By Idris Ahmed Usman, Abuja The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has once again demonstrated that it is not only a custodian of academic standards but also a forward-looking institution committed to modernizing education in West Africa. Its recent announcement that the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE)Continue Reading
By K.M Aboki It may be recalled that president Bola Ahmed Tinubu recently made new appointment in some key federal government agencies and commissions, etc. The National Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N-HYPPADEC) is one of the commissions that got new managing director being appointed by the president ofContinue Reading
The reality in Nigeria: most of the poor always stand with power, support it and justify its abuses whenever it’s directed at other poor folks who have more values or consciousness than themselves. They do this anytime other poor folks demand their rights. Something the majority cannot do, even thoughContinue Reading
A Hausa interview by a professor from ABU lamenting over academics’ poor pay is trending and has re-ignited the debate on the salary of Nigerian academics on social media. The debate is championed by my brothers from the region considered by the country as educationally less developed. I didn’t knowContinue Reading
Twelve days. Not thirteen, not eleven, but twelve. That sacred number, which, like a divine compass, always points to justice, to completion, to the logic of history itself. One does not require a priesthood to perceive its meaning. Only a soul uncorrupted by sophistry and a mind awake to theContinue Reading
You can insult a patient man, cheat him, spit in his face, and even kill his family. But what you must never do, if you value your sleep, is mistake his silence for weakness. Because when his silence breaks, it does not break like a whisper. It breaks like thunderContinue Reading
The era of trembling before gangsters is dead and buried. No more shall missiles and media lies decide the fate of a proud nation. Iran has risen like a storm forged in Karbala, marching not in fear but in fire. Let them come with their fleets, their sanctions, their assassins,Continue Reading
The truth of the matter is that the ongoing war between Israel and Iran can be explained in many trajectories. However, it must be seen for what it is, a tectonic geopolitical struggle for hegemonic supremacy in the Middle East between the only standing Civilization against the apartheidal land grabbingContinue Reading
Introduction Iran holds a key geographical position and its growing political power makes it an important player in the politics of the Middle East. Controlling the Strait of Hormuz — a vital passage for a large share of the world’s oil supply — Tehran has significant leverage in global affairs.Continue Reading