– “She wants the skyscraper without a foundation “ By Sunday Dare THERE is a particular brand of intellectual vanity that blossoms in the sterile, air-conditioned comfort of diaspora academia. It is a posture of superiority that masquerades as empathy while harbouring a profound, almost visceral disdain forContinue Reading
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu Nigeria has been blessed over the years with a rich supply of towering judicial intellect. The second Chief Justice of post-colonial Nigeria, Taslim Olawale Elias, for instance, was the country’s first law professor. In 1949, he became the first African to take a PhDContinue Reading
By Obiageli Ezekwesili The (President Ahmed Bola) Tinubu administration’s renewed push for State Police has reopened one of the most consequential public policy debates in Nigeria’s democratic history. The proposal has gained momentum because it speaks directly to a painful reality confronting millions of Nigerians. The country’s security architectureContinue Reading
*By Paul Ejime Foreigners who have lived in Nigeria or interacted with Nigerians at various levels may not only be surprised but ashamed on behalf of Nigerians over what is happening to and in Africa’s most populous nation. Many are wondering if it is the same country, once called the Giant of Africa,Continue Reading
*By Richard Ikiebe Public debate about Nigeria’s future has grown increasingly crowded with competing prescriptions. Two of the suggested remedies dominate the discourse: the demand for outright dissolution and the call for a Sovereign National Conference. Both are emotionally and politically potent. Neither is constitutionally valid, logically sustainable, nor practicallyContinue Reading
By Fortune Abang Abuja: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nigeria and the United Mexican States. The spokesperson of the ministry, Kimiebi Ebienfa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to him, theContinue Reading
By Richard Ikiebe Nigerian politicians, as presently selected and incentivised, are structurally oriented toward extraction and survival, not toward the long-term state-building the country urgently needs. What does Nigeria lack in politics that can reform and rebuild our ship of state? Since 1999, Nigerians have voted repeatedly, witnessed largelyContinue Reading
By Sylvester Udemezue (1). *Background: The build-up to the 2027 general elections appears, regrettably, to be assuming a troubling and potentially dangerous dimension. Earlier today, while briefly browsing Facebook, I encountered a page where numerous commentators, many of them apparently from the South-East, were directing harsh abuses, curses, andContinue Reading
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced the arrival of about 100 United States military personnel and associated equipment at Bauchi Airfield. The Director Defence Information (DDI), Maj.-Gen. Samaila Uba, confirmed the arrival of the US troops in a statement on Monday. Uba said the personnel are technical specialists serving strictly inContinue Reading
