Northern Nigeria at the Crossroads: Leadership, Succession, and the Question of Survival

By  Zainab Buba Galadima Northern Nigeria’s leadership crisis is not the absence of leaders, but the…

Why Justice James Kolawole Omotosho deserves elevation to Court of Appeal

By O.O. Chukwuma Esq. *Photo:Justice James Kolawole Omotosho* The nomination of Honourable Justice James Kolawole Omotosho…

The Fruitful Journey Of Yakubu Mohammed, – By Dare Babarinsa

*Photo: Late Yakubu Mohammed* I am happy that Oga Yakubu Mohammed was able to publish his…

Yakubu Mohammed: Demise of a Media Sheik,- By Tony Iyare

*Photo: Yakubu Mohammed* In the Newswatch founding quartet, Yakubu Mohammed was reputed as the pearl and…

New York Times and Onitsha Screwdriver Sellers’ Data

By Farooq A. Kperogi *Photo:Emeka Umeagbalasi* The New York Times of January 18, 2026 published an…

Makoko: Oby Ezekwesili writes open letter to Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu

*Photo: Dr Oby Ezekwesili* The former Minister and Founder, School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG),…

Pulpit Atheism and the Ascendancy of Functional Disbelief,-By Bamidele Johnson

*Photo:Bamidele Johnson* “Poverty is a sign of ungodliness. To be poor means there is sin in…

Ooni, Alaafin and dynamic colour of reality,- By Dare Babarinsa

*Photo: Chief Dare Babarinsa* Prince Lamidi Olayiwola Adeyemi and Prince Okunade Sijuwade were good friends in…

From Ese Oruru to Walida: Exposing Selective Outrage in Child Sexual Exploitation Cases

By Yushau A. Shuaib I have always resisted being dragged into ethnoreligious arguments. Not because the…

Flying a plane on empty tank hasn’t happened yet, but it will soon,- By Bamidele Johnson

*Photo: Bamidele Johnson* A couple of days ago, I told a friend that one or more…