Opinion

By Isaac Aqua ‎The recent cabinet reshuffling by Governor Bassey Otu, culminating in the redeployment of Dr Erasmus Ekpang from...

By Dare Adelekan In the calculus of raw political power, a wounded ego is a dangerous guide for statecraft. When...

By Simon Reef Musa One of the most discussed military rulers in Nigeria’s history, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida, turned 85...

By Babafemi Ojudu I have read, watched and listened to several diatribes against Gboyega Oyetola following the recent political developments...

By Cliff Stanley. The Campaign Has Begun, but the Real Election Is Bigger Than Campaigns Nigeria has entered a decisive...

By Michael Onazi  ‎Taxation is often seen as money taken from the people by government. But there is another way...

By George Ogunjimi Esq The death of Professor Jason Arday has brought renewed attention to the destructive consequences that can...

By Peter Okilo  ‎In Nigeria’s petroleum industry, leadership is rarely judged by words alone. It is measured by the ability...

In a world increasingly obsessed with instant success, loud self-promotion and fleeting relevance, there remains something profoundly reassuring about men...

‎By Kolawole Johnson  ‎The National Youth Service Corps was established in 1973 by the military administration of General Yakubu Gowon...

By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice  ‎There are moments when journalism merely reports history. There are rarer moments when it quietly...

‎By Aaron Mike Odeh ‎In a society where many speak passionately about the plight of the less privileged but only...

By Aaron Mike Odeh Public office often places leaders under intense scrutiny, where a single statement or gesture can overshadow...

By Cliff Stanley ‎“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your...

Every generation inherits an institution that has outgrown the architecture that created it. Nigeria's Hajj administration has become one of...

By Cliff Stanley " The aim of every state is to ensure the happiness of its citizens". Aristotle. The significance...

Abdurahman Tonga The strength of any democracy is tested not when the law is applied to the weak, but when...

By Cliff Stanley  ‎‎"History does not merely remember those who occupy public office; it honours those who heal divisions, build...

There are friendships that begin with long histories, family connections or carefully cultivated associations. Others begin in a single moment...

By Cliff Stanley Nigeria stands at a defining moment in its constitutional and security history. Following the passage of the...

Politics, like a house, has landlords and tenants. And truly, when a landlord begins the renovation of his house, every...

By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice An ominous cloud of political uncertainty hangs over Kogi State as different political actors, operating...

By Cliff Stanley Fellow Nigerians, ‎ ‎Every election is a defining moment in the life of a nation. ‎Political philosophers...

With each passing day, the people of Kogi East keep asking the same question: who flies the APC flag for...

By Bobby Ekpenyong Phd ‎It is an empirical truth that great leaders are not merely remembered for the monuments they...

By Cliff Stanley  "The artist dies, but art endures; and in that endurance, a people's history continues to speak."  ...

By Cliff Stanley "The ballot belongs to the people, not to political officeholders." A foundational principle of representative democracy. Recent...

‎By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice  ‎There are diplomatic assignments, and there are national endorsements. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's decision to...

By Abdullahi O Haruna Haruspice There are diplomatic assignments, and there are national endorsements. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's decision to...

By Cliff Stanley ‎"A house divided against itself cannot stand." Abraham Lincoln. ‎Politics, at its noblest, is not merely the...

By Isah Aliyu Chiroma The recent decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to retain the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)...

By Cliff Stanley “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” Mahatma Gandhi...

By Augustine Aminu For decades, the contribution of Nigerians in the diaspora to national development has largely been measured by...

By Cliff Stanley Democracy is not sustained simply by conducting elections; it is sustained when citizens believe that elections genuinely...

By Iliya Samuel Laro  ‎"Justice too long delayed is justice denied." Martin Luther King Jr. ‎ ‎In the twenty-seven years...

By Iliya Samuel Laro ‎ ‎"Justice too long delayed is justice denied." Martin Luther King Jr. ‎ ‎In the twenty-seven...

By Cliff Stanley "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." Matthew 5:9. Leadership is ultimately...

By Cliff Stanley The recent appeal by Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, urging Afrobeats stars such as Davido, Burna...

By Cliff Stanley Human beings are natural archivists of memory. We preserve moments of triumph, heartbreak, disappointment, and regret. While...

By Cliff Stanley President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's recent closed-door meeting with Nigeria's Service Chiefs once again demonstrates that security remains...