The question is no longer whether Nigerian women are interested in power. The more honest question is whether Nigeria’s political architecture is genuinely prepared for women to exercise power without apology, patronage, or pity. The renewed campaign for increased women’s…

Today, I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics, where the large, main power, geopolitics, is submitted to no limits, no constraints. On…

Picture credit: XNY/Star Max/GC Images. The US approach to Venezuela is not an anomaly of Donald Trump’s presidency; it is consistent with decades of American foreign policy. Intervention, control over resources, and strategic influence have historically outweighed support for democracy…

Guinea’s presidential inauguration on January 17, 2026, marked a formal return to constitutional rule following the September 2021 military coup that dismantled the country’s democratic order. That ceremony did not conclude Guinea’s transition. Instead, it inaugurated a broader regional test:…

International Day of Education is celebrated every year globally, on January 24 since 2019. The day focuses on the importance of inclusive, quality and lifelong learning for all, to address barriers of poverty, gender inequality, and conflict. Nigerians know well…

In recent days, Nigerians have been inundated with reports suggesting that the Federal Government has introduced Value Added Tax on banking services such as electronic transfers, fees and commissions. Understandably, this has triggered anxiety among citizens already grappling with economic…

In the space of a few short weeks, two deeply painful stories have exposed with brutal clarity what many Nigerians have known in their bones for years: our healthcare system is groaning under the weight of sheer institutional neglect. In…

When the Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Mr Taiwo Oyedele, recently averred that implementing comprehensive tax reforms in Nigeria is a pain Nigerians must endure, what struck me was how he seemed to think…

It was meant to be a moment of triumph, a celebration of African football’s finest. Instead, this year’s African Cup of Nations final descended into chaos, leaving fans and players alike wondering if the referee’s whistle had become the real…

If a single idea has guided the work of the African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) over the past years, it is this simple truth: a nation cannot win the war against corruption by sacrificing its most courageous…

The confusion is not benign. It has a direct, inflationary effect on the cost of living. That 10 per cent will not be absorbed; it will be passed down. For residential tenants, it is a sudden hike in the second…

NAHCON Chairman, Professor Abdullahi Usman. In the end, this story is about faith meeting responsibility, and leadership meeting compassion. It reassures Nigerians that their pilgrimage is in capable hands — and that when leadership truly understands its purpose, administration becomes…

Siminalayi Fubara and Nyesom Wike As preparations for the 2027 elections gather momentum, therefore, outgoing state governors should reflect on what became of many once celebrated godfather-godson relationships after the supposed godsons assumed power. This important reflection would enable the…

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike and his successor, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. My thinking, however, is that this stand-off can be resolved if both parties decide to do so. Nobody needs to die because of political power. Rivers people must not be…

Today I will talk about a rupture in the world order, the end of a pleasant fiction and the beginning of a harsh reality, where geopolitics, where the large, main power, geopolitics, is submitted to no limits, no constraints. On…