Author: Editor

One of the only 8 female senators in the Nigerian senate today, a woman, Sen. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, is challenging her suspension from the Senate. Justice Binta Nyako has set the 27th of June 2025 to give a final judgment in the case. I believe that most of us know that this is a straightforward case that has precedents in which courts have ruled the same way, and even laymen know that Sen. Akpabio will lose. For instance, in 2017, the Federal High Court in Abuja declared the suspension of Sen. Ali Ndume “illegal, unlawful, and unconstitutional.” In 2018, the same…

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At the entrance of the Defence Headquarters, I noticed a difference between my conceptual image of the Defence Headquarters and the actual one.  I expected to meet stern-looking soldiers with frowning faces, glaring at civilians as they passed the security checks into the premises. Instead, I met them courteously, looking at the personnel and politely identifying the visitors while requesting whom they had come to see. Except for the military uniform and orderly manner in which things are being conducted, one cannot imagine being in a top-most regimented environment, but a diplomatic outfit with an amiable reception. All through, the…

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The Dangote Industries Limited was named the Most Admired African Brand at the prestigious 15th Annual Brand Africa 100 Awards, held at the historic Africa Hall in Addis Ababa — the birthplace of the Organisation of African Unity (now the African Union). The company clinched three major honours during the ceremony: Most Admired African Brand, based on an independent, consumer-led survey spanning over 30 African countries. Induction into the Brand Africa Hall of Fame, becoming the first African company to earn this recognition; Lifetime Achievement Award presented to Aliko Dangote, President/Chief Executive of Dangote Industries, for his pioneering role in…

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The complexity of Nigerian security challenges seems beyond human comprehension, defying logic and common sense. If not, how do we explain that some citizens work against the national collective successes just for a pot of porridge? Our challenges are mainly man-made and primarily driven by selfish reasons. A critical reflection on the insecurity in Nigeria shows, on one hand, criminals-the architects of the problems and the direct beneficiaries—parading themselves as warlords fighting their motherland for worldly gains, pleasure, adventure, and unknowingly playing the tools of neo-colonial masters, destroying their country. On the other hand, some Nigerians are working hard and…

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