Professor Siyan Oyeweso, 1961-2025: Our drum has been soaked in rainwater
3 AM, Tuesday, December 2, 2025. Morning came heavy, like the ancient drums soaked in rainwater. A morning that refused…
Steady hands, strong results: How Engr. Jennifer Adighije is transforming NDPHC against all odds
By Ikiola Shittu, Abuja Engineer Jennifer Adighije, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC),…
When doubt became drive: The Nigerian government’s bold transformation after the CPC fallout
When the CPC designation dropped like a hammer on Nigeria, many expected Abuja to recoil, panic, or retreat. Instead, the…
Ondo’s quiet health shake-up: ODCHC’s drive toward a statewide safety net
When the Ondo State Contributory Health Commission (ODCHC) in 2019 began expanding its presence across markets, town halls, and rural…
Antimicrobial resistance: Global threat deepened by Nigeria’s fragile health system
By Adewale A. Adetoye THE conversation on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) cannot be confined to a single awareness week. While the…
Fagbemi’s quiet force in health reimagining in Nigeria
When she first became a mother in the early 1990s, Babafunke Fagbemi found more than joy in her child’s birth…
Genocide claim: Trump, Ribadu’s team and the Saudi Prince
WHEN U.S. President Donald Trump recently renewed his fixation with what he described as “Christian genocide” in Nigeria—going as far…
Why Tinubu must reject media trial of his ambassadorial nominees
By: Gbara Awanen ON November 26, 2025, President Bola Tinubu, GCFR, forwarded a list of three ambassadorial nominees to the…
BudgIT’s 2025 report: Dissecting Enugu’s miracle of five loaves and two fish
By Uche Anichukwu WHILE discussing the 2025 edition of BudgIT’s State of the State Report, an annual publication that evaluates…
Nigeria’s security crisis and the case for seasoned leadership
Nigeria’s security challenge has reached a point that no longer allows for easy comfort. What confronts the country now…
Guinea-Bissau coup: Time for ECOWAS to change its geopolitical playbook
By Adejumo Kabir and Ola Bello The events in Guinea-Bissau where the military abruptly seized total control, dissolved electoral processes…
Sokoto Marshall: People-centered approach to security, youth empowerment
By Abubakar D. Ali SOKOTO State has entered a new era of community-focused security, as Governor Ahmed Aliyu revitalises the…
Atiku Abubakar, the orphan who refused to bow
By Amerijoye D.O. Temitope THERE are men whose birthdays are private affairs of cake and candles. And there are men…
Nigeria is fighting for its survival, US must not stand aside
THE United States’ designation of Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern has reignited conversation across diplomatic, security, and human…
Ending Nigeria’s kidnapping and hostage economy
By Toyosi Akerele-Ogunsiji FOR over a decade now, Nigeria’s insecurity crisis has evolved from being a sporadic law-and-order challenge to…
Drift into one-party state amidst growing insecurity
THE situation in Nigeria today is concerning. On one side is a wave of insecurity tearing communities apart and claiming…
Identifying & marking of poor homes
Problems, we are told, are wake-up calls to creativity. The coming National Census should be planned in a manner that…
The 2025 Convocation Lecture, Ajayi Crowther University: A Preface
Ajayi Crowther University, one of the fastest-growing faith-based private tertiary institutions over the last decade, is set to hold its…
Honoring Toyin Falola at 73: ‘Religion, Culture and Politics in Nigeria’
By Samson Ijaola The choice of a religious theme to honor Professor Toyin Falola derives from his monumental contributions to…
The future of Babcock University
In this third piece on Babcock, I speculate on the future of this University based on the little I know…
