AROUND this time last year, as the spirit of Eid illuminated homes, streets, and hearts across Northern Nigeria, countless families…
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THE news that former President Goodluck Jonathan may be nursing serious ambitions to return to Aso Rock in 2027 hit…
I LOVE Arsenal fans. I sometimes think there can’t be many of them who won’t make good spouses or lifetime…
AT the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) policy meeting last week, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa said Nigerian…
A TEACHER was beheaded somewhere in Nigeria. His head was cut off. He had a family, students who needed him,…
IN just a few days, the faces of those who have scaled the hurdles of primaries in their respective political…
I WANT to believe Allah (SWT) brought me back to read my scorecard. He does that whenever He wants. All…
NIGERIA’s political class now touts “consensus candidacy” with renewed assurance. Party leaders, governors, and godfathers frame it as proof of…
PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu last week announced the appointment of Major General Adeyinka Famadewa (retired) as his Security Adviser on Homeland…
THERE are so many issues competing for attention again this weekend. The story of consensus challenges that have plagued the…
EVERY year after JAMB releases its top scorers, Nigerians rush to celebrate brilliance. Pictures trend, names circulate, schools rejoice, and…
PETER Obi means well. I will give him that much. The Labour Party presidential candidate turned Nigerian Democratic Congress (…
THE next British general election is in 2029, but you could already feel the tremor from the council election of…
NYESOM Wike has spent the better part of a decade rewriting what political dominance looks like in Rivers State. He…
GRADUALLY, the nation is moving towards the days of decision, when Nigerians will, once again, decide those who will lead…
I HAD earlier spoken about intubation. It is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a flexible plastic tube into…
OPPOSITION political leaders in the country on April 25, gathered in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, to discuss how to…
THE Chairman of the Board of Trustees (BoT) and Founder of Baze University, Datti Baba-Ahmed, this week approved the appointment…
THERE was a time Nigerians believed freedom of speech was a right. Today, many people treat it like a risk.…
SOMETHING is quietly wrong inside the ruling All Progressives Congress, and the party’s handlers either don’t see it or they…