A back to the future moment for the NBA
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu When the then Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Babangida – a two-star general – turned the page on the military regime of Muhammadu Buhari in the…
War in the Middle East and our economy
By Adekunle Adekoya IT is no longer news that the United States, in coalition with Israel has been bombarding Iran. It is also no longer news that the aerial bombardments…
The Strait that holds the world’s economy hostage
By Stephanie Shaakaa A war in Iran has turned the Strait of Hormuz into a choke point so critical that one misstep could rattle every economy on Earth Imagine waking…
Between Media Trial and Orient Petroleum MD’s conviction
By Stephen Azubuike The news which recently made the rounds is that the Anambra State High Court, Awka Division, had “convicted and sentenced the Managing Director of Orient Petroleum Resources…
Leah Sharibu: Forgotten In The Wilderness (2)
By Martins Oloja I wanted to stay away from the reproach and challenge of Citizen Leah Sharibu after last week’s piece as there other matters of urgent national and international…
Nigeria’s security crisis and case for state policing -2
By Seun Perez Adekunle Yet reactions to the initiative reveal the depth of disagreement that still surrounds the issue. Regional socio-political organisations have taken sharply divergent positions that mirror Nigeria’s…
Home and its homeliness
By Fola Ojo City life anywhere around the world is not a static life. It is an ever-swinging living. A fuselage of nagging noise. A hotbed of hustles and bustles…
Rubio’s racist rant in Munich
By Adekeye Adebajo Proudly touting his Christian Italian-Spanish ancestry, and echoing his president, Donald Trump’s prejudices and pet hates, United States (U.S.) Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, recently delivered one…
Drastic police reform under Tunji Disu
By GEB The newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tunji Disu appears to have started on the right path by inaugurating a committee to examine the framework for state…
Legal essence of Executive Order 9 on oil and gas revenues
By Tope Adebayo The decision by President Bola Tinubu to sign Executive Order 9, 2026, pursuant to Section 5 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as…