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…

In Nigerian politics, perception often travels faster than facts. Few issues illustrate this better than the chorus of criticism surrounding President Bola Tinubu’s foreign trips. For months, critics have framed his diplomatic engagements as excessive travel, as political optics over…

No serious or fair-minded Nigerian expects President Bola Tinubu to reverse 57 years of national misrule in three years. That would be an unreasonable demand.  Nations do not heal overnight from decades of structural decay, military distortion, elite capture, and…

By the time you finish reading this article, the price of Bitcoin may have changed twice. That is the nature of cryptocurrency: fast, volatile, and borderless. Yet beyond price charts and trading apps lies a less discussed but critical pillar…

Mikhaylovich Dostoyevsky was a 19th-century Russian writer and journalist who best described self-deception. In his drapery of wisdom and sapience in his last scripted work, “Brothers Karamazov”, Mikhaylovich wrote: “Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to…

Yoruba elders rarely waste words. When they speak, they compress generations of experience into lines sharp enough to cut through confusion. One of such sayings goes: “Iku ti yoo pani b’o ba si ni, ni fila k’ama d’upe.” The death…