Miscellaneous

The Death Penalty For Fakers And Forgers

A dangerous, corrosive wind of fakery, forgery, and identity misrepresentation is currently hovering over Nigeria, threatening to tear down the country's moral, institutional, and...

Bart Nnaji, Okey Ndibe & African Commentary Magazine

“Publishing is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.” -...

Akin Ogunbiyi: 64 years of quiet conviction

Saturday, September 12, was a special day for the family, friends, and well-wishers of Dr. Akinade Akanmu Ogunbiyi, as the charming leader marked the...

Oyebamiji: In Our Best Interest?

By Olanrewaju Iyunade ​In developing democracies, public officials constantly face a tough balancing act: keeping up with their official duties while managing political party expectations....

AMBO: the impact continues!

By Tife Ayodele As the Osun State governorship election approaches, the good people of Osun State are preparing to make a choice that will shape...

When ABUAD bows for BAO

“Building Legacies: Governance, Successor-generation and Continuity”, a lecture delivered by Governor Biodun Abayomi Oyebanji (BAO) at the 2026 Afe Babalola Distinguished Personality Lecture, last...

IPCR Director-General Urges Grassroots Early Warning Systems to Avert Conflicts

Dr. Joseph Ochogwu, Director-General of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), has emphasised the urgent need to strengthen grassroots early warning systems...

From Global Debates to Nigerian Politics: Mehdi Hasan and Rufai Oseni as Interview Warriors

In an era where television interviews increasingly shape public political debate, two journalists operating in very different media environments—Britain-born broadcaster Mehdi Hasan and Nigerian...

IPCR Leads Advocacy Visit to Strengthen Conflict Early Warning and Early Response

The Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR), in collaboration with Tetra Tech and SPRiNG, undertook a strategic advocacy visit to Benue State to...

Jeunalists Must Have A Uniform Like Policemen

Jeunalists have replaced journalists in Nigeria. There used to be journalism in Nigeria but now what we do have is jeunalism, and the difference is...

Celebrating the Miraculous Recovery Of Padre Ozumba

It’s a humbling experience to bear witness to the rendition of a miracle before one’s very eyes. Forget the exotic theatricals of TV evangelists...

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Obasanjo Was Not Quizzed By The Metropolitan Police– Dozie Nwanna

Ambassador Dozie Nwanna, Nigeria’s acting High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has debunked claims that the immediate past president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo was a guest of the London Metropolitan Police...

Love Is All That Matters

I observe people at funerals. All sort of people, it is indeed the gathering of the good the bad and the ugly...

A Century of Notorious Scam Mails and Fraudsters

Internet scams are various and rife. They are also ingenious and dangerous. Scam is scandalous, a ruin to the nation and humanity. In order to combat the internet fraud and threat, security companies have been pushing to develop new protection models...

Buhari And The Crowing Of The Cock

If Buhari and other protesters fail or are discouraged in their pursuit, the electorate becomes permanently disenfranchised and nothing will stop a repeat at future elections.

I Will Always Love Nigeria

"We are armed robbers and we have come to collect our Sallah gift. Let's go to your room..." I was not scared of the armed robbers. But I was angry. I was very angry that I stayed in that hotel unarmed. I did not want to die like a wimp, with my hands in the air…

Single, Separate and Whole!

Being single doesn’t mean being alone. It means being alive, alert, aglow and unattached… at the moment. So the fear of dining alone, attending the cinema alone or going out alone is just that... fear!

Mohamed Bouazazi As Man Of The Year, Catalyst For Global Justice Protests

Mr. Bouazazi's supreme sacrifice illustrated his extreme agitation, aggravation and frustration caused by the anti-people government of Tunisia at that time...

Thinking of a Career Change

Politics is good. It is admirable. As a politician, I only need to be good at four things: lie, cheat, and steal and do nothing. What beats being a Nigerian politician? Nothing! What beats lying, cheating, stealing and laziness?

Help! Someone To Trust Please

Even now as I try to put it down in printed words, I am shaking my head with a mixture of amusement and amazement as I punch away on my PC’s keyboard. I am still trying to get my head round that encounter I had on my way home that evening....

Our Continued Disunity

I wonder how long we are going to continue this disunity. Many lives are lost as a result of our inability to become united as one people, yet we still have an ethnic and tribalistic outlook...