The Obidient mob: When a support base becomes a liability
By Mercy IyeneAbasi Etim Some days, the only thing I have against Peter Obi is the type of people supporting him. It is a peculiar dilemma: how do you judge…
Celebrating our military’s heroic actions across multiple theatres
By Bayo Onanuga Some Nigerians and armchair analysts are often quick to criticise the Federal Government for perceived shortcomings in security, highlighting isolated incidents such as kidnappings, improvised explosive devices,…
From fragmentation to functionality: Repositioning Abia’s grassroots governance
By Kalu Nto The recent initiative by the Abia State Government, under the leadership of Governor Alex Otti, to review and re-gazette autonomous communities while institutionalising town and development unions…
Easy places are full: What my Lebanese friend taught me about business in Nigeria
By Kemi Adeosun Before you scroll off in anger: calm down. He is real. He has been in Nigeria longer than some of you reading this have been alive. His…
Meeting with President Tinubu: What Renewed Hope leaders and ambassadors
By Tunde Rahman It was President Bola Tinubu’s inaugural meeting with the leaders and coordinators of the Renewed Hope Ambassadors, the main vehicle for his 2027 re-election campaign. Held on…
Burden of restraint
By Caleb Johnson In politics, as in nation-building, there comes a moment when ambition must yield to wisdom, and aspiration must bow to history. That moment, for HE Atiku Abubakar,…
Pat Utomi: Time to take a back seat
By Temitope Ajayi Since bursting into national consciousness, Professor Patrick Utomi has convinced himself that he is the Nigerian equivalent of Albert Einstein, Adam Smith and John Maynard Keynes rolled…
Pat Utomi: An economic buccaneer flirting with intellectualism
By Sunday Dare Professor Pat Utomi has once again chosen to dance naked in the public square, playing to the gallery with a familiar cocktail of grandstanding and gloom. This…
Preserving the Biajua rainforest
By Mike Leku Ayuk The Biajua Rainforest Zone stands today as one of the most precious ecological treasures not only in Boki Local Government Area but in the entirety of…
The no sanctuary doctrine: securing Nigeria’s borderlands with lawful force
By Ademola Oshodi Armed groups operating across Nigeria’s northern and western corridors have adapted faster than the structures designed to contain them. They attack within Nigerian territory, withdraw across borders,…