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Why the CJN must end abuse of power in judicial appointments, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Dec. 29 -- "A Judge who takes advantage of the judicial office for personal gain or for gain by his or her relative or relation abuses power.. such abuse of power profoundly violates the publ... Read More


When the year becomes a teacher, By Sunday Ogidigbo

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- As the curtain draws on this year, I find myself thinking of Nigeria not as a headline, not as a crisis report, but as a classroom. The year has been a harsh teacher-stern, unrelen... Read More


Article of Faith: How the Grinch stole Christmas, By Femi Aribisala

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- Have you noticed that under certain circumstances it is acceptable and even necessary to be a Christian? Many people may not go to church throughout the year, but on Christmas Day ... Read More


An afternoon at the table of the Ebora of Africa, By Zayd Ibn Isah

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- There are few Nigerians whose existence gives me as much joy and hope as Baba Olusegun Obasanjo. There are also few Nigerians whose eventual departure from this world would fill me... Read More


Ojulari, energy security and the hard question of revenue protection, By Richard Ezi-obodo

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- In Nigeria, energy security has never been a narrow technical concern. It sits squarely at the crossroads of fiscal stability, foreign exchange earnings and the broader political e... Read More


Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and the power of cultural legitimacy, By Ayodele Adio

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The Cultural Rebirth of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour By any measure, the 2023 Lagos State governorship election was not just a contest of policies. It was a referendum on identity. Few c... Read More


Nigerian government and the responsibility to protect all citizens, By Babafemi A Badejo

Nigeria, Dec. 28 -- The Boxing Day hit on Sokoto State in the North-West of Nigeria by the United States forces raises a number of problems, the main one being sovereignty. However, the concept of sov... Read More


Rewriting the Arewa narrative: Between honest conversation and earned celebration, By Haroon Aremu

Nigeria, Dec. 27 -- There is always room for celebration. But progress demands honesty, especially when the realities on the ground refuse to be ignored. As a proud Northerner from Ilorin, Kwara State... Read More


Legislative praise and the politics of policing in Lagos, By Adebisi Adams Oyeshakin

Nigeria, Dec. 26 -- Legislative commendation of policing is rare in Nigeria. When it occurs, it is more than a ceremonial courtesy; it is a signal of institutional confidence - earned, not gifted. Suc... Read More


Understanding Fubara's opossum strategy, By Austin Tam-George

Nigeria, Dec. 25 -- In the animal kingdom, the opossum survives through a combination of tact, patience, and strategy. When threatened by a pack of predators, the opossum collapses into stillness, mou... Read More