By Hassan Gimba

Contemplate this: I am someone born in Kaduna just after Nigeria was born, cut my teeth in the undulating plains of Fika, ran around on the cloud-caressing plateaux of Gembu where I started my primary education but was raised in the serene, motherly town of Maiduguri, even though I was told my ancestors came from Yemen, the pride of all freedom fighters who love justice and fairness.

By Azu Ishiekwene

The Dangote Petroleum Refinery, Nigeria’s lifeline from decades of rot in the petroleum downstream, has to fight every inch for its turf. The fight started 18 years ago, when the refinery was only an idea.

By Chuka Nnabuife | ANCISRO

Honours came the way of Anambra State governor, Prof. Chukwuma Charles Soludo CFR, at the United Nations General Assembly and he captured three outstanding awards for excellence in leadership. The laurels served on him by global leaders underscore his feats in public service, outstanding governance and for his innovative leadership that shows hope in Africa. Legislators of the South Carolina House of Representatives also specially honoured him for representing hope in Africa.

By Chuka Nnabuife

Numbers carry enormous power. They clothe themselves with infallible authority, convincing the public that they reveal cold, hard truth. Yet statistics are never innocent. In the hands of unclean minds they can be manipulated so crudely to serve selfishly, even to the level of destroying beyond redemption whatever they tag. History is filled with shady characters and agencies that have done that. Somehow, they always eventually, fail in the ignoble beat. Nigerians may have just witnessed an example of such an ill-purposed misadventure.

BY Okey Igwesi.

Eminent nationalist and renowned Zikist, late Chief Mokwugo Okoye, in his letter to late Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe during the crisis in their party, NCNC (National Council for Nigeria and Camerons) in the early 60s, wrote this to the great Zik of Africa: " The greatest CASUALTY as it is with us and our party today, "IS THE TRUTH! Lies are fabricated, and news slanted to suit the political extigencies of the day.

By Bolanle Bolawole

The Olunloyo family of Ibadan needs no elaborate introduction. Who does not know Dr. Victor Omololu Sowemimo Olunloyo: For his brilliance, especially his globally established wizardry in Mathematics; his eccentrism, his wits, his humour, his politics, and his many controversies? His disciplinarian streak is another side of his I got to know when I spoke with a family member. And, of course, social media buffs will also be familiar with his daughter, Kemi; perhaps, no less controversial (even eccentric, to some)!

By Azu Ishiekwene

In the incredibly sad courtroom drama of Tali Shani v Chief Mike Agbedor Abu Ozekhome (2025) UKFTT 1090 (PC), two ordinary Nigerians from unlikely quarters, each doing what would appear to be their daily work, made the difference.

By Hassan Gimba

I have been under the weather for the past six weeks - a period during which I have not gone to my office. Though being visible almost always online may suggest otherwise, I do mean it in the literal sense. And ironically, what dipped me under the weather is the weather itself. There was a period when Abuja went rainless for about two weeks. Of course, it became a serious issue of concern to many, especially farmers and students of climate change.

Re: Abike Must Resign

By Steve Osuji

RAUCOUS LAUGHTER: It wasn't one emoji. It wasn't two; not even eight, but 18! Abike Dabiri-Erewa tapped her screen 18 times on the famous laughter emoji. The one that signifies a happy, raucous laughter. The type of laughter that evokes tears and makes you roll over in utmost mirth.

By Shu'aibu Usman Leman

Still on my book, Bleeding Ink, which highlights the struggles and sacrifices of Nigerian journalists and the price they have paid in the fight for justice—know this: the ink still bleeds profusely.

By Azu Ishiekwene

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal, is hardly in the news. Lawal has enough on his plate in a region struggling with banditry and insurgency, and in a state whose political heavyweights oppose him over political differences.

By Bola Bolawole

“Two traditional rulers and their Oloris, not Fulani herdsmen, are said to be the brains behind kidnappings in Kwara state. Where are we headed in this country?”