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By Sonny Iroche Introduction: A Nation at a Crossroads Since attaining independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, Nigeria has stood as a continental giant, Africa’s most populous country, blessed with vast natural resources, strategic geographical positioning, and a highly educated, industrious diaspora. Yet, in spite of these advantages, the nation’s democratic journey has been…
August 8, 2025
By Johnson Babalola The music of Wale Glorious, the late Akure-born juju musician of the late 60s and early 70s, remains one of my all-time favorites. His velvet voice and powerful storytelling place him—alongside the likes of Suberu Oni, Kayode Fashola, Dele Ojo, Orlando Owoh and others—in my personal top 10. Nigeria is blessed with…
August 7, 2025
By Dele Omotunde Doyin, a doyen of journalism, my first editor and no-nonsense Amazon cannot be co-signed into history just like that. She made a very remarkable impact on informed reporting and analysis especially in her coverage of the National Assembly proceedings during the famous Page 7 era of the Daily Times. It was an…
August 6, 2025
By Owei Lakemfa The United States, US, government of President Donald Trump insulted Nigerians by seeking to offload its responsibilities on Venezuelan immigrants on them. The US in regarding the Venezuelan immigrants as some piece of shit, decided to throw them down Nigeria, a country Trump once referred to as a “shit hole”. The schizophrenic…
August 5, 2025
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) By the time Chief Anthony Enahoro, son of Uromi, moved the historic motion for Nigeria’s independence in 1953, Nigeria operated a unicameral legislature, and the House of Representatives was the highest legislative body—today’s equivalent of the Senate. Enahoro wasn’t just a legislator; he was the conscience of the nation and one…
August 5, 2025
BY OWEI LAKEMFA Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger State who wears mullah-like beards, is once again trending in the country. He is the star boy of a state gone rogue. On August 2, 2025, even the Federal Government which, as usual, is into its own tantrums in seeking to override the…
August 4, 2025
By Sonny Iroche In 2010, I lost my mother, Sybil, to heart-related complications. Twelve years later, MIT and Mass General Brigham unveiled “Sybil” — an AI model that can detect lung cancer up to six years in advance. While my mother’s illness was different, the coincidence of names is a poignant reminder of how far…
August 4, 2025
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, started the debate more than a week ago when he raised the allegation of Northern marginalization. Soon afterward, the issue gained traction, with Northern leaders converging on Kaduna last week to echo similar sentiments. According to leaders of…
August 3, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, August 3, 2025). Last week I printed here one of the two write-ups on President Muhammadu Buhari that I said aligned with my own views on the late president’s place in history.…
August 3, 2025
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By Sonny Iroche Introduction: A Nation at a Crossroads Since attaining independence from Britain on October 1, 1960, Nigeria has stood as a continental giant, Africa’s most populous country, blessed with vast natural resources, strategic geographical positioning, and a highly educated, industrious diaspora. Yet, in spite of these advantages, the nation’s democratic journey has been…
August 8, 2025
By Johnson Babalola The music of Wale Glorious, the late Akure-born juju musician of the late 60s and early 70s, remains one of my all-time favorites. His velvet voice and powerful storytelling place him—alongside the likes of Suberu Oni, Kayode Fashola, Dele Ojo, Orlando Owoh and others—in my personal top 10. Nigeria is blessed with…
August 7, 2025
By Dele Omotunde Doyin, a doyen of journalism, my first editor and no-nonsense Amazon cannot be co-signed into history just like that. She made a very remarkable impact on informed reporting and analysis especially in her coverage of the National Assembly proceedings during the famous Page 7 era of the Daily Times. It was an…
August 6, 2025
By Owei Lakemfa The United States, US, government of President Donald Trump insulted Nigerians by seeking to offload its responsibilities on Venezuelan immigrants on them. The US in regarding the Venezuelan immigrants as some piece of shit, decided to throw them down Nigeria, a country Trump once referred to as a “shit hole”. The schizophrenic…
August 5, 2025
By Saintmoses Eromosele (SME) By the time Chief Anthony Enahoro, son of Uromi, moved the historic motion for Nigeria’s independence in 1953, Nigeria operated a unicameral legislature, and the House of Representatives was the highest legislative body—today’s equivalent of the Senate. Enahoro wasn’t just a legislator; he was the conscience of the nation and one…
August 5, 2025
BY OWEI LAKEMFA Governor Mohammed Umar Bago, the 51-year-old Governor of Niger State who wears mullah-like beards, is once again trending in the country. He is the star boy of a state gone rogue. On August 2, 2025, even the Federal Government which, as usual, is into its own tantrums in seeking to override the…
August 4, 2025
By Sonny Iroche In 2010, I lost my mother, Sybil, to heart-related complications. Twelve years later, MIT and Mass General Brigham unveiled “Sybil” — an AI model that can detect lung cancer up to six years in advance. While my mother’s illness was different, the coincidence of names is a poignant reminder of how far…
August 4, 2025
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in the 2023 election, Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso, started the debate more than a week ago when he raised the allegation of Northern marginalization. Soon afterward, the issue gained traction, with Northern leaders converging on Kaduna last week to echo similar sentiments. According to leaders of…
August 3, 2025
By Bolanle Bolawole [email protected] 0705 263 1058 (Published in my ON THE LORD'S DAY column in the Sunday Tribune newspaper edition of Sunday, August 3, 2025). Last week I printed here one of the two write-ups on President Muhammadu Buhari that I said aligned with my own views on the late president’s place in history.…
August 3, 2025
