In the heart of Benue State, more than 100 lives were snuffed out in June during a horrifying attack on Yelwata community. Entire families were wiped out, homes burnt, and a once-quiet village turned into a landscape of grief. In…
At 65, Senator Andy Uba carries the aura of someone who has walked the corridors of power—and fallen through its cracks. From being a presidential aide to briefly governing Anambra State for just 17 days in 2007 before the Supreme…
Monday Lines From the North, ‘a storm is coming’ By Lasisi Olagunju (Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 7 July, 2025). Decades ago, my late mother pointed at a house to me: “Someone in that house once snatched someone’s…
2027, like every other election year in Nigeria, is unlikely to be any different. That’s why I’m in no hurry to make any political decisions. This is just mid-2025. If anyone should be worried about 2027, let it be…
Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso is no stranger to Nigeria’s political landscape. From being a two-time governor of Kano State to serving as Minister of Defence, Senator, and more recently, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in the 2023…
By Igbotako Nowinta When a high profile academician, a man of exceptional educational accomplishments; a colossus in his specialty carries himself moderately, easily and responsibly without bullying his subordinates or students, in spite of the fact that the cosmic…
By Erasmus Ikhide Glorious Vision University (GVU) has taken a significant step towards promoting peace and conflict resolution in Nigeria with the establishment of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Studies. On Thursday, July 3, 2025, the university’s Senate…
In a moment of long-awaited justice, Paul Avortide, a 25-year-old Nigerian man, has been sentenced to 19 years in prison with hard labour for attacking a pregnant woman during a violent robbery in Ghana. The sentencing, handed down by the…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE recent donation of N1 billion and 1,800 bags of rice by Nigeria’s First Lady, Oluremi Tinubu, to victims of the Plateau State terrorist attacks, is expected for her husband’s Presidential reelection bid. After all, separating…
After six harrowing months behind bars in Dubai, 19-year-old Marcus Fakana is finally back home in the UK. The Tottenham-born teenager, who was imprisoned in the United Arab Emirates for engaging in a consensual relationshipwith a 17-year-old girl, was granted…
