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That punctilious strike by the US Africa Command (AFRICOM) marked a turning point in Nigeria’s anti-terror war. Many Nigerian soldiers...

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) has an opportunity in this present round of...

I understand your desire to increase your earnings, whether through a higher monthly paycheck or greater business revenue. But let’s...

Picture credit: Emmanuel Ikwuegbu This is the year we saw the nation tremble, yet stand. The economy strained families to...

In Nigeria, on Tuesday and Thursday last week, two precision airstrikes hit targets. As similar as the pains the airstrikes brought,...

There are many Christmas presents we desire, but salvation is not one of them.  Have you noticed that under certain...

Madness. This will be a fitting description of 2025 as it casts its last shadows on humanity. My conclusion is...

As a troubled Nigeria moves into 2026, several factors suggest it will be a year marked by a tug-of-war between...

...this is where the spirit of the season offers a subtle lesson. Christmas, at its essence, is not about uniform...

CP Olohundare Moshood Jimoh ...the link between security and development remains undeniable. The Speaker’s acknowledgment is a reminder that peace...

Professor Adamu Baikie On his return to Ahmadu Bello University, Mr Baikie became the architect of education studies. He was...

I hope your experience has been different this Christmas, and that despite chaotic flight delays, you still managed to hear...

Interestingly, I met a friend, Alhasan Darboe, originally from The Gambia, now an American based in Tennessee. We had hoped...

Abraham Lincoln once remarked, “Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four...

Nigeria seems to be making some progress in our engagement with the United States, against the background of the Trump...

Aliko Dangote, chairman and chief executive-officer of Dangote Group and Farouk Ahmed, former authority chief executive of the NMDPRA. It...

The main takeout from the analyses of Alhaji Dangote’s allegations is that “authority stealing” – Fela's name for the malaise...

As we walked into the venue of Professor Abimbola Adunni Adelakun’s mother’s 25th memorial in Ibadan, Oyo State, last Thursday,...

Nigeria survives — not because its systems work, nor because its leaders are always wise, but because its people carry...

God promises to give us back double for our troubles. Do you believe, “Whoever assembles against you shall fall for...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds,...

I am very worried that there appears to be no one in the government that is concerned about our national...

The Nigerian godfathers of oil rent, to paraphrase Yergin, are putting up fierce resistance against the new dynamics that Dangote’s entry is...

The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa Contrary to the minister’s poor performance excuse, there is evidence of progress with mother...

We need to start rebuilding from the bottom all over again. The battle is rural, as I have argued in...