Opinion

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...

The Centre For Public Integrity finds deeply troubling and alarming, a Sunday June 21, 2026, post by online publisher and Action Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, attacking the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) for the “Man of the Award” it bestowed on the Director General of the Department...

.By Abdulmalik Suleiman Kano State Governor, His Excellency Engr Abba Kabir Yusuf, has been commended for implementing a pension reform initiative that stakeholders say is setting a new benchmark for public sector welfare across Nigeria. Under the new reform, the Kano State Government has prioritized the prompt payment of gratuities...

By Linus Obogo In the quiet town of Ogoja, where the red earth stretches endlessly beneath the tropical sun and communities rise each morning to the rhythms of resilience and hope, a weary doctor named Dr. Monjok once wrestled with a difficult question: should he remain in public service or...

*But Remains Committed to the Obi-Kwankwaso Ticket By, Dr. Adesusu Maxwell Adodo In the ongoing national conversation about coalition-building and the future of Nigeria’s opposition politics, clarity and context are very important. Recent interpretations of Senator Henry Seriake Dickson’s remarks during his appearance on Charles Aniagolu’s programme on Arise TV...

By Isaac Aqua In the vibrant political landscape of Cross River State, few stories resonate as powerfully as the stewardship of Hon. Victor Bisong Abang, PhD, the distinguished Member representing Ikom/Boki Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly. As June 13, 2026, dawns, marking exactly three years since the people...

A Response to Farooq A. Kperogi’s “How Chinese Miners Fuel Nigeria’s Terrorist Banditry” By Dr Austin Maho A recent article published by Farooq A. Kperogi in his sydicated weekly column , titled : “How Chinese Miners Fuel Nigeria’s Terrorist Banditry”, raises an urgent question: What is the nexus between illegal...

By Abdulmalik Suleiman In an era when politics is loud, His Excellency, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf chose a different sound, the sound of work getting done. He governs with calm. No drama. No chest beating. Just steady, deliberate steps that are changing Kano, one community at a time. While others...