Goals Win Headlines, Efficiency Wins Games AFCON 2025’s knockout phase has validated Africa’s attacking elites, but none more clinically than Nigeria. Six nations have now advanced to the quarter-finals: Nigeria, Senegal, Morocco, Cameroon, Mali, and Egypt. Early Quarter-Finalists: What the Numbers and Moments Say Senegal 3–1 Sudan — The Unbroken Machine Senegal progressed first, extending […]
A Trend Misunderstood IN recent years, name change announcements have quietly risen in Nigerian newspapers, driven by marriage, religion, family disputes, and personal reinvention. But legal analysts warn that the public misunderstands what a name change actually accomplishes. While many citizens assume that publishing a new name equals a reset, investigations show a different reality: […]
Rumour as the First Weapon THE earliest investigations into the OPC–Hausa clashes reveal that rumour killed faster than bullets. In a city like Lagos—where millions live in compressed neighbourhoods, markets, and transport parks—information is a currency more powerful than formal announcements. The clashes spread through a familiar cycle: A small dispute A crime accusation A […]
Rise of a Political–Spiritual Monarchy CENTURIES before Britain amalgamated Northern and Southern protectorates into what is now called Nigeria, the rainforest region of present-day Edo State was home to a centralised civilisation already exercising imperial influence. Between 900 and 1000 AD, Edo communities transitioned from decentralised gerontocratic leadership to a monarchy system after internal pressures […]
The Feed Crisis Behind the Protein Crisis NIGERIA’S most affordable protein—poultry—depends almost entirely on two farm inputs the country still struggles to stabilise: maize and soya. Sunday Ezeobiora, National President of PAN, argues that commodity stabilisation is poultry stabilisation. He advocates government-backed dry-season maize and soya expansion, warning that if feed prices remain volatile, poultry […]
A New Identity Layer to Curb Impersonation and Hall-Level Cheating NIGERIA is introducing a unique Examination Learners’ Identity Number for all candidates as part of reforms to improve fairness and integrity in national exams beginning in 2026. The number will function as a permanent learner tag, enabling tracking across exam registration, CA submission, supervision, and […]
A National Problem Hidden in Plain Sight NIGERIA’S education crisis took on a new dimension in 2026 as the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) revealed a shocking accessibility deficit in the country’s publishing ecosystem. In a statement marking 2026 World Braille Day, NCC Director-General Dr. John Asein described Nigeria’s accessible-book scarcity as a national emergency, noting […]
Strategy, Psychology, and the Politics of Fear The Strategy is Not Just Military—It’s Psychological TRUMP’S strike on Venezuela was the climax of months of surveillance. US spies reportedly studied not only Maduro’s security patterns but his lifestyle—what he ate, wore, and even details like pets. Elite troops rehearsed entry routes using a full-scale replica of […]
AMID rising unemployment pressures in Nigeria, Harvesters International Church has launched a three-month financial support programme for members who serve in the church but are currently unemployed. The initiative, announced by Senior Pastor Bolaji Idowu during Sunday service, provides ₦50,000 monthly to qualified volunteers and leaders who recently lost their jobs. The intervention lands […]
DELTA State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, has celebrated High Chief (Dr) Victor Wayles Egukawhore on his 60th birthday, describing the entrepreneur as a strategic economic pillar of the state’s industrial growth. The Governor’s message, released on Tuesday through his Chief Press Secretary, Sir Festus Ahon, spotlighted Egukawhore’s business impact in the marine logistics and […]