government that cannot grow its revenues but has mastered the fine art of multiplying aides. In Ondo State today, Internally Generated Revenue limps along like a reluctant civil servant on a Monday morning, but Governor Lucky…
Reclaiming Praxis: Reviving Amotekun’s Community Roots By Sola Ajisafe, Esq Ondo State, a frontier State with multiple entry points and shared boundaries, faces escalating security challenges. Kidnappings, killings, and terror grip communities. Government actions under Aiyedatiwa seem reactive, contradictory, and unfocused. As Chief Security Officer, the governor needs synergy with security agencies like the Artillery…
