An Open Letter to Ndigbo(I): Confronting the Uncomfortable Truths, By Osmund Agbo
An Open Letter to Ndigbo(I): Confronting the Uncomfortable Truths, By Osmund Agbo Umunne m, I write to you today not in anger, but with a […]
Column / Opinion
Christopher Musa’s second chance, by Nick Dazang
General Christopher Musa’s spell-binding story must rank as the classical case of “the stone which the builders rejected has become the chief corner stone”.Consider: In […]
Engr Shehu Hadi Ahmad Applauded for successful tenure as ES FCDA
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Senator George Akume has paid glowing tribute to the outgoing Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development […]
Abductions, School Closures and Governors’ Inertia, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
In the wake of renewed mass abductions of schoolchildren across Nigeria’s northern precincts, the governors of states within these high-risk zones have responded, not really […]
Your Terrorist is Better Treated Than Mine, By Hassan Gimba
Last week, a Federal High Court judge, James Omotosho, sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on seven terrorism-related charges. […]
Adeola Ajayi’s Stealthy Reforms: A New Era for DSS, By Sufuyan Ojeifo
In the complex architecture of the Nigerian state, few institutions command as much mystique or scrutiny as the Department of State Services. For decades, the […]
Alh M. B. Salami: The Unassuming Architect of Excellence
By Asuku S. Audu A quiet, unassuming personality—a gentleman to the core—Alh M B Salami’s legacy is a tapestry of humility and impact. He hails […]
Emergency on Security, By Nick Dazang
The bad omens were there. And it did not require the gift of prescience or foretelling the future to appreciate that our heightened insecurity would […]
Wolves, Sheep and Shepherds: The Distractions of the Olympics of Victimhood
…Among Muslims and Christians in Nigeria By Nuruddeen Lemu The wolves came out of the forest and attacked the sheep in the pasture. The sheep […]
Insecurity and the Rise of Conspiracy Theories
By Abdullahi D Mohammed Nigeria is once again in the headlines, this time for a tragic surge in insecurity and a disturbing resurgence of mass school […]
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country (3), by Hassan Gimba
We have seen how America behaves when it sets its sights on invading a country. All the indices regarding Nigeria point in that direction. Its […]
Ali’s Cartel of Clowns, by Osmund Agbo
In Eruku, prayers ascendedand bullets answered first.Church doors splintered;a sanctuary of hopetransfigured into an altar of smoke and screams. Three worshippers collapsed beside their Bibles,their […]
Tribute to Dan Agbese by Mohammed Haruna
I’ve just received news of the death of Dan Agbese whose deputy I was when he was Editor of the defunct New Nigerian in the early eighties. […]
America and the Parable of a Now-Disgraced Country, by Hassan Gimba (2)
The Arbiter “You have to be very careful introducing the truth to the Black man, who has never previously heard the truth about himself.” – Brother Malcolm […]
Agbese, a Mentor Departs
Benjamin Bradlee Jnr. was the swashbuckling Editor of The Washington Post(WP) in its glory days. It was on his watch that two intrepid reporters of […]