By Fred Itua

In Edo State, Governor Monday Okpebholo and members of the State House of Assembly are united in taking a firm stand against the escalating threat of kidnapping. The Edo State House of Assembly has passed the Kidnapping Prohibition (Amendment) Law, 2025. This amended legislation marks a bold legislative milestone aimed at tightening the noose on kidnappers, their accomplices, and enablers. It reflects a sharpened resolve by the government to enhance public safety and restore confidence in law enforcement and judicial systems within the state.

By Azu Ishiekwene

Burkinabe leader Ibrahim Traore is acting like a rock star. It’s not entirely his fault. He’s receiving a lot of help from dozens of social media users, especially TikTokers, who are desperate to anoint him as the best thing to come out of Burkina Faso since Thomas Sankara.

By Tony Onyima, Ph.D.

The 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), sparked public outcry over widespread failures, leading to a rare press conference by the Registrar, Professor Is-haq Oloyede. His statement is notable for its candour and rhetorical flourish. However, in light of best practices in crisis communication, the address reveals commendable efforts alongside critical shortcomings.

By Steve Osuji

Nigerian professors are giving a bad name to the academia. We grew up to revere people who wear the tag 'professor' as very special kinds.

By Bola Bolawole

”Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap” (Galatians 6:7).

The above scripture is a key concept in Christian theology, which emphasizes the principle that our actions, be they good and be they bad, will have consequences. Another word for it is “payback” time! As you lay your bed, the English would say! Does this key Christian concept also apply to states, countries, and nations? I think it does - and this is where a country like NIgeria will run into problems because we are a people who do not believe that actions have, or should have, consequences. Here, we eat our cake and have it; we cut corners and engage in a fire brigade approach to serious issues. To quote Frederick Douglass, we want rain without thunder, neglecting the fact that before we can have pounded yam, yam must pass through pounding in a mortar. To refine gold, it has to pass through fire.

By Micheal Owhoko, Ph.D

The astronomical rise in banks’ profits as reflected in the 2024 full year financial report has exposed the banking industry as a lucrative enterprise powered by arbitrary charges imposed on unwilling customers. In some cases, these inexplicable charges and other unholy electronic deductions, leave customers to reel on the throes of pains, with impact on their blood.

By Yushau A. Shuaib

The excitement surrounding the appointment of the first female spokesperson of the Nigerian Army transcends mere gender advocacy. It marks a well-deserved milestone widely celebrated within the military’s public relations corps and beyond.

By Steve Osuji

INSIST GOV. UZODINMA IS NOT DESERVING OF THE VANGUARD AWARD AND THAT THE VERY AWARD IS IN ITSELF, A SHAM AND A TRAVESTY...

By Ikeddy Isiguzo

One cannot muster enough anger to protest the defiance with which whoever gets the apex opportunity to serve Nigeria annexes the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited, NNPCL. Before the voices of dissent arise, it is important to say that one of the ways in a public company authenticates that it is public is the strong efforts it makes to be accountable.

By Hassan Gimba

I borrowed my headline from a surah in the Holy Qur'an— Suratul Rahman. Ar-Rahman in English means "The Beneficent", and is known for its repetition of the phrase "Then which of your Lord's favours will you both deny?", Surah Ar-Rahman, with 78 ayats (verses), is the 55th chapter (surah) in the Qur'an.

By Bolanle Bolawole

“If the problem is in the name or nomenclature employed by Utomi, then, we may have to search for a less “provocative” name, but no one should tell us that our democracy does not need a vibrant opposition or that the institutions in place at the moment are up to the task.

By Azu Ishiekwene

The President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Akinwunmi Adesina, ruffled presidential feathers on Monday when he said in a speech during the 20th Anniversary dinner of the financial services company, Chapel Hill Denham, that Nigerians were better off in 1960 than they are today.