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Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Opinion

February 9, 2026

Yes, Your Royal Highness 

The greetings are deep. The bow is deliberate.

Crown
February 8, 2026

The SEDC will need protection from political extortion

The SEDC has neither the budgets nor the latitude for the errors that have become the habits of the NDDC.

CURRENT SOUTH-EAST GOVERNORS
February 5, 2026

Can we quench the fire that might start in Mali?

Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger have just won the biggest diplomatic jackpot beyond their wildest imagination.

Col. Assimi Goita
February 2, 2026

 Tinubu, Ankara, and the unforgiving floor

The Nigerian president’s fall in Ankara cannot be wished away as a mere stumble without context.

Screenshot of President Bola Tinubu falling down
February 1, 2026

In the house of ‘My Lord’, there are judgments

Cases before many courts in Nigeria are no longer decided in the courtrooms but in worshipful processions to the homes of the people we call “My Lord”.

judges
January 30, 2026

Letter to white people afraid of replacement

Long before Hitler built concentration camps in Europe, German colonialists perfected them in Namibia, exterminating the Herero and Nama peoples between 1904 and 1908.

Winston Churchill
January 29, 2026

Azu Ishiekwene: Yusuf’s red cap on Tinubu’s red carpet

After months of dallying and endless speculations, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf finally broke ranks with Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his in-law, mentor and political godfather.

Kano Governor Abba Yusuf
January 28, 2026

Why Nigeria must not repeat 2025 budget disaster this year

By combining legality with transparency, Nigeria can protect its limited resources, enhance efficiency, and ensure that the budget serves the genuine needs of its citizens.

Tinubu and National Assembly
January 26, 2026

X-raying the graduation saga of Uche Nnaji at UNN

The vice chancellor did not explain in his letter how he obtained Uche’s academic file/records, as such documents are not directly under his custody.

Uche Nnaji, UNN
January 26, 2026

New York Times attempts to downplay Nigerian Christian massacre

Like Gregor Samsa before his metamorphosis, the salesman inhabits the margins of society, overlooked and underestimated, yet uniquely positioned to see what grand institutions often miss.

New York Times, Donald Trump and Emeka Umeagbalasi