Opinion/Letter
What a nation?, by Douglas Ogbankwa
What a Nation? Where the Execu-thieves Can’t stop thieving, the Legisla-chop, can’t stop chopping, and the judi-share-it can’t stop...
When kidnappers tax a nation: The political economy of Nigeria’s ransom industry, by Cliff Stanley
The revelation that Nigerians paid approximately ₦2.23 trillion in ransom to kidnappers within a single year is more than...
News commentary: World Environment Day 2026 special, by Richard James
Today, as nations across the globe commemorate World Environment Day 2026 under the theme "Climate Action," attention is...
Pantami’s political test: Can a preacher of principle govern beyond identity, by Cliff Stanley
Politics has a unique way of testing convictions. It separates what leaders preach from what they practice and...
The politics of panic: Why vilifying Seyi Makinde is a dangerous diversion from Nigeria’s security reality, by Erasmus Ikhide
IN the theater of Nigerian politics, tragedy often serves as the opening act for a farce. The recent, gut-wrenching...
From Chibok to Oyo: When school abductions become political tests of governance in Nigeria, by Cliff Stanley
The abduction of schoolchildren has become one of the most painful symbols of Nigeria's security crisis. Twelve years...
Ben Adaji: And death strikes on a journalism hero, by Emmanuel Bello
Enconiums have continued to pour in torrentially following the news of Ben Adaji's demise. Apart...
Oyo abduction: Presidency, a visit rather too, by Citizen Bolaji O. Akinyemi
The arrival of a Presidential delegation to Oyo State, sixteen days after the abduction that shook the conscience of the...
A cultural bomb: The minister’s error, by Jeff Godwin Doki PhD
At an international Conference in Abuja on “Language in Education” last year November, Nigeria’s Education Minister, Dr. Tunji...
How I returned from the Gate of the other World (Parts 1, 2, 3 & 4): Readers’ comments (I)
Amazing experience, my brother, count yourself lucky to have been in Al Shifa hospital. What amazes...