Opinion

FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Our appeal is: Rescind the allocation of the Wuye hospital land to the Lagos‑based Full Moon...

The Yoruba talking drum, Gan gan. Yoruba “tolerance” is not just a social trait, it’s a practical operating system for...

Mr Wale Edun Given that over the last decade-and-half, the country has also experienced a sharp fall in investment in...

Picture credit: AP A commenter on X, obviously a South African national, with the name Paul, reacted to a CableNews 27 April report...

The Trinity of State Decay is grounded in a layered theoretical architecture that explains the formation, operation, and persistence of...

We are not satisfied with the goodness of God. Eliphaz counsels that: “If you give up your lust for money...

I call on the government of South Africa to secure the lives and property of our citizens and to do...

While traveling between Kaduna, Jos and Kafanchan on Saturday, April 25, 2026, where I spent the night, I followed developments...

Today, the 140th Commemoration of May Day, I wonder where the Palestinian workers go: to bombed out offices and factories?...

Ugo Agbo As I watched my son step into the night, poised and self-possessed, moving toward a life I can...

At 60, Mohammed Idris represents a model of leadership defined by depth rather than noise. He embodies the principle that...

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful All praise belongs to Allah, the Clear Truth, who...

For too long, we accepted the lie that the West is out to promote the forces of democracy, rule of...

In 1850, if you had a fever, you visited an apothecary. They were masters of bespoke creation. They didn't just...

The question is not just how many more Chiomas, how many more hospitalised children, how many more preventable deaths will...

The Niger Delta If the summit delivers even a fraction of its promise, the creeks that were once a major...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu Ultimately, the debate must evolve beyond the simplistic framing of “borrowing versus not borrowing.” The more...

Governor Babagana Zulum Borno State, North-East Nigeria has been the epic centre of Nigeria’s longest running war between the Islamist...

The real trouble is that far more than English, the economy is making both Kenyans and Nigerians miss the humour...

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II of Kano. The key flaw in Emir Sanusi’s argument is that it is focused on the...

The challenge facing Nigeria is not simply how to grow the economy, but how to ensure that growth is rooted...

Tin mining site at Barikin Ladi (Credit: Kabir Yusuf, PREMIUM TIMES) Ultimately, the stakes are high. Nigeria’s mining sector can...

The deeper truth is less dramatic, harder to weaponise and more enduring: in the everyday life of South Africa, migrants...

It appears that all may not be well between Vice President Kashim Shettima and his political protégé, Professor Babagana Umara...

Ibadan summit of opposition parties. “What a country? “Which country? “What other country do you think I could possibly be...