By Bolanle Bolawole

The above title is a combination of the theme of the 5th convocation ceremony of Trinity University, Yaba, Lagos and the title of its convocation lecture delivered by Professor Bode Ayorinde. The vice-chancellor, Professor Clement Olusegun O. Kolawole, had kicked off the convocation activities on Monday, October 12, 2026 with a press conference, followed by other week-long activities which included the presentation of its nursing science and medical laboratory science graduates for induction into the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria and the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria respectively.

By C. Don Adinuba

Soft power has since the past 36 years been an important concept in intellectual, political and even business circles in the West and Asia, but for some reason it has yet to capture the imagination of the Nigerian elite. On the few occasions it has been mentioned in the media, some readers responded to the idea negatively in the belief that it compels the people to become docile or subservient to authority. Though often associated with foreign policy, soft power is needed in heterogeneous societies like ours where centrifugal forces are often at play in the public space, constraining national integration and rapid national economic progress. Threatening personalities or organizations are a turn off. People rather want those with whom they can do business.

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By Steve Osuji

This column has used this title twice before. Therefore, this piece should really be titled: Prometheus Unbound, Again. And again and again, it centers on a certain Peter Obi, a businessman-cum-politician in Nigeria, Africa's largest sovereign space. He is poised as a modern-day titan—the deus ex machina to resolve the quagmire that has gripped Nigeria over the last six decades.

By Handel Okoli

As Nigeria inches towards another general election, against a backdrop of political tension, growing anxiety, and genuine national security concerns, certain aspects of the life and times of one of our finest statesmen have assumed renewed significance. The ideas, convictions, and political philosophy of Dr. Alex Ifeanyichukwu Ekwueme, GCON, former Vice-President of Nigeria, deserves serious reflection as we consider the kind of country we wish to build.

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