Author: Sabastine Abu, PhD

IN the rarified air of academia, where specialisation often reigns supreme, it takes a bold intellectual to remind us of the power of the generalist medicine. Professor Musa Dankyau, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Bingham University, proved to be precisely that intellectual when he delivered the institution’s 11th Inaugural Lecture on the theme, “The Protean Nature of Family Medicine and Primary Care: Old Medicine for New Problems.” The lecture, held at the university’s main campus in Karu, was not merely a customary academic ritual; it was a masterful diagnosis of Nigeria’s ailing health sector and a passionate prescription for its cure.…

IN a move that has ignited nationwide fury and cast a long shadow over the credibility of the 2027 elections, Nigeria’s 10th Senate has passed an Electoral Act Amendment Bill that critics are calling not a reform, but a regressive gambit. At the storm’s centre is the decisive rejection of a provision that would have mandated the real-time electronic transmission of election results—a safeguard widely demanded by citizens to curb manipulation. Instead, the Senate has chosen to retain the ambiguous wording of the 2022 Act, leaving the method of result transfer to the discretion of the Independent National Electoral Commission…

THE Jos-Akwanga-Abuja federal highway exemplifies Nigeria’s road infrastructure crisis, where deplorable conditions have turned vital transport corridors into scenes of carnage and economic loss. A journey that should take hours stretches into an entire day, as vehicles navigate treacherous potholes and crumbling sections. This is the daily reality for those traveling Nigeria’s federal highways, where infrastructure has deteriorated to such an extent that these roads have earned the grim nickname “death traps”. The situation on the Jos-Akwanga-Abuja corridor highlights a national crisis in transportation infrastructure, with profound implications for safety, security, and economic development. The story of this particular road…

IN a seismic shift that has dramatically redrawn Nigeria’s political landscape, Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang has formally abandoned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This strategic decampment after months of speculatiins, confirmed in a ceremony at the Government House in Jos, places the entire North-Central geopolitical zone under APC control and signals a profound realignment ahead of the 2027 general elections. Governor Mutfwang framed his move as a “divine assignment” for unity, telling supporters he prayed for the moment to reconcile with political adversaries. “I prayed that one day, my predecessor, Simon…