Opinion

    By Kunle Oyatomi   Michael Gerard Tyson, nicknamed Iron Mike, Kid Dynamite and the Baddest Man on the Planet, is a former American professional boxer. At the age of 20, Tyson claimed his first heavyweight title and, to date, holds the record as the youngest boxer ever to…

  By Prof. Chiwuike Uba, PhD   The life of Deaconess Nkechinyere Virginia Uba is also the story of a generation that built families, businesses and communities with little formal education and limited resources, but with an extraordinary commitment to work, integrity and faith. Her life offers enduring lessons for…

    By Dr Paul Egbo Enugu is in the news again. But this time, not for the right reasons. In the Coal City that Wawa man built with peace and brotherhood, a dangerous darkness is creeping in. Reports of opposition party members being waylaid, beaten, harassed and shot at…

    By Jerome-Mario Utomi Development is often communicated through speeches, policy documents and official pronouncements. But in the Niger Delta, where decades of infrastructure deficits have shaped public perception of government intervention, development is perhaps communicated most convincingly through what communities can see, touch and use. This appears to…

– By The Conscience Chronicler There is a question Nigeria must confront with considerably less ceremony and considerably more urgency. That question is: “Why does a country of more than 200 million people, blessed with enormous human and material resources, still struggle to make enough of the things its own…

  By Rev. Dr. Stanley Ihedigbo     A father, shepherd and bridge-builder “Lord, anywhere you send me, I will go.” These words best describe the humility, faith and spirit of my Bishop, The Rt. Rev. Dr. Job Osuolale ‘Gboyega Ohu, the Bishop of the Lagos North Diocese of the…

  By Ebuka Onyekwelu, Ph.D   Between last weekend and today, I have been in more than a handful of conversations and debates about governance in Anambra State under Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo. This evening, in yet another debate, I pointed out Governor Soludo’s strides in the health sector, with…

    By Bamidel Michael Babatunde A graduate of Automobile Technology from our technical college went for a job interview at Toyota Elizade. He was asked to diagnose a 2022 Corolla Hybrid using an OBD-II scanner. He could only explain the carburettor. He failed the test. This is the tragedy…

  By Rev. Dr. Stanley Ihedigbo The news of the death of Mr. Benjamin Ameh is one I am still struggling to believe. When I heard that Ben was sick, I immediately made efforts to reach him, but unfortunately, I could not get through to him. Then, yesterday afternoon, while…

By Chi Tola Roberts Nigeria is approaching another cycle of political promises. We will hear about roads, electricity, jobs, security, infrastructure, education and economic transformation. We will hear candidates tell us what they intend to do when they are elected. But there is one question I believe every political candidate—at…