Matthew Tonlagha’s life and career reflect a blend of business enterprise, community engagement and public-interest initiatives that have attracted attention within the Niger Delta and beyond. From early personal challenges to corporate leadership and philanthropic involvement, his story illustrates how…

There is a substance found in nature that contains 94 of the essential vitamins and minerals the human body needs every single day. It is called bee pollen. Bee pollen is a ball of pollen made by young bees when…

As we saw in last week’s essay, preventable errors are unnecessary, avoidable threats to obtaining beneficial therapy. Correcting them is prohibitive in terms of financial, emotional and physical stress. They may arise from the use of the wrong medication, a…

Last week, I examined the fractured language of Nigeria’s crisis communication, where evasive admissions, ransom endorsements and miraculous tales of escape have become the syntax of our security failures. This week, the contrast is stark. In Kaduna, Governor Uba Sani…

Nine years ago, I wrote that Adams Oshiomhole could be Nigeria’s wildcard, a rare figure who might carry the insurgent moral energy of labour into the antiseptic corridors of power and still keep his hands clean. In that piece, I…

In Against All Odds, Innocent Chukwuma, the inveterate activist and social change advocate comes to life. Reading Innocent’s biography, is a masterclass on the history and socio-political evolution of Nigeria as it is a treatise on love, compassion, endurance, the…

  As we reflect on Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s poised presence amid Washington’s elite — and her inspiring example as a supportive wife and mother of the nation — let us seize this momentum. Policymakers in Abuja and Lagos must build…

The American space agency, NASA, is poised to launch Artemis II, a landmark crewed mission that will carry four astronauts on an approximately ten-day flyby around the Moon and back. This will mark humanity’s first journey beyond low Earth orbit…

Every relationship, especially marriage, goes through seasons of conflict, disappointment, or emotional distance. However, if these moments are ignored, they can create silence and disconnection; when met with care and honesty, they can strengthen the foundation of trust in your…

Some ladies who lament about a “lack of love” are also those whose hands are filled with multiple men they are not casual with, yet none of whom they have a future with. It becomes a problem when our conduct…

This weekend, the Emir of Machina, Alhaji Dr Bashir Albishir Bukar Machinama turbaned Dr. Kole Shettima as the Zanna Yuroma of the Emirate. This exalted position is only given to people with sufficient depth, maturity, sincerity and tact to talk…

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master, Prophet Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and…

Ogun State has…become a giant among the sub-nationals in Nigeria. It is arguably the most industrialised state in the country. According to a source, while Lagos State remains “the primary economic hub, leading in finance, tech, entertainment, manufacturing, and trade”,…

I remember one of my trips to Kaiama with a group of friends a few years ago, at the early stages of the Boko Haram crisis. As we drove through the vast Borgu Game Reserve, endless forests, deep isolation, and…

Many Nigerians know the fear of falling ill not just because of the pain of sickness, but because of what follows after the hospital doors swing open, or do not. This is not an abstract problem; it is the lived…