Opinion

Prof. Usman Yusuf The words of Thomas Aquinas, the foremost scholastic thinker and one of the most influential philosophers, are as true and fitting today as when they were said …

Olu Allen In 1999, when President Olusegun Obasanjo inherited a battered democracy and a debt-ridden economy, Nigeria was shackled by unsustainable foreign debt. But in one of the boldest acts …

By Ibrhim M. Zikirullahi, Executive Director, Resource Centre for Human Rights & Civic Education (CHRICED) From August 14–16, 2025, I journeyed to Montgomery, Alabama, not as a tourist, but as …

Hassan Gimba In the past year or so, I have become a sad man. I feel sorry for myself, as I cannot do much to stem the tide. I also …

Olu Allen When Osun’s local government allocations were withheld over APC–PDP turf wars, it wasn’t governance; it was a rigging rehearsal. Today’s off-season elections are 2027’s prologue. They test not …

AIG Salisu Fagge (Rtd) Phone snatching in Kano may look like a “small crime” on the surface, a sudden grab, a dash into traffic, a vanished device. But for many …

Olu Allen The constitutional ghost Section 130(1) of Nigeria’s Constitution names the President “Head of State.” Yet since May 2023, Nigerians have whispered a question that should never be necessary …

Olu Allen Nigerian airports, everyone is “equal” —but some are first-class equal. Take Kwam O, Senator Adams Oshiomhole. He once shut down a runway for three full hours as if …

Prof. Tonnie Osa Iredia Retired public servants as distinct from political office holders in Nigeria live in penury. The value of their pensions is not only too little for survival, …

Ibrahim Bulama Lamba In the unfolding story of Nigerian journalism, Mallam Hassan Gimba Ahmed holds a chapter written in honor, courage, and truth. A man of principle and vision, he …