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Suleman Shuaib That gesture — that small, defiant raising of a hand by Suleman in pain just to reassure his...

Death is a fact of life, no living thing exists forever, not even nature itself, for it is written that...

National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu The third FSSAM meeting of 2026 reaffirmed the importance of a shared approach to Nigeria’s...

Northern Nigeria’s opportunity lies in combining its agricultural strength, scientific capabilities, solar potential and youthful population into productive enterprises. With...

Ultimately, national cohesion cannot be sustained by exhortation alone. It must be cultivated through equitable institutions, shared prosperity and empathetic...

United Nations Africa should keep pushing for the restructuring of the Security Council, even if it will not be realised...

AI depiction A voice message arrives on election morning. It sounds like an INEC official announcing that voting has been...

The truth is simple: We cannot modernise the Nigerian state until we dispense with spendthrift governments. This is as much...

Nigerians expect the presidential candidates to come up with governance frameworks that would checkmate the unabashed looting of the country’s...

The ancient wisdom of our forefathers we grew up to meet is that, no one delegates the very personal task...

Last time, this column dressed the researcher for the street. It described the Visual Assimilation Protocol, the wardrobe of the...

You must be born again. In the tabernacle Moses built, the inner court was reserved for consecrated priests (descendants of...

World Health Organisation HQ Progress is nonetheless visible. By October 2026, the National Health Insurance Authority reported that 80,000 women...

Anthony Kila This is where I part company with the idea of a “soft landing”. I am yet to see...

I try to understand countries by pounding their streets. This was partly why early morning Monday, 5 October, I hit...

To understand the living legend and national icon that is Olusegun Obasanjo, one must first read and appreciate his unforgettable...

The MoU is legally non-binding, recognises the application of Nigerian law and permits either participant to discontinue cooperation under its...

The Luddites were a movement of skilled textile workers in England who rebelled against industrial machinery between 1811 and 1816....

In July 1986, Dr Billy Graham made a remarkable and costly investment, committing millions of dollars to host a landmark...

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu This morning, we are at the public presentation of the book – Tinubu: From Renewed Hope...

President Tinubu The coming elections should provide Nigerians with the opportunity to examine records, policy choices, consequences, and alternatives. And...

China stands ready to work hand-in-hand with Nigeria and other African countries to fully implement President Xi Jinping’s four-point proposal...

The trouble remains that the US, under a MAGA-shared delusion, railroaded a demagogue to the White House, and must imagine...

The hard truth is that the sedation is partly self-administered. Numbness has become a survival mechanism people resort to when...

Our world is a platform for our differences so we can disagree effectively and grow from it. Afrilition is the...