By ONINIOGWU ODOBOR NDUDI OGBONNIA DEBATES over the proposed Anioma State have intensified longstanding questions about identity, heritage, and political belonging. At the centre of the conversation is the Asagba of Asaba, who insists that any new state should be limited to Delta North’s nine local governments, distancing it from ties to […]
By AUSTIN NDUBUISI BIOSAH ACROSS many African societies, origin stories are less about scientific logic and more about cultural identity. What matters most is not whether these narratives satisfy outsiders, but that the people who inherit them accept them as part of their legacy. The Yoruba provide a vivid example. Highly literate and globally dispersed, the […]
By NJORIGE LYNUS THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has formally issued certificates of expulsion to several high-profile members, including FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose, and former National Secretary Samuel Anyanwu, over alleged anti-party activities. Others expelled include former National Organizing Secretary Umar Bature, former National Legal Adviser Kamaldeen Ajibade, former […]
By TOSAN OYAKHILOME-AKAHOMEN AMID growing national security concerns, the Senate has reconstituted several key committees, including those overseeing National Security, Air Force, and National Planning. The announcement was made on Tuesday during plenary by the Senate Selection Committee, chaired by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. Under the new structure, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi State has […]
By IFEOMA IZUCHUKWU THE House of Representatives will on Wednesday begin debate on a comprehensive set of constitution amendment bills as part of the ongoing review of the 1999 Constitution. Deputy Speaker Benjamin Okezie Kalu, who also chairs the House Committee on Constitution Review, announced that deliberations will continue through Thursday, with voting scheduled for […]
By GODWIN OKONDO WHEN artists, scholars and cultural workers gather, the conversation often tilts toward creativity, strain, and survival. But at the 2025 CORA Art Stampede—held at Freedom Park as the closing session of the Lagos Book and Art Festival—the discussion went far deeper, touching the very foundation of Nigeria’s cultural governance. What […]
By MELVIN KOFFA Marwa Opens Up on Military Resistance to Tinubu’s Governorship BRIGADIER General Buba Marwa (rtd.), NDLEA Chairman, has disclosed that the military hierarchy initially opposed Bola Tinubu’s rise to the Lagos State governorship because of his pro-democracy activism with the National Democratic Coalition (NADECO). Marwa revealed this during a keynote address at the […]
By CHUKWUMA NDIOGULU THE debate over the proposed creation of Anioma State has once again exposed the emotional, historical, and political fault lines within the wider Igbo community. What began as a discussion about administrative restructuring has evolved into a deeper conversation about identity, belonging, and the legacies of old grievances. The Asagba of […]
By NINI NDUONOFIT-AKOH NIGERIA’S electricity sector is entering one of its most fragile moments in two decades, as political interference, delayed executive decisions and a looming leadership vacuum threaten to incapacitate the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)—the institution at the heart of the country’s power reforms. What began as quiet murmurs within policy circles […]
THE political tension surrounding former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai has resurfaced, following renewed exchanges over his public commentary. While he continues to push back against critics, many Kaduna residents remember his administration for policies they say reshaped the state through hardship rather than progress. A closer look at his tenure reveals a pattern of […]