EVERY time I drive through Abuja these days, I see something that troubles me. Concrete is rising where water should…
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ON Thursday, July 30, 2026, Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a 14-member Multinational Maritime Defence Coalition, ostensibly to guarantee…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu last week Thursday, revealed that he intends to revive the four moribund Petroleum Refineries in the country.…
‘The Beauty And The Engine’ ABUJA at 50 looks good and worth celebrating as noted in this serial. The roads…
THERE are numbers that deserve applause. There are numbers that deserve concern. And then there are numbers that should make…
I DON’T think in recent memory, any by-election in this country has generated as much blood, bile and bad blood…
OSUN State has a reputation for controversies bigger than its size. It ranks 26th nationally in terms of voter population…
NIGERIA has seen many scandals involving public officials, government contracts and missing funds. The latest controversy surrounding a supposed presidential…
THE Middle East will no longer be as it was before the imposed war of choice on Iran by the…
NIGERIA has become remarkably good at celebrating what government can photograph. Roads, bridges, and public buildings offer visible evidence of…
A TOTAL of 2.34 million registered voters are expected to cast their ballot on Saturday to elect a new Governor…
THIS week’s reflection on Abuja @ 50 is on “How the builders of Nigeria’s capital still have no permanent home,…
ON Wednesday, August 5, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission walked into a bank in Osogbo with a letter and…
THE recent revelation that the 2026 federal budget contains ₦5.85 billion earmarked for the construction of palaces in non-existent kingdoms…
A QUITE conversation is taking place across Nigeria. The question is no longer whether someone wants to leave the country.…
AMERICA, or Trump (these days they are interchangeable), fresh from bullying Venezuela, arrogantly thought it could replicate that in Iran.…
MY brother and colleague, Reuben Buhari, wrote an article on his Facebook page that left me traumatized and depressed for…
HISTORY has a way of keeping receipts. On February 3, 2026, Abuja turned 50. Fifty years since the Federal Capital…
LET me start with a name. Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya. Twenty-five years old. University of Jos graduate. Model. Known to his…
IF the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) was sick when Professor Ishaq Oloyede was appointed Registrar 10 years ago,…