A man’s soul may argue with his quiet at certain points in his life. He is pulled to the edge of reality by a sort of spiritual unrest that grabs his chest in the middle of the night. You toss…
By Elempe Dele The Edo North Senatorial District is now experiencing political uproar. Even some members of the All Progressive Congress, or APC, have been using offensive language, and it has gotten out of control. The goal is straightforward: to…
Nigerians are incensed at the recent Supreme Court ruling in SUNDAY JACKSON V. STATE (SC/CR/1026/2022), which was handed down on March 7, 2025. In a case characterised by strict legalism, procedural violations, and a concerning disrespect for the fundamental right…
By Erasmus Ikhide IT was the Nigerian iconic music activist cum philosopher, the late Sunny Okosun in the earliest part of 1990 that sang ‘African liberation is now or never’. At the time he sang the song, African population was…
IN many African communities of old, the sanctity of marriage was not just a moral ideal, it was a spiritual edifice, a sacred covenant upheld by tradition, custom, and the ancestral spirits. Today, that edifice is crumbling, brick by…
THE emergence of Barr. Richmond Jolomi Omagbemi, as a prominent and influential figure at University of Delta, Agbor, was a gradual and explosive process. With extraordinary synergy he enjoys with the highly cerebral Vice – Chancellor, Prof. Stella Chiemeke, he…
ABUJA residents woke up to a mind-boggling reality yesterday, as the powers behind the Federal Capital Territory Administration, popularly referred to as the FCTA, exercised their power, by sealing off the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, head office in Abuja,…
Dear Mr Olushola Matthew, I read your recent letter to Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola with a heavy heart and a keen sense of responsibility to address the undertones of vilification and the lamentable distortion of a public servant’s legacy. While you…
“Sacrifice is the pinnacle of patriotism. Brave men rejoice in adversity, just as brave soldiers triumph in war.”- Seneca. Seneca, was a statesman and philosopher from the ancient Rome, that believed in the need to appreciate the sacrifices made…
LAST Sunday, the Department of State Security Services, DSS, announced the arrest of two suspected high-profile kidnap kingpins, as they tried to depart Nigeria for Saudi Arabia. Their mission was Hajj, the Islamic holy ritual. The suspected kidnappers had been…
