Opinion

By Lemmy Ughegbe, Ph.D There are moments in governance when doing what appears right creates another problem altogether. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s intervention in the controversy over the freezing of Osun State Government accounts by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, presents precisely such a dilemma. Tinubu recognised that...

How the DSS DG is changing the security-media conversation and why Nigeria must take the story to Africa By Ikechukwu Chimdi Christopher For decades, the relationship between Nigeria’s intelligence community and the media has been defined by suspicion. Security agencies have viewed journalists as potential conduits for sensitive information, while...

As Nigeria gradually moves towards the 2027 general elections, constituents across the country are beginning to assess the performance of those elected to represent them in the National Assembly. In Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency, the conversation has increasingly centered on one question: has Hon. Obi Aguocha justified the mandate...

By Simon Reef The appointment of Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi as the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS) in August 2024 marked the beginning of a new era for the secret police, which members of the public then saw as operating beyond the rule of law. As the...

By Michael Ochonu The Nigerian Armed Forces are currently at their climax, doing what they know best and asserting dominance across all spheres of engagement with the enemies of the State. Operational successes across the country reveal that our armed forces are ahead of our adversaries. They are, on a...

By Mohammed Alih Leadership is a sacred trust. It is deeply associated with divinity. Leadership is not a factor of propaganda, sloganeering, or mere noise-making and superficial popularity. A person may be popular and yet not qualify as a true leader. In Zamfara State, we measure our leaders not by...

By Augustine Aminu For decades, the contribution of Nigerians in the diaspora to national development has largely been measured by the billions of dollars sent home annually through remittances. While these financial inflows have provided critical support for families and communities, development experts increasingly argue that Nigeria stands to gain...

By Johnson Akintunde The reality of today’s Nigeria demands that institutions created as pillars of national survival must be shielded from every form of threats. It isn’t farfetched to conclude that factors like insurgency, transactional kidnappings, separatist agitations, cyber threats, communal conflicts, environmental disasters, and humanitarian emergencies have collectively redefined...

By Justina Nwankwo President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s nomination of Professor Abayomi Sunday Fasina, the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), as a non-career ambassador represents a commendable and strategic choice. In an era when Nigeria seeks to project competence, integrity, and innovative thinking on the global stage,...

Politics in my beloved Niger State has never lacked passion. It has never lacked rumours. It has never lacked the tendency to take a statement, strip it of context, stretch it beyond recognition and then present the distorted version as established truth. That tendency is once again on display in...