By FATIMA HUSSAINI IN a modest two-bedroom apartment in Kubwa, Abuja, 36-year-old Ngozi ties her apron and heads out to her food stall. Her husband, once a taxi driver, sits quietly in the living room, scrolling through his phone. Before the pandemic, he paid the rent and handled household bills. Today, Ngozi does it all […]
By HAUWA MAGANA ON Sunday mornings in Abuja’s glittering COZA auditorium, it’s hard to tell where worship ends and a lifestyle show begins. Young people in thrift jackets, Balenciaga sneakers, and TikTok-inspired hairstyles sway to Afrobeat-infused gospel songs. The pastor’s sermon sounds like a TED Talk: “Don’t let anybody dim your light — your hustle […]
By SANI BATURE ABUJA witnessed chaos on Monday as #FreeNnamdiKanuNow protesters defied security warnings, paralyzing movement and business across the city. Organized by activist Omoyele Sowore, the demonstrators demanded the release of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu, who remains in DSS custody since 2021. Security forces responded with teargas, arresting Kanu’s brother, Prince Emmanuel Kanu, his […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH ON a humid morning in Suleja, 72-year-old Abu (not his real name) counts a few coins beside a pot of watery garri. A former civil servant who gave 35 years to public service, he now survives on an irregular ₦25,000 pension. His story is neither rare nor unique — it reflects […]
By TIMOTHY HAGGERTY-NWOKOLO ACROSS Nigeria’s political landscape, a familiar storm is raging again — the gale of defections. Governors and political heavyweights are leaping from one party to another, with the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerging as the new sanctuary for many. Their reasons, as always, are cloaked in lofty rhetoric: “national interest,” “unity,” “support […]
By AUGUSTUS ISICHEI FOOTBALL in Nigeria is not merely a pastime — it is the nation’s pulse, a unifying language spoken in cheers, goals, and green-and-white jerseys. From bustling Lagos to quiet Kano, from Port Harcourt’s waterfronts to Kaduna’s plains, the sport binds a country of 200 million into a single roaring crowd. Yet, beneath […]
By HAUWA MAGANA EVERY 11 October, the world celebrates the International Day of the Girl — a day that is both a celebration and a call to action. The 2025 UN theme, “The Girl I Am, The Change I Lead: Girls on the Frontlines of Crisis,” captures a powerful truth: girls are not just survivors […]
By STELLA JOHNSON OGBOVOVEH AT 63, Justina Nwankwo thought her life as a tailor was over. Her vision had grown cloudy, her hands shaky, and threading a needle—once second nature—became impossible. “I could not thread a needle before; now, I teach young girls tailoring again,” she said, her face bright with gratitude after a free […]
By MELVIN KOFFA WHEN news broke that the Federal Government had dropped Mathematics as an admission requirement for Arts and Humanities courses, reactions rippled across classrooms and campuses. For some, it was a long-overdue reform to widen access; for others, it was yet another shortcut in a system too quick to lower the bar […]
By ANDERSON (ANDY) CLIFF AT the Abuja Hilton on 14 October 2025, the usually placid conference hall crackled with unease. Cameras rolled, journalists leaned in, and a visiting American delegation led by former U.S. mayor Mike Arnold made an explosive declaration: “A Christian genocide is ongoing in Nigeria.” For years, Nigerians have lived with the […]