“On matters of security, the bulk (sic) stops at the President’s table.” Bola Ahmed Tinubu, April 2014 On 26 January 2009, Mamman Bello Ali died. He was the governor of Yobe State in north-east Nigeria. Around the same time, an anti-terrorism campaign by the government of Nigeria in Yobe State and its neighbour,...
OPINION
A popular fiction has been normalized and consecrated into a national myth. Everybody believes it. No one questions a myth. It is often said that when a lie gets repeated ever so often, it assumes the status of a truth. Everyone mouths it, repeats it endlessly to a point...
For a nation that once towered as West Africa’s agricultural beacon, Nigeria’s gradual slide into food import dependency was an unheralded catastrophe, largely accepted with a shrug and managed through unsustainable quick fixes. Today, however, the landscape is shifting dramatically. Under the purposeful leadership of Senator Abubakar Kyari, the...
You walk into your favorite grocery store, grab the usual items, head to checkout — and the total? Higher again. You pause. “Wasn’t this $50 just last month?” That moment of surprise, even frustration, is how most people first feel inflation. It’s not just a number in the news;...
Life is full of surprises.For a quick moment, life feels pretty solid. Your job works for you, bills sit on the counter, and you can buy the occasional latte or catch a late-night movie on Netflix. Then, out of nowhere, a cold knocks you off your feet, the boss...
Turning 30 often brings more stability — a better job, higher income, maybe even a family. But it also comes with new financial habits, many of which can quietly lead to long-term problems. People at this stage of life often fall into the same money traps — not because...
Today is my birthday, but for the first time in decades, I am speechless. It is time to set aside speeches and celebrations and to mourn. I mourn for my Motherland, Nigeria. Yelewata is the tipping point. Yelewata is the watershed between peace and a war declared against the...
Dear Fellow Nigerians, We write to you today with a sense of urgency and righteous indignation over an unfolding scandal that strikes at the very heart of accountability and good governance in Nigeria. At a time when over 200 million Nigerians live in multidimensional poverty, when inflation has soared,...
JUNE 12: CELEBRATING REV. FR. M.O. ADASU @80 1. We make this Press Statement as Apostles of Very Reverend Father Doctor Moses Orshio Adasu as Nigeria marks Democracy Day on June 12 which coincides with Father Adasu’s Birthday which is June 12, 1945. Our duty is to highlight, acknowledge...
With Joseph Chukwuma Otteh’s demise, Nigeria lost a highly influential lawyer dedicated to human rights observance in the country. PROF. CHIDI ODINKALU, in this piece, eulogises a quintessential lawyer of deep intellect, integrity, industry, honour, and empathy, who laboured to see justice brought to the poor and excluded in...
The Nigerian governance road show rolled into Benue state earlier this week. The president and a motley collection of officialdom rolled into the state to see why so many innocent people are dying unnecessary deaths in the hands of nameless killers. As it turns out, the president and his...
President Tinubu visited Benue State on Wednesday, June 18, supposedly on a condolence visit. Among other things, he called for unity, collaboration, and composition of a “committee” in search of solutions. Barely 72 hours after the visit, the representative of the Makurdi/Guma Constituency, where the Yelewata massacre happened a...
The recent town hall meeting on peace and security in Borno State, organized by News Central, marked a significant milestone in citizen engagement. This initiative provided a platform for citizens to voice concerns, hold leaders accountable, and shape decision-making processes. Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s attendance was a notable highlight,...
INTRODUCTION YELWATA in Benue state has been drenched in blood. Last October, I launched 50 books at the same time in Abuja to mark my birthday. One of the books is titled “Blood on the Niger and Benue: Nigeria’s Grim Insecurity Situation”. Everything said in that book has just...
I have watched with serious concern the unfolding political developments in Delta North and the implications they have for the political future of Anioma nation. As key political actors position themselves and jostle for supremacy in anticipation of the 2027 elections, the vile propaganda, blackmail, dissembling, and the pull-him-down...
In the grand chessboard of Nigerian politics, the South-South zone has emerged as a theatre of intrigue, ambition, and transformation. Long held as the stronghold of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), this six-state belt comprising Akwa Ibom, Rivers, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, and Cross River, has been defined by its...
By ABDULAZIZ NA’IBI ABUBAKAR The Nigerian Senate’s recent revelation of a staggering ₦210 trillion discrepancy in the audited financial statements of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) from 2017 to 2023 has once again thrust the nation’s oil sector into the spotlight of scrutiny. This alarming figure, uncovered...
BOOK REVIEW DR. IKE NELIAKU, FNIPR, PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, NIGERIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS, ABUJA, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025 Title: Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing Author: Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Publisher: Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) Year of Publication: 2025 Place of Publication:...
Date: 18th June, 2025 The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) under the able leadership of His Excellency, Ambassador Godknows Boladei Igali has witnessed a remarkable transformation marked by strategic diplomacy, inclusive engagement, and a renewed push for sustainable development and justice in the Niger Delta region. Since assuming office as...
Subject: Exposing the Emerging Monopoly Threat in Nigeria’s Petroleum Sector by Aliko Dangote Your Excellency,President Bola Ahmed Tinubu,President, Federal Republic of Nigeria,State House, Abuja. Your Excellency, Fellow Nigerians, With utmost respect and patriotic concern, we write to bring to your urgent attention the growing alarm and apprehension across the...