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The most important global event yesterday, 20 January, was the inauguration of Donald J Trump, the 45th president of the United States, now as the 47th president of the United...

It is scant surprise that much of the public expectation for the domestic economy’s performance, this year, takes its cue from the federal government’s musings. After all, our governments, at...

There seems to be an emerging pattern in some of the major elections conducted in Africa so far, hinting at an emergent character of democracy in the continent, and this...

In reflecting on Nigeria’s leadership journey, Bishop Matthew Kukah, a Catholic priest, activist, and philosopher, delivers a searing observation: “Almost every leader who came to power did so by accident.”...

“I hear that the National Assembly has approved the external borrowing of a $2.2 billion for the Tinubu administration to address the fiscal deficit in the 2024 budget.” “Bros, I...

There is no doubt that Trump would like to reduce or drastically cut funding to Ukraine in keeping with his campaign promise of America First. In my column last week,...

When voices rise in waves of protest, deep wounds are laid bare — truths woven into our laws and ethics, waiting to be unearthed. In Nigeria, one such moment emerged...

A military officer who was Nigeria’s Aviation Minister between 1985 and 1993 during the Ibrahim Babangida years once made a remark that resonated sharply in the air: air travel, he...

“Bros how you dey oh.” “Omo, body still dey inside cloth. We dey push am.” “How for do? Man no die, man no leave one place, all of us just...

Given the transient nature of power, sycophancy, beyond a certain octave, is a sure career killer. A bill for the establishment of Bola Ahmed Tinubu Federal University of Languages has...