By Owei Lakemfa THE BAZAAR of partisan politics is in open swing. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), which has been attracting opposition politicians to itself like magnet, held its National Summit on May 22, 2025, inside the Aso Rock Presidential Palace. The venue is symbolic of the President’s powers and could not be a […]...
By Bolanle Bolawole “IT IS time to move beyond rhetorical hope…Nigeria’s future cannot be built on beautiful aspirations and emotive patriotism but must be anchored in a collective demand for transparency, justified expectation, equity, responsible governance, and freedom from want on the many needs of living a good life.” What is patri...
By Paul Ejime NIGERIA’s SUPER Eagles on Saturday, 31 May 2025, retained the Africa-Caribbean Football Unity Cup, after edging Jamaica 4-5 on penalties. The thrilling final at the Gtech Community Stadium in west London ended 2-2 in regulation time. Simon opened scoring for the Super Eagles in the 9th minute, but his goal was cancelled […...
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu ONE OF the memorable moments from the presidential campaign ahead of Nigeria’s 2023 elections featured then ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Chatham House in London in December 2022, allocating to leading members of his entourage the responsibility for answering various questi...
By Paul Ejime MAURITANIA’s DR Sidi Ould Tah, elected the 9th president of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group on 29th May 2025, is an economist with an impressive track record and experience in international finance and banking. However, his coming coincides with a period of a fragmented and conflict-prone world, with Africa facin...
By Bayo Onanuga MY ATTENTION has just been drawn to former vice-president Atiku Abubakar’s vitriol against the Tinubu administration and the person of President Bola Tinubu. Every line of the blanket criticism reeks of hate. Except ex-VP Atiku was beclouded when spewing his criticism, why did he not admit some good deeds by this governm...
Senator Babafemi Ojudu, CON GROWING UP in Nigeria, we were immersed in stories — not just bedtime tales or village folklore, but books. Real books. Stories that stirred our imaginations, sharpened our values, and quietly prepared us for the world beyond our towns and cities. In primary school, the Ministry of Information played a pivotal [&he...
By Abdul Samad Rabiu AS NIGERIA marks two years under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, I believe it is important to reflect, not from the lens of politics, but from the perspective of business, of industry, and of the economy. I speak not only as the Chairman of BUA Group – one of […]
By Bola BOLAWOLE HOW TIME flies! May we not be indebted! Because if you promise to pay back in four years’ time and then go to bed, thinking you still have time, four years will stealthily creep on you like the biblical thief in the night and become tomorrow before you knew it! Hence the […]
By Owei Lakemfa NIGERIA, THIS Thursday, May 29, 2025, marks its 26th anniversary ending brutal military rule, and embarking on the road to democracy. I am reminded, on this occasion, of three political figures who contributed to this situation. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emerged into national consciousness in 1992 when he was elected the Sen...
