Opinion

By Lanre Ogundipe There is a profound difference between winning power and governing a distressed state. Politics rewards optimism. Campaigns thrive on promises, symbolism and the careful construction of public hope. Elections are fought in the language of expectation. Governance, however, begins where expectation collides with reality. It is at…

By Emem Benson, Esq For more than two decades, the proposed Ibaka (Ibom) Deep Seaport has been projected as one of the most ambitious maritime infrastructure projects in Nigeria and the Gulf of Guinea region. Conceived during the administration of former Governor Victor Attah, the project was envisioned as a…

By The Conscience Chronicler A society can endure many hardships and still call itself stable. It can endure inflation and still trade. It can endure political tumult and still vote. It can endure insecurity and still pray. But when water begins to fail, when potable water becomes irregular, unsafe, or…

By The Conscience Chronicler I have spent months walking through the corridors of Nigerian universities, sitting in lecturers’ offices that often double as bedrooms, waiting in departmental offices where the only reliable equipment is an old-fashioned ceiling fan, listening to students who lower their voices as if knowledge itself has…

By Prof. Chiwuike Uba, Ph.D Annually, every first Tuesday in May, the world pauses to confront a disease that too often hides in plain sight. World Asthma Day 2026, marked under the theme “Access to anti-inflammatory inhalers for everyone with asthma, still an urgent need,” is not merely a symbolic…

​By Kennedy Elaigwu Awodi ​For decades, the narrative surrounding Nigeria’s humanitarian efforts has been one of “emergency.” We have traditionally viewed the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs as a high-pressure fire station, rushing to douse the flames of displacement, flood, or acute hunger with one-off palliatives and temporary relief. While these…

By Zebulon Chinedum Obi There are moments in the life of a nation when policy stops being an administrative issue and becomes a moral test. This is one of those moments. Somewhere in South Africa tonight, a Nigerian is awake when they should be asleep. Not because they are chasing…

By Dr Arabambi Abayomi You wake up every morning to stories that defy even logic and rational thinking. This latest one is like a man who went fishing in an empty pond and came back to announce that he caught a whale. Two articles. Two empty barrels that deserve to…

You & Your Governor with Pastor Solomon Essiet Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has intensified efforts to consolidate on good governance and people-oriented development programmes as momentum gradually builds ahead of the 2027 governorship election. The Governor’s activities within the week under review reflected a strong focus on…

By Babatunde Aduloju The recent visa restrictions imposed by the United Kingdom on individuals linked to Saint Lucia’s Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme may appear, on the surface, to be another immigration tightening exercise. But beneath the headlines lies a more profound global policy debate, one that Europe can no…