If Lagos were a person, she would be wearing a N5m sequined gown while standing under the golden glow of a thousand festive lights, outshining the stars themselves. This December, the city has reached its annual fever pitch. From the…

The new Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, left the swearing-in ceremony at the State House and immediately told reporters that “Nigerians should sleep with their eyes closed” regarding insecurity. Although he said this was a reference to what the…

Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State [PHOTO CREDIT: Senator Uba Sani] …there seems to be a serious effort to return Kaduna to its Golden Age by the current managers of the state. Surprisingly, Governor Uba Sani, a product of the…

I hope your experience has been different this Christmas, and that despite chaotic flight delays, you still managed to hear the endless announcements above the din in crowded passenger lounges. When I wrote the piece in June, I was at…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State The opossum’s lesson is simple: in politics, restraint can be a form of power. What appeared to be passivity may, in fact, have been a deliberate recalibration of forces… Fubara’s strategic restraint appears to…

Interestingly, I met a friend, Alhasan Darboe, originally from The Gambia, now an American based in Tennessee. We had hoped to meet in the United States but that did not happen. By chance, our paths crossed in Masjid al-Haram. I…

Former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami. The lesson is stark and unavoidable: the office you hold today will not protect you tomorrow. Immunity expires. Applause evaporates. Records remain. Misuse power, and humiliation will trail you long after the…

I…call on the Kano State Government, the Ministry of Environment, electricity distribution authorities, and relevant regulatory agencies to act — urgently. This is not a matter for endless committees or distant policy drafts. It demands immediate enforcement, public sensitisation, relocation…

We need a break to ask an elementary but urgent question: Was the Ogoni Bill of Rights written on stone? Who, ultimately, is the arbiter of its implementation? Must Ogoniland and its people remain perpetually stagnant? Is there not an…

On Saturday, 20th December, we convened the First Kannywood Roundtable on Reputation Management and Digital Advancement in Kano. Hosted by Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR) publishers of PRNigeria, in collaboration with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), we succeeded…

When His Excellency, Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, ascended the reins of government in Delta State, he was met with a conundrum in the payment of local government pensions. Due to several factors, retired workers of the teaching service, the 25…

When I presented my last week’s column, entitled ‘What is the environmental impact of Christmas’, I purposely left off one aspect of the matter because that is the mother of all environmental impacts, which requires a column of its own.…

In a dramatic turn of events, Nigeria’s oil sector has been rocked by high-profile resignations amid explosive allegations of corruption and sabotage. Aliko Dangote’s claims against the immediate past Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority,…

Nigerian Christianity faced several trying moments this year, but the hill on which the Christian Association of Nigeria President, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, has chosen to die this December is a mere film title. In all the media reporting of CAN’s…

In the end, the foiled scam spared one family significant financial and emotional trauma — but it also sent a clear message to would-be criminals. Virtual or otherwise, kidnapping schemes will be confronted with vigilance, investigation, and consequences. CP Moshood…