Professor Joash Amupitan, chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) since October 23, 2025 has been misjudged, misunderstood and wrongly deconstructed by a section of Nigerians. This is understandable when you consider that Amupitan, a professor of law, is now chairman of INEC, the elections management body saddled...
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Sir Henry Wotton, the Renaissance-era politician and diplomat from Kent in England, is credited with the line that an ambassador is “an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country.” What he did not quite capture was the situation at home, from which the ambassador...
Graça Machel’s journey from Education Minister in Mozambique to First Lady of two African nations remains extraordinary. Samora Moisés Machel drew inspiration from his valiant family lineage while at the forefront of Mozambique’s battle against Portuguese colonisation. His grandfather, Malengani, fought alongside Gaza Province ruler Ngungunyane against the Portuguese...
For millions of households across Nigeria, the lived reality of the past three years has been defined by soaring food inflation, eroding wages, and an unprecedented rise in the cost of basic survival. In response to this widespread distress, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has presented a clear, citizen-centered...
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the world football governing body FIFA formally accepted the resignation of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) President Ibrahim Musa Gusau and other principal officers of the federation. FIFA also said it was backing the proposed comprehensive reform roadmap for Nigerian football. The immediate implication of...
The decision by the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, to approach the Federal High Court over the possibility of suspending the prosecution of African Action Congress (AAC) presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, until after the 2027 presidential election is one that deserves careful consideration—and,...
By CHIBUZOR NNABUIKE (University of Georgia, Athens) – HIGHLIGHTS: “I preferred the peace of nature in the bush to the cold lifeless cement floor of the classroom” Easily one of Nigeria’s more readable newspaper columnists, Chidi Amuta engages constantly with his fluid prose and often arresting logic. His background...
By MUHAMMAD ABUBAKAR – Katsina has never lacked influential political figures. From the traditional institutions that have long shaped the social order of the ancient Hausa city to the politicians, administrators, intellectuals and technocrats who have occupied positions of authority in the modern state, Katsina’s political history has been...
Reforms, especially stringent ones are initiated and implemented by sovereign states around the world, to address systemic, structural issues that might have blocked their development. However, decisive and fearless leadership is needed for reforms to be undertaken successfully, as some reforms may come with pain, as they upset the...
Reforms, especially stringent ones are initiated and implemented by sovereign states around the world, to address systemic, structural issues that might have blocked their development. However, decisive and fearless leadership is needed for reforms to be undertaken successfully, as some reforms may come with pain, as they upset the...
Step by step, Nigeria’s crude oil output is climbing. And for the first time in as many years, it has edged past the OPEC quota of 1.5 million barrels per day. Analysts point to the efforts of Tantita Security Services as chief reason for the rising volume in crude...
Step by step, Nigeria’s crude oil output is climbing. And for the first time in as many years, it has edged past the OPEC quota of 1.5 million barrels per day. Analysts point to the efforts of Tantita Security Services as chief reason for the rising volume in crude...
Governor Babagana Workaphile Zulum’s new age, 57, opens a vista on a golden future for Borno The Executive Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, will turn 57 tomorrow, Tuesday, 25th August, 2026. Lest we forget, his middle name is ‘Workaphile’, a fond name he acquired for his...
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The creation of high-quality graphics can be a challenge for tight budgets and small creative teams. AI can accelerate concept development by using workflows. Scripts, roles, scenes, images, videos, text, and audio are all brought into one workflow with Pippit. Planning, prompting, reviewing, and refining are all necessary for...
Nigerian politics is so serious that it is no longer left in the hands of politicians. Or so it seems. We can see how Davido, carrying the South and a segment of Northern youths, and Rarara, with a huge fan base in the North, stand at the vanguard of...
I don’t know him, and we never met. I have no reason to wish to meet him, either. When they nominated him as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, the nation received the shocking disclosure of his 2020 legal brief to the international community in which...
As Nigeria prepares for the next cycle of crucial national elections in January/February 2027, elder statesman Chief Emeka Anyaoku, an internationally renowned diplomat and Commonwealth Secretary-General (1990-2000), insists that Africa’s most populous nation requires a brand new constitution to address its diversity and the lingering concerns of its constituent/federating...
One of the most discussed military rulers in Nigeria’s history, he rose to the nation’s pinnacle of power nearly 41 years ago, after dethroning the then Head of State, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, in a bloodless coup. The austere-looking Daura-born General failed to stave off further descent into despair...
Twenty-four hours from now, policymakers, financial institutions, development partners, entrepreneurs, investors, innovators and advocates will gather at the Presidential Villa in Abuja for She’s Included 2026. There will be speeches, panels, photographs, commitments and conversations about women’s empowerment. But beyond all of that lies the question that should matter...