By Dennis Ogu The USSD (otherwise known as Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) is gradually turning itself to an enemy of its Nigerian subscribers, rather than a partner in progress. Since the CBN policy came into effect that subscribers should be charged from their airtime and no more from their bank
By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Rather than a ceremonial gathering full of speeches last weekend, EdoSHINE 2026 UK Executive Forum held in London under the theme, “Shine Beyond Borders” was an ambitious economic engagement that sought to reconnect one of Nigeria’s most influential diaspora communities with the future of their
By Kelvin Inobemhe We should be embarrassed by the statistics, and be moved to act. Nigeria’s turnout rate in the 2023 presidential contest was also the lowest in the country’s democratic history, with less than 27 per cent of registered voters turning out at the polling stations. With over 220
By Gboyega Akosile The grand ballroom of Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, became a living canvas of Lagos’ story as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu unveiled Against All Odds, a photographic chronicle of his administration’s journey through some of the state’s defining moments in his first term and part of the
By Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele It is not uncommon every year for all and sundry to carry out governance rankings, generate headlines, shape public opinion, and create ammunition in political debates. The Phillips Consulting 2026 State Performance Momentum Index is the latest example. While it has attracted widespread attention, its
By,Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele Politics is inevitable just as facts are indispensable. However when the two collide, responsible citizens know that facts own the day. And also generally for politics in our climes, it has become the reality for perception to be manufactured long before facts are examined. This is
By, Dr. Patrick Akhere Ebojele There was a time, not too long ago, when news out of Edo State was an evil cult war, bloodbath, and killings. Youths in their numbers were losing their lives as residents in particular communities hurried indoors before dusk. Business owners counted losses in silence.
DENNIS OGU A few weeks ago, it was reported that a woman in Kaduna State was sentenced to death by a High Court judge for working as informant to bandits. In another development, recently, a young man was reported to have been condemned to 20 years imprisonment for withholding important
By Ken Harries Esq “Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others,” observed Jonathan Swift. Every generation encounters leaders who solve today’s problems, but far fewer produce leaders who design tomorrow’s possibilities. The true measure of visionary leadership lies in the ability to recognise opportunities long before
Opinion
Chidi Amuta’s ‘Abuja Gangster Chronicles’ and the mind of an incurable cynic
By Fredrick Nwabufo A principal ingredient of participatory governance is the robustness of views. No government is a monolith of knowledge; hence, a plurality of opinions, thoughts, and criticisms must be welcomed with avid and dispassionate interest. In fact, democracy by its very conception is a theorem of divergence—divergence