Opinion

By: Zagazola Makama Armed bandits are reportedly planning coordinated retaliatory attacks across parts of Zamfara State following recent large-scale security operations that resulted in significant losses among their ranks, including the killing of a notorious kingpin’s son and several commanders. The planned reprisals are believed to be linked to sustained...

BY ANTHONY ADA ABRAHAM Across much of Africa, Nigeria in particular public discourse increasingly reflects a deep frustration with governance, leadership, and the slow pace of development. While democratic systems have been widely adopted, their principles often struggle to take firm root in practice. Institutions remain fragile, accountability mechanisms are...

By Yusuf Danjuma Yunusa According to Isiah Davies Ijele, rights activist and convener of the Police Integrity Movement, Nigerian government’s indifference to the nation’s security architecture remains the primary reason for wanton killings across the country. Ijele made the assertion while featuring on TVC News’ Politics Tonight programme, hosted by...

By Isa Seidu The peace move gradually emerging from the heart of Zamfara State between the incumbent Governor of the State, Governor Dauda Lawal, and his predecessor, the present Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Matawalle, is a rare demonstration of His Excellency Dr. Bello Matawalle’s political sagacity, peaceful...

By Musbau Akanji The year 2027 is at hand, and many are in a frenzy searching for dynamic and authentic leaders to vote for. Nigerians have actually seen and heard it all. They are no longer seeking mere promises and sloganeering, neither are they any longer guided by emotions or...

By William Ochonu  In global history, there are women who have made indelible marks of grace on the solid rock of time. If they were from the Bible, they are qualified as virtuous women, whose values are more than rubies. Politically, they are Amazons, whose qualities transcend their feminine attributes...

By Suleiman Adamu The people of Niger East Senatorial District have proverbially tasted the honey and its sweetness, and are most unwilling to let go of it. For so many who are used to sloganeering and emotive politics, the clamour for the continuity of Senator Sani Musa remains a surprise,...

By Anthony Ada Abraham Nigeria’s tragedy is not a mystery, it is a wound that keeps bleeding because those entrusted to heal it are the very ones reopening it every day. Everyone is desperate to “arrive” and feast. No one is willing to stay back and fix what is broken....

By Gambo Jagindi Imagine a Nigeria without the Dangote Refinery. Imagine a Nigeria without local refining capacity at a time of global energy shortage triggered by a USA, Israel and Iran war. In that scenario, the country would be fully exposed to volatile international markets, scrambling for scarce fuel imports...

By Louis Achi The Igbo idiom “Nwoke nusia ogu, nwanyi enwelu akuko” talks about man’s penchant for taking credit for the struggles or sacrifices of others. For the benefit of those who do not understand Igbo, I’ll attempt a translation: when a man finishes a war, the woman takes over...