Opinion & Interviews

A few days before the fatal crash of his aircraft in August 2023, Evgueny Prigozhin, the founder of the mercenary militia, the Wagner Group, appeared on camera where he made the stark statement that “Wagner is making Russia even…

Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe is set to bow out of office as the 6th Vice Chancellor of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUA) Umudike, Abia State, after five years at the helm of affairs of the University. Iwe, a thorough-bred…

​A seismic shift is vibrating through the sprawling onshore fields of the Niger Delta. In January 2021, a $1.2bn landmark deal sent a clear signal to the global markets: Heirs Energies had arrived. By acquiring a 45 per cent stake in…

The recent circulation of Charge No: FHC/ABJ/CR/99/2026 between Federal Republic of Nigeria v. Mallam Nasir El-Rufai has triggered arguments that the charge is defective and therefore unsustainable. The question, however, is not…

In the past six months, one issue that keeps coming up in political discourse in Nigeria within the social media and mainstream media is the alleged plot to have President Tinubu change his running mate as we march towards 2027 elections.…

There are lives that unfold like epic poems, stories that rise above the ordinary and become allegories of resilience, faith, and service. The life of Chief Obioma Success Akagburuonye—OSA - is one such tale. As he turns sixty, his…

On Friday, February 13, 2026, the new bridge over Igwu River was commissioned and formally opened for public use by Governor Alex Otti in Abam, Arochukwu LGA.Constructed in the mid-1950s, the bridge began to show signs of deterioration…

History occasionally presents moments so profound that they compel reflection beyond routine political commentary. The transformation of Abia State since May 29, 2023 represents such a moment. It is a story that challenges long-held…

Last week in Washington, a bill with a long name and serious implications for Nigeria was introduced by a group of powerful U.S. lawmakers. It is called the Nigeria Religious Freedom and Accountability Act of 2026, also known as HR…

The political ground is shifting beneath Nigeria’s most historically assertive and politically independent region: the South-East. Long considered the ideological home of opposition politics and often the dissenting conscience of the…