Nigeria’s federal system presupposes an implicit alignment among the three tiers of government in the pursuit of coordinated growth and national development. Yet alignment is never automatic. In public policy, as in life, very little happens spontaneously. Every enduring system…

The dynamics of how God uses resources to position people have confused the church for ages. Does God send resources to us? Does He give us ideas to get resources? If I give my tithe and offering, am I automatically…

By the time Nigerians file into polling units in 2027, the most consequential battle for the nation’s democracy may already have been fought — and perhaps won or lost. Elections are merely democracy’s public ceremony, the visible culmination of political…

Ehud Barak Nigeria has a long-standing, historically rooted foreign policy stance that supports Palestinian self-determination and a two-state solution. Many Nigerian intellectuals, pan-Africanists, and civil society groups view Israel’s policies through an anti-colonial lens. Hosting a former Israeli prime minister…

I find the tribalism at the heart of modern football’s fanbase sickening. The droll chit chat that masquerades as conversation between supporters of rival teams would not survive in any other emulous environment. It is small wonder that this banter…

Three score and three years ago, a defining dispute erupted in the old Western Region of Nigeria over the scope and reach of constitutional conventions in determining or terminating the tenure of high-level political leadership. The Judicial Committee of the…

Every general election has a legal framework that underpins its successful conduct. The Electoral Act 2026 exemplifies this for the 2027 polls. Nigeria has had to amend extant Electoral Acts to improve the integrity of its electoral process. This is…

Amaka Chiedozie will have a baby boy. Last Sunday, Amaka Chiedozie told us in Healing Wings about a dream she had. In the dream, God told her that people in the church should believe the word of Dr. Femi. He…

Friday’s announcement of the release of the Oriire captives sent Nigerians into a state of collective rejoicing. It beautifully confirmed the universality-of-griefs thesis: that whether in Nchatancha in Enugu, Kaura Namoda in Zamfara, or Ilu-Abo in Ondo State, our shared…

Every institutional framework has a history, even when it introduces something new. Ideas rarely emerge in complete isolation; they arise from deep, structural conversations that began long before us, evolving across generations as societies confront new realities, systemic shocks, and…

When Prince Adeniyi Adeyemi Matthew walked into Phase III Section of the Federal Secretariat in Abuja with a forged letter and emerged with an office, signage, and a semblance of government legitimacy, he did not act alone. That is the…

If this process of systematic assimilation and integration of Nigerians from plural backgrounds into geo-economic zones becomes entrenched, the long term implication is that the Nigerian federation would have undergone a process of organic restructuring. The commercial cities of Aba…

We compelled our governments to fund ANC’s activities within and outside Nigeria. Scholarships were provided for Black South African students to study in our universities and polytechnics… We, students, ensured that Nigeria became a home away from home for South…

Keir Starmer’s planned departure from No. 10 Downing Street after barely two years in office represents yet another dramatic turn in Britain’s increasingly volatile political landscape. Since the Brexit referendum in 2016, the King’s country has witnessed an unprecedented parade…

The Mount Rushmore National Memorial, South Dakota, is a 1,278-acre or 517-hectare tract seized from the Sioux Nation of India. Into its mountain face are sculpted the 18-metre or 60-foot-high figures of four former United States (US) Presidents. They feature…