By Abu Shekara Our beloved prophet, Muhammad (SAW) was a merchant, two of his most…
Category: Opinions/Columnists
EndSARS Panel as model for Nigeria (2)
By Ebun Olu-Adegoruwa Last week, I opined that the Lagos EndSARS Panel should be adopted…
Lekki Tollgate and Nigeria’s killing fields
By Emeka Alex Duru Any Nigerian that does not feel sufficiently piqued by the reports…
The Nigerian 2023 Prisoner’s Dilemma
By Gimba Kakanda The formula for selecting a viable pair to have the highest numbers…
OPINION: Hunger Republic
By Dakuku Peterside Every day, ordinary Nigerians from Maiduguri to Oyorokoto-Andoni in Rivers State, Okerenkoko-Delta to…
My narrow escape from ritual killers in Ibadan
By Farooq A. Kperogi The brutal murder–“for ritual sacrifice”–of a postgraduate student of the Obafemi…
OPINION: Revolt of “repentant” Boko Haram terrorists proves my point
By Farooq A. Kperogi AFP, the French wire service, reported on November 18 that “Hundreds of…
OPINION: Mkpuru Mmiri: New cancer in the southeast
By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu Recently, a video went viral on social media. You may have seen it.…
OPINION: E.C. Osondu and parliament of the past
By Olukorede Yishau Remy Ngamije coined the phrase ‘parliament of the past’ in his…
The continuing debate on national rebirth
By Emeka Nwosu, PhD On Tuesday, November 16, 2021, at the main Auditorium of Nnamdi…
OPINION: Corruption runs deeper than we think
By Azuka Onwuka There was a time I thought that if we had good leaders and…
CBN: Pioneering a resilient and sustainable economy in Nigeria
By Rev Solomon Semaka The banking system as we have it now has evolved over time…
NYSC Trust Fund: Supporting the biggest employer of labour in Nigeria
By Fidelis Fater The South Africa apartheid regime was one of the most tragic events…
Who deserves pardon: Saro-Wiwa or Buhari?
By Festus Adedayo At No 9, Rumuibekwe Road in Port Harcourt on November 10,…
APC’s South East problem
By Gimba Kakanda Even before Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People’s of Biafra…
OPINION: Takeaways of Anambra governorship poll
By Emeka Alex Duru But for the life-and-death attitude of the Nigerian politician that may see…
BOOK REVIEW: Nigeria’s Lost Dream
Book Title: Nigeria’s Lost Dream Author: Peter Nandi Bette Year of Publication: 2021 Place of Publication:…
OPINION: Purported religious bigotry against Yoruba Muslims and where Kperogi got it wrong
By Adebayo Abubakar When the news filtered in on November 1, 2021, that a building on…
The Chris Ngige consistency…
By Fred Chukwuelobe If there’s one politician since 1999 that has remained consistent in his…
Rants from political limbo
By Abu Shekara One Isa Sadiq Achida, who parades himself as the Chairman of the…
Ikoyi tragedy and Kperoogi’s Merry Dirge
By Bamidele Johnson Apparently accustomed to getting away with reckless claims, marked by outright concoctions…
Wokeness and Jesus
By Sam Amadi Mathew Dowd, a former CNN analyst, celebrated New York Times contributor, former…
Anambra voters answered but INEC faltered
By Azuka Onwuka It was heart-melting to see elderly people and physically challenged people in…
My conversation with Peter Obi on Anambra election
Joe-Martins Uzodike I had a 30 minutes conversation with Mr. Peter Obi, which I find…
OPINION: FUTO ASUU’s fraudulent “clearing” of Pantami’s ‘Fraudfessorship’
By Farooq Kperogi This is a quick, hurried response. A friend just called my attention to…
OPINION: COP 26, Africa and the imperative for energy transitioning
By Dakuku Peterside Elementary leadership lesson highlights that today’s decisions shape tomorrow’s future. It is only…
The senseless raid on Justice Odili’s home
By Emeka Alex Duru What readily comes to mind at these times of unceasing assault…
Lagos collapsed building: That this house may not fall
By Festus Adedayo Many atimes, Providence speaks to human beings in anecdotes. Unfortunately, man is…