Staggering, Like a Giant Robbed of Its Spine
By Babafemi Ojudu There was a time when this country walked tall — not because it was without problems, but because it possessed the will, the confidence, and the inner…
Month: November 2025
PRESIDENT TINUBU ORDERS THE WITHDRAWAL OF POLICE OFFICERS GUARDING VIPS FOR CORE POLICE DUTIES
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has ordered the withdrawal of police officers currently providing security for Very Important Persons in the country. Henceforth, police authorities will deploy them…
APC Homecoming: How Gov. Eno is rebuilding party for 2027
By ETIM ETIM By the time Gov. Umo Eno joined APC in June, the Akwa Ibom branch of the party was a disparate and disenchanted group of people that were…
Bandits afraid of possible U.S. airstrikes, abducting children as shields — Gana
Isaac Samuel Former Minister of Information, Prof. Jerry Gana, has warned that the recent wave of mass abductions in parts of northern Nigeria may be a deliberate tactic by bandits…
Reps meet senior U.S. officials, say Nigeria open to honest dialogue
Isaac Samuel The Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Defence, Hon. Babajimi Benson, has said sustained collaboration between Nigeria and the United States remains critical to tackling insecurity and other…
Agbese: wise, intrepid and fearless
By Dare Babarinsa, I first met Dan Agbese in 1984 during the preparatory days of Newswatch, the pioneering Nigerian newsmagazine. Before then, his reputation had preceded him as one of…
The Narrative before the Intervention: How Washington is Shaping NIGERIA’s story
Foreign intervention never begins with airplanes, sanctions or soldiers. It begins with stories. It begins with how a country is described, framed, understood and judged by powerful nations. Iraq did…
Nigeria’s Return to the 2014 Nightmare
By Farooq A. Kperogi The events and atmospherics of the past few days in Nigeria feel eerily and frighteningly familiar. They are redolent of the disabling instability and helplessness (and…
Tax Policy Swings: Whither Nigeria?
By Marcel Okeke The number and variety of taxes proposed, or already imposed by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration in its 30-month of existence have begun to generate a…
PRESIDENT TINUBU ASKS MATAWALLE, MINISTER OF STATE FOR DEFENCE, TO MOVE TO KEBBI OVER SCHOOLGIRLS’ ABDUCTION
President Bola Tinubu has asked the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, to relocate to Kebbi State over the abduction of 24 schoolgirls in the state. Matawalle, who…
Gov. Umo Eno, disloyal officials and the looming PDP challenge
By ETIM ETIM Since Gov. Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State defected to APC on June 6, the issue of disloyalty of some of his political appointees have dogged his…
Politics is not a business for rascals, Jonathan warns
Jonathan’s greatest legacy was conceding defeat in 2015 — Shettima Isaac Sameul Former President Goodluck Jonathan has warned that Nigeria’s politics is increasingly being overtaken by rascality, urging political actors…
2026 World Cup: The pain of Nigeria’s poor performance
By Charles Udoh Football will always find a way to humble you, but what happened last Sunday in Morocco was beyond humility—it was heartbreak. Painful. Avoidable. Embarrassing. A script we…
Congressman Moore Meets With Delegation of Senior Nigerian Officials Regarding the Persecution of Christians and Terrorism Threat in Nigeria
US Congressman Riley M. Moore on Wednesday met with a delegation of senior members of the Nigerian government, led by Mr. Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser to the President of…
Kebbi Abduction: Senate Asks Tinubu To Recruit 100,000 Military Personnel
The Senate has asked President Bola Tinubu to direct the Nigerian Armed Forces to immediately recruit at least 100,000 additional personnel to strengthen the fight against worsening insecurity across the…
TINUBU POSTPONES TRIP TO G20 AND AU-EU SUMMITS FOR FURTHER SECURITY BRIEFINGS, DIRECTS MILITARY, POLICE TO DEPLOY MORE MEN TO KWARA
STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE TINUBU POSTPONES TRIP TO G20 AND AU-EU SUMMITS FOR FURTHER SECURITY BRIEFINGS, DIRECTS MILITARY, POLICE TO DEPLOY MORE MEN TO KWARA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has postponed…
Chaos at PDP Headquarters as rival factions clash in Abuja
Isaac Sameul Tension and chaos engulfed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national secretariat, Wadata Plaza, on Tuesday as rival party factions loyal to Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),…
Reps seeks mandatory 15% women representation in police recruitment
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Monday, commenced a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the Nigeria Police Act No. 2 of 2020, seeking to make 15 per…
PDP Crisis and National Stability
by Reuben Abati The crisis in the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) came to a head over the weekend that just passed, November 15 -16 when a group of PDP elders,…
Good night, my dear editor!
By Muyiwa Akintunde He was born Daniel Ochima Agbese on 20 May 1944 into the Agila royalty in the then Northern Nigeria Protectorate, which later became Northern Region and subsequently…
How They Buy the Judges — And Break the Country
By Babafemi Ojudu A lot happens in Nigeria that, if you did not witness it yourself, you would swear it was impossible. Some events are so bizarre, so grotesque in…
Uyo Social Media Conference Begins tomorrow
Uyo Social Media Conference Begins tomorro Amplifying Local Voices Through Digital Innovation: A Social Media Conference The Conference of Online Publishers in Akwa Ibom State (COOPA) is excited to announce…
Unlocking Africa’s financial capital
By ETIM ETIM When in 2013 Aliko Dangote dreamt of establishing the first privately –owned refinery in his country, he turned to syndicate of 13 Nigeria’s banks to raise the…
The woman without a stomach: the inspiring story of Sister Victoria
By Ata Ikkideh Last Sunday will remain etched in my heart for a long, long time. It wasn’t merely another Sunday; it was one of those rare days when Heaven…
Poor budget funding: How Reps’ leadership averted open rebellion against Tinubu
Isaac Samuel Tension nearly boiled over in the House of Representatives in the last two weeks as lawmakers expressed their frustration over the delayed implementation of capital projects under the…
DSS storms Lagos office of Buhari ally, Emenike, arrests him over forfeited Diezani property row
High Chief Ikechi Emenike, a close ally of the former President Muhammadu Buhari, was arrested on Thursday at his DER Publications office in Surulere, Lagos, by men believed to be…
EFCC Arraigns Ex-banker for Alleged Criminal Diversion of Customer’s $510,000
The Enugu Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Thursday, November 13, 2025 arraigned one Obinna Nwaobi, a former Head of Operations at Access Bank Nigeria…
Donald Trump’s Threat: What Collateral Damage to Nigerian Economy?
