2025 UTME POSTMORTEM: WHAT SAY THE FIGURES? Before we got drowned by the hooplas of pessimists who don’t believe anything good can come out of Nigeria; let us reflect on the figures contained in the latest press release from Prof. Oloyede where he took responsibility for all that happened during the just concluded UTME. Even…
A Scathing Rebuke to Timothy Odedina: Stop Peddling Lies and Desecrating the Truth Mr. Timothy Odedina, Your article, “The Akpabio-Ogban Election Controversy: How Misinformation Overshadowed the Facts,” is a shameful attempt to rewrite history and whitewash the well-documented electoral fraud orchestrated in favor of Senator Godswill Akpabio during the 2019 Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial election….
Open Letter to the Honourable Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi Dear Honourable Minister, Subject: A Critical Review of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Design and Funding Challenges, with Recommendations for Strategic Realignment I write with deep respect for your expertise as a civil engineer and your commitment to advancing Nigeria’s infrastructure under President Bola Tinubu’s…
“ Habemus Papam” & “Salamat Po” in Philippino Language. If Pope Francis, the acclaimed “Sheppard in White” in the Country Music Song newly released to celebrate his Passing into glory, is universally judged and acclaimed as a great and benevolent and kindhearted Pope by acclamation and consensus, why for goodness sake would any group of…
An Open Letter to His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Your Excellency, As a concerned Nigerian, I write to you with a heart full of hope, tempered by the urgency of our nation’s challenges. Your administration, which assumed office on May 29, 2023, has embarked on a transformative journey, marked by bold reforms and ambitious…
Two Worlds, One Planet: The Growing Gap Between Wealth and Struggle The world has never been richer—and never more divided. In cities lit by luxury, others sit just beyond the glow, chasing shadows of opportunity that seem to vanish at sunrise. While some board private jets to meetings about “changing the world,” others walk miles…
HOW TO SURVIVE IN NIGERIA THIS 2025 I just came back from Dutse Alhaji in Abuja, and the hardship people are passing through is something of deep concern. Things have risen so high, yet incomes remain the same. Someone has children to take care of, house rent to pay, food to buy, and everything else…
Progress Or Politics? Understanding The Yobe Flyover Debate, By Suleiman Hassan Gimba, Esq I do not speak for Buni, for I am neither the voice nor the vessel of government. I do not speak for the flyover, for I am neither its foundation nor its asphalt. And I do not speak for the detractors…
Division In Justice: Efcc, Human Rights, And The Perils Of Unchecked Law Enforcement In Nigeria By Divine Jude-Okeke Nigeria as a nation, grapples with the complex realities of corruption and insecurity, which has now set itself at a precarious crossroads. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), conceived as a beacon of hope in the…
THE BITTER TRUTH ABOUT SOFT DRINKS: WHY YOU SHOULD SAY NO TO COKE, PEPSI, SPRITE, AND FANTA Soft drinks—whether it’s Coke, Pepsi, Sprite, or Fanta—have long been a staple in people’s daily lives. They’re in vending machines at work, served at social gatherings, and marketed everywhere as the drink of choice for refreshment. But while…
