Year: 2026

Rate this post When President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja a month ago after a prolonged holiday in Paris and brief stopover at a summit in Abu Dhabi, a newspaper headline sardonically announced that the “Nigerian Ambassador to France pays his first official visit to Nigeria in 2026”. Tinubu, frequently criticised for his frequent sojourns in … Continue reading “Rivers crisis update, by Donu Kogbara”

Rate this post By ABDULMALIK ADAMS Imagine a man who rises from the bustling streets of Ibadan, Akure and Abuja armed with nothing but unyielding determination and a passion for justice, to become a beacon of hope for the oppressed across Nigeria. This is the electrifying story of Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, OON, SAN—better known as Kayode … Continue reading “The inspiring saga of Kayode Ajulo “

Rate this post Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger – three rogue states that have formed an Alliance of Sahelian States, AES, to resist external pressure from ECOWAS on military rule – have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot beyond their wildest imagination.  Not even a sorcerer would have guessed that, as a reward for their delinquency, … Continue reading “Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali? By Azu Ishiekwene”

Rate this post By OTEGA OGRA On the surface, the 2026 World Customs Organisations Technology Conference in Abu Dhabi in the last week of January 2026, followed a familiar script. Flags, formal sessions, carefully worded speeches. But beneath the choreography, something more consequential was unfolding. As Customs chiefs and trade officials compared notes on the future … Continue reading “How Nigeria’s reforms are rewriting and moderninsing trade facilitation “

Rate this post Liam Conejo Ramos, five, a preschooler  at Colombia Heights Public School, Minnesota, returned home on January 20, 2026. He might have looked forward to the warm embrace of his mother, but in the drive way of his home, United States, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE,  agents  captured him and his father, Adrian. … Continue reading “Nozomi Ikuta: From US concentration camp legacy to freedom, by Owei Lakemfa”

Rate this post What initially began as isolated incidents after the death of Mohammed Yusuf, the late founder of Boko Haram after his death in July 2009 later balooned into full-scale insurgency with which we have struggled to no end for 16 years. Then, the insurgents were trying to establish control over ungoverned spaces in parts … Continue reading “As terrorists gradually take over Nigeria…, by Adekunle Adekoya”

Rate this post The post-humous conferment of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award on Fela Anikulapo Kuti, nearly three decades after his death, is a long-overdue acknowledgement of a life spent insisting that art must tell the truth, even when truth is dangerous. That Fela became the first African to receive this honour underscores both the … Continue reading “Fela: A Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award well deserved”

Rate this post By Jeff Agbodo Abakaliki — Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State has given commissioners of key ministries—including Works, Infrastructure, Water Resources, Environment, Commerce and Industry, Housing, and Special Duties—a three-month ultimatum to complete all ongoing projects under their portfolios or face sanctions. The directive was disclosed by the Commissioner for Information and … Continue reading “Gov. Nwifuru gives commissioners three-month ultimatum to complete projects or face sanctions”

Rate this post By Obas Esiedesa, Abuja The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s gas-to-power value chain as a key strategy to expand electricity supply, drive industrial growth, and reduce energy poverty. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Rt. Hon. Ekperikpe Ekpo, stated this on Tuesday while delivering his address … Continue reading “FG seeks stronger gas-to-power linkages to boost electricity supply”