By mid-afternoon on Friday, 30 January 2026, at Ahmadu Bello University’s Main Campus in Samaru, Zaria, anticipation hung thick in the Abdullahi Mahadi Conference Centre. Not just because thousands of graduates were about to receive their degrees, but because of a rousing prelude that had already won minds across academicContinue Reading
Did you say 73 years? Or you mean 7 and 3? which is 10! Definitely not a decade But 4 score 7 years shy This earthen ware forged by Olodumare the greatest potter Graced the hinterlands of Ilu Ibadan on Ojobo Ojobo; the day of new beginnings in the FalolaContinue Reading
We give glory and adoration to Almighty God that the long-overdue upgrading of Yaba College of Technology to Federal University of Technology Yaba has taken place in our lifetime! We thank His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Executive, and the Legislative arms of the National Assembly for this laudableContinue Reading
On the eve of the reported United States military strike on Nigeria on Christmas Day, Nigerians awoke to yet another deeply troubling development—this time from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. In a statement that provoked widespread alarm, Netanyahu publicly pledged Israel’s commitment to “protect Christians in Nigeria,” a declaration thatContinue Reading
The wars ignited by Israel in 2025 and in the years preceding it have not subsided, nor have their fires been extinguished. They continue to rage in Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank, the Gaza Strip, Iran, and Yemen. Their repercussions have not eased in Sudan, Libya, and the wider HornContinue Reading
Eminent Jurist and distinguished legal scholar Professor M.T Ladan explains why state consent is the key determinant of compliance or violation of the applicable principles of international law as interpreted by the International Court of Justice ( ICJ), and the potential accountability and remedial measures, moving forward. 1. Context: TheContinue Reading
Poised between the trials of its past and the promise of its future, Africa stands at a decisive moment. If we truly desire a progressive continent, the era of excuses must end. The time has come to rise, to prepare, and to usher in the era of action. The destinyContinue Reading
They want you to believe the heavy tax burden will be shouldered by rich people like Ɗangote, BUA, AA Rano, Garba Ƙarfe and their likes. One question you should ask yourself, who patronises the products that these rich peeps produce? Who consumes rice, flour, cement, salt, spaghetti, seasonings, cooking oil,Continue Reading
There comes a point when a nation must stop explaining its endless list of failures and start confronting them. Nigeria has reached that point on security. The story from Mali is not a fairy tale. It is not propaganda. It is not a miracle. It is simply what happens whenContinue Reading