By Olamide Martins Ogunlade NIGRIA’s NEW mineral-investment framework with the United States has been presented as an opportunity to unlock an estimated $700 billion in mineral resources and move the country beyond the export of raw materials. On September 24, 2026, on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York C...
By Steve Osuji YOU WOULD probably say, who cares if the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is reduced to the size of a corner pub. But it matters if you love the country. It matters a lot if you are troubled by the mess Nigeria has become at the moment. And the point is that […]
By Owei Lakemfa  THE UNITED Nations General Assembly (UNGA) is the global platform for all countries. So, no country can bar another speaking from its podium. But the United States, US at the on-going UNGA decided that the voice of the Palestinian State will not be heard. Only that of the State of Israel would […]
By Olukorede Yishau THERE IS a brutally frank question every serious institution should periodically ask: If our five most important people disappear tomorrow, can this organisation continue? If the answer is no, there is a succession emergency. And if the answer is, “We will bring back someone who has already retired to continue runnin...
By Owei Lakemfa A COUNTRY’s Ministry of Education is supposed to be a place of illumination with clear ideas about the future. Nigeria has had not just super educators like Professors Wole Soyinka, Ebi Alagoa, Alvan Ikoku and Adamu Baikie, but also outstanding Education Ministers like Abudu Yusufu Eke and Babs Fafunwa. The ongoing confla...
By Reuben Abati THE HIGH- level meetings and debates of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) open today at the UN Headquarters in New York, United States, with about 300 heads of states and governments, Vice Presidents, Ministers, and at least a Crown Prince in attendance. This is the 81st UNGA, the UN having been […]
By Babafemi Ojudu I grew up knowing what Nigeria stood for in the world. I came of age when our opposition to apartheid was not merely a line in a diplomatic communiqué but a national commitment. Nigeria devoted money, influence and political capital to the liberation of Southern Africa. We supported freedom fighters, offered scholarships [&he...
By Bola BOLAWOLE  PRESIDENT BOLA Ahmed Tinubu’s decision to skip the ongoing 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, the third such abstention in a row, has raised eyebrows and sparked speculations. Expectedly, opposition politicians have wasted no time in feasting on the official announcement that the vice-president, Kashim Shet...
By Owei Lakemfa EARS ACROSS the globe have been virtually blocked since September 14, 2026, with news of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, including its fuel pipeline and military infrastructure. The news outlets are jammed with stories of alleged Houthi aggression. These one-sided stories, some of which I will try to debunk here, portray Saudi ...
By Bolanle Bolawole SOMETIME THIS year, I was alerted to the presence of an owl perching on the PHCN line overlooking my apartment. And so what, I asked! The response I got shocked me: Don’t you know that owls are evil birds? I quickly jumped out of bed! I really never knew anything about owls. […]
