Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state. The Acting Chief Judge whom Governor Uzodinma wishes to preclude from consideration does not have an adverse disciplinary record with the NJC. In this situation, the current Chief Justice of Nigeria has an opportunity…

The way forward is a backward trudge to the past. To catapult to the desired new Nigeria, we must return to the ‘old school’ values of years gone by — old-fashioned principles such as integrity, hard work, mutual respect, communal…

Christian women should not shout in the street. How does a Canaanite woman, dwelling in Gentile territory, have all this inside knowledge of the promise of God to Israel? How can a Canaanite woman living in Sidon know the Hebrew…

Northern Nigeria is angry. This anger is not strictly borne from the unremitting, horrific spillage of blood on its soil. Rather, Northern Nigeria is angry because it has been rightly called by the name it gave itself. Recently, the progeny…

Every serious intellectual undertaking eventually reaches a threshold where it can no longer rely entirely on inherited language. It must create its own vocabulary. The three-month sprint that produced The Insecurity Triad, the Trinity of State Decay (TSD), and the…

Late Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the 12 June, 1993 presidential election, If PBAT is seriously interested in doing justice to June 12, he has no alternative but to expressly direct all the security agencies at the federal, state and…

National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu (PHOTO CREDIT: X @NuhuRibadu | via https://x.com/NuhuRibadu/status/1782900343254249661/photo/3) When Nuhu Ribadu stood at the podium of the Ladi Kwali Hall in January 2006, he was still the celebrated chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.…

Late Chief MKO Abiola, winner of the 12 June, 1993 presidential election, Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, without any iota of doubt, was neither a saint nor a radical. But he was a stubborn fighter. He had the guts and…

The World Cup 2026 opened on Thursday, June 11, with Mexico playing South Africa. It appeared the entire Africa turned out against our sister African country. In the 1990s, this would have been the reverse. That was when South Africa…

SSS DG Oluwatosin Ajayi As the SSS continues to adapt under its current leadership, and as the judiciary continues to adjudicate complex security cases, Nigeria has an opportunity to deepen a culture in which justice — not merely force —…

Kenneth Okonkwo In Greek mythology, there is the fascinating story of Pygmalion, a gifted sculptor from the island of Cyprus. Disillusioned by the women around him, Pygmalion resolved never to marry and instead devoted himself to his art. From ivory,…

Economic sovereignty, when grounded in capability-building rather than protectionism alone, can become a powerful force for development. Technology transfer is one of the most important instruments available to achieve that objective. Across the world, countries are rethinking how they build…

Father’s Day is set aside to honour and celebrate fathers and father figures for their sacrifices, leadership, and contributions to their families. While social media is filled with tributes and cherished memories of fathers, many children will also carry emotions…

For a long time, fertility clinics across Nigeria saw the same story play out. A woman would arrive, sometimes alone, sometimes with her husband by her side. She carried the weight of a problem that society had already decided belonged…

Living with Sickle Cell Disease teaches you many things. It teaches patience when your body refuses to cooperate. It teaches resilience when pain arrives uninvited. It teaches humility when you realise that some days, simply getting out of bed is…