-By Abdul Mahmud Grief arrived quietly in Maiduguri, but it has not left. It lingers in the home of Dr Jibril Khalil, the Director of the Heart Center and Head of Cardiac Surgery at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital (UMTH), where his daughter should have been planning her future, not being laid to rest. … [Read more…]
By C.V.C Ozoaniamalu Nwando had woken up and felt dizzy, dragging herself to the bathroom. A softness in her knees, as though her body had begun, without warning, to withdraw from her, to practice lifelessness. The tap in the bathroom ran unchecked. Steam rose from the heater in slow, deliberate spirals, climbing upward until it … [Read more…]
…How the Iran-Israel-US-Gulf Conflict Could Shake Nigeria’s Economy, and Why Africa May Pay the Hidden Price By Ikenna Igwe War usually feels distant until it shows up in your fuel bill, your transport fare, the price of bread, or the cost of fertilizer on a farm hundreds of miles away. That is why the conflict … [Read more…]
By Ikechukwu Amechi It was Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the French critic, journalist, and novelist, who, in 1849, coined what has become an enduring proverb: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. In matters of governance and power in Nigeria – military or civilian … [Read more…]
By Oseloka H. Obaze Nigeria’s political landscape in the run up to Nigeria’s 2027 general election is exceedingly fluid and mercurial. While cyclical elections should be routine, Nigeria’s simmering political environment and extremely polarized country, are not exactly the most conducive atmosphere for holding what is certain to be very fiercely contentious elections. The unyielding … [Read more…]
By Uzoma Ahamefule If Obi emerges as the presidential candidate for the ADC, the battle for Aso Rock in 2027 will be fundamentally altered, with up to 50 per cent of the advantage slipping from Tinubu’s grasp. In light of the weight of existing evidence when subjected to objective analysis, the prospect of Tinubu winning … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud Three stories from the north and south regions of Nigeria. Three young Nigerians. Three powerful men. One troubling pattern. In Port Harcourt, a young girl, named Ogadinma Miller Uchechi, from Ahoada-West Local Government Area reportedly took photographs of the crumbling structures of Community Secondary School, Odiokwu. The buildings were said to be … [Read more…]
By Sebastine Okafor, Ph.D. In recent times, there have been reports of state governments in parts of South-East Nigeria, especially Anambra and Enugu States, demolishing private houses alleged to be hideouts for kidnappers and criminal groups. While the fight against insecurity is necessary and urgent, the method of destroying property based on suspicion raises serious … [Read more…]
-By Abdul Mahmud There was a country blessed with every gift a nation could desire and cursed with rulers who mistook noise for wisdom. Rivers ran wide across the land and the soil promised abundance while the rulers spoke loudly and the land waited quietly. They called themselves rulers. The citizens called them knobheads. Every … [Read more…]
By Pat Onukwuli Leadership does not always arrive with fanfare; sometimes it reveals itself in subdued gestures. On a crowded morning flight from Enugu to Abuja earlier this year, as passengers rose from their seats into the familiar aisle congestion after landing, amid the shuffle of impatience and luggage retrieval, one man quietly stepped aside. … [Read more…]
By Ikechukwu Amaechi Last week, I lamented that President Bola Tinubu has hollowed out Nigeria’s democracy. The article generated interesting reactions. A regular reader of this column accused me of Tinubuphobia. How is it that you don’t see anything good in Tinubu, he asked. Of course that is a fallacy. I don’t hate the president but I … [Read more…]
By Sebastine Okafor, Ph.D. When Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo banned some activities of traditional medicine practitioners and directed all to register with the government in January 2025, many saw it as a welcome development owing to the high level of abuse of the profession by some practitioners, as is always seen on social media platforms. … [Read more…]