By Marcel Okeke Since Friday, October 31, 2025, when President Donald Trump of the United States of America designated Nigeria as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC), there has been…
Congratulations, Minister Wike
By Muiz Banire I am sure that Nigerians will be wondering why I am extending the congratulatory message to the Minister in the light of what transpired between him and…
A refinery and an airline: Nigeria’s bold statement on global business
By Jerome Okolo If Allen Ifechukwu Onyema hadn’t pulled out a nice bottle of Veuve Clicquot Brut Rosé at his home (that’s the actual bottle in the photo) the other…
Lawmakers warn of mass failure, ask WAEC to delay 2026 CBT rollout
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives has warned that the planned introduction of Computer-Based Testing (CBT) by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in 2026 could trigger widespread failure among…
Ganduja present as two Kano Reps dump NNPP for APC
Isaac Samuel Two members of the House of Representatives from Kano State have officially resigned from the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) to join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).…
Individual Contributions and Community Development
By ETIM ETIM One morning early this year, I was at a barber’s shop in Shelter Afrique estate when a 10-year-old boy hawking stewed beef sauntered into the premises. ‘’Why…
Cry aloud against genocide in Nigeria
By Ahmed Aminu Yusuf aaramatuyusuf@yahoo.com Fulani terrorism against indigenous Nigeria has been progressively worsening since 2014, when Fulani terrorists from all over West and Central Africa infiltrated to destabilize the…
2026 FIFA World Cup Playoffs: Super Eagles return to training, set for Panthers of Gabon
Nigeria’s Super Eagles returned to the training ground on Wednesday evening, as focus shifts firmly to Thursday’s 2026 FIFA World Cup Africa playoff semi-final clash with the Panthers of Gabon.…
The Slow Degeneration of Decorum
By Babafemi Ojudu We have truly degenerated in Nigeria. Can you imagine a Shehu Shagari as minister in the First Republic behaving this way? Or a Richard Akinjide in the…
Kaduna Rep dumps PDP for APC
Isaac Samuel A member of the House of Representatives, Amos Daniel, has formally defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). His defection was…
Reps approve Tinubu’s request to borrow N1.15tr two weeks after endorsing $2.35bn loan
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Wednesday granted approval for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s proposal to source an additional N1.15 trillion from the domestic debt market to bridge the…
Super Eagles Boycott Training Over Unpaid Allowances 48 Hours Before Gabon Clash
Nigeria’s preparations for Thursday’s crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup playoff against Gabon suffered a major setback on Tuesday as the Super Eagles players and officials boycotted training in Rabat over…
Senator Jarigbe Dumps PDP for APC, Cites Deep Division in Party
Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, representing Cross River North, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Senator Jarigbe, in a letter written to the President…
Reps adjourn plenary, leave key bills, motions unattended
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives, on Tuesday, resumed plenary but abruptly adjourned after about two-hour closed-door session, leaving several bills and motions listed on the order paper unattended. The…
AKSU Secures NUC Approval to Commence Law Faculty
The National Universities Commission (NUC) has approved the commencement of the Faculty of Law at Akwa Ibom State University. The decision follows a resource verification visit conducted by the regulatory…
ALTON raises concern over regulatory overlap in digital economy bill
Isaac Samuel The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) has cautioned the National Assembly against certain provisions in the proposed National Digital Economy and E-Governance Bill, 2025. The…
Reps launch probe into $4.6bn health grants from global fund, USAID
Isaac Samuel The House of Representatives on Monday inaugurated an investigative hearing to probe the over $1.8 billion and $2.8 billion grants received by Nigeria from the Global Fund and…
James Omotosho: A judge and his à la carte law
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu One month after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu proclaimed a state of emergency over Rivers State last March, on 18 April 2025, former Rivers State Governor, Minister…
Soludo re-elected Anambra Governor
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) winner of the Nov. 8 governorship election in Anambra with 422,664 votes.…
Africa’s $4 trillion capital: the pipes and plumbers
By Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede At the 2025 Africa Financial Industry Summit, I reminded my colleagues in finance that Africa’s capital challenge is not one of scarcity, it is one of…
Reuben Abati’s birthday book launch
By ETIM ETIM Very few Nigerian journalists would be able to attract such an eminent crowd for their event like the one that assembled at the Nigerian Institute of International…
Nigeria’s Life Expectancy as World’s Lowest
By Marcel Okeke A very noxious and worrisome media report about Nigeria came into public space recently, but appeared overshadowed and subdued by a deluge of other news and information…
Trump, Christian Genocide, and Terrorism in Nigeria
By Farooq A. Kperogi Nigeria’s online and offline discursive arenas have been suffused with frenetic, impassioned, and intensely heightened dialogic exchanges in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s designation of…