By Tom Ohikere When Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged as Nigeria’s president in 2023, many of his…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
Ethiopia-Nigeria prisoner-transfer and resurgence of anti-Igbo sentiments
By Emeka Alex Duru Those that snigger that Nigeria is a joke, may not be entirely…
A response to Lasisi Olagunju’s ‘Northern Nigeria will soon kill Nigeria’
By Rufa’i Ahmed Alkali By the time one finishes reading Lasisi Olagunju’s essay, published in theshieldonlineng.com,…
Who benefits when Nigeria’s flagship energy company is publicly vilified?
By Olufemi Soneye Senator Adams Oshiomhole is one of Nigeria’s most recognizable political figures. As a…
Gen Rabe Abubakar, who died in captivity, buried in Katsina
The remains of Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar (rtd), has been laid to rest on Saturday evening at…
Kenneth Okonkwo, South East Development Commission and others
By Emeka Alex Duru Two striking topics have dominated the media space in the last few…
President Bola Tinubu’s 2026 Democracy Day address
TEXT OF PRESIDENT BOLA AHMED TINUBU’S DEMOCRACY DAY ADDRESS ON FRIDAY, JUNE 12, 2026 Fellow Nigerians…
Kenneth Okonkwo: Between recklessness and urgent need for rescue
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu There are moments in public life when a man, perhaps convinced of his…
Sacred Trust: Dr Bala Wunti’s pledge to Wunti community
By Aminu Bauchin Bauchi Allahu Akbar. What Dr. Bala Wunti told the Wunti community was more…
Abducted Oyo school kids, our collective captivity
By Emeka Alex Duru On Wednesday, May 27, the 2026 edition of the Nigerian Children’s Day…
2027 senatorial race: Can Ochei repeat 2003 feat?
By Charles Okogene In 2003, just four years into this political dispensation, Rt. Hon. Victor Ochei…
A country thrives only when truth has a voice
By Dr Felix Amakuru Nations flourish not by silencing critical voices, but by safeguarding the intellectual…
Curbing insecurity in Nigeria: A framework for coordinated response
By Jerry Uchenna Nwohu, PhD ABSTRACT Nigeria’s security landscape has become increasingly complex, with armed groups…
Legal problem with Tinubu’s Homeland Security Adviser appointment
By Farooq Kperogi Yesterday, human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, called my attention to a simple…
Tinubu’s Baffling Northern Exclusion Strategy
By Farooq A. Kperogi The late Muhammadu Buhari wrested power from Goodluck Jonathan in a never-before-seen…
Alignments, realignments: Whither Nigeria’s party politics?
By Emeka Alex Duru, PhD To argue that contemporary Nigeria’s politics and political parties, are in…
OPINION: Burden of Restraint
By Caleb Johnson In politics, as in nation-building, there comes a moment when ambition must yield…
Preserving the Biajua Rainforest
By Mike Leku Ayuk The Biajua Rainforest Zone stands today as one of the most precious…
Jos: A city in ruins, a people in pains
By Emeka Alex Duru, PhD It should not have required extra intelligence for anyone following the…
Development of Boki Lake: A call for action
By Mike Leku Ayuk Nestled within the lush greenery of the Biajua Forest lies the serene…
Tinubu’s South East “City Boys” and limits of rascality
By Emeka Alex Duru, PhD Every fleeting arrangement throws up phony characters that in unrestrained excitement,…
Tinubu’s South East “City Boys” and limits of rascality
By Emeka Alex Duru Every fleeting arrangement throws up phony characters that in unrestrained excitement, tend…
Drivers’ Care Initiative: Why Tinubu’s Transport Reform must begin at motor park
By Uche Nnadozie History is not always made in grand chambers or gilded halls. Sometimes, it…
Gov Fintiri’s gambit: A sinister shadow threatening to engulf APC in flames
By Prof Ahmed Abubakar Jallo As 2027 draws steadily into view, Adamawa’s political atmosphere is thick…
My position on Amasiri/Oso-Edda crisis in Ebonyi State – Sen Umahi
By Sen David Umahi Let me begin by stating clearly that the people of Oso-Edda and…
ELECTORAL REFORM: 10th Senate opens a dark window for rigging
By Steve Osuji They eventually ‘gamed’ Nigeria; in passing the Electoral Bill 2026, they left a…
El Rufai’s Arise News mind game with Ribadu
By Farooq Kperogi Nasir El-Rufai claimed in his interview with Arise News that someone intercepted and…
Matthew Tonlagha: Business of patriotism and making of Nigerian institution
By Emmanuel Akpeki In serious economies, business leadership is no longer judged solely by balance sheets…
Boko Haram terrorists murder 170 people in my backyard
By Farooq Kperogi I am using the last ounce of energy left in me to type…