Opinion

Emmanuel Nicholas The harmattan wind moved thin through Ikot Ekpene Udo in Nsit Ubium, lifting dust off red earth and settling it on the zinc roof of a small house. Inside, a police officer’s son slept on a mat, too young to understand that the man who had given him…

By Celestine Mel An African proverb teaches that no matter how long a log remains submerged in a river, it will never become a crocodile. Embedded in that wisdom is a timeless truth that repetition cannot transform fiction into fact. A falsehood does not become legitimate simply because it is…

by TheConscienceChronicler Nigeria, definitely, is not short of politics; it is short of ethical politics. We vote, we litigate elections, we inaugurate, we reshuffle, we announce reforms, and we form committees. Yet the citizen’s daily question remains stubborn: Where is the moral centre of power? Not in sermons, not in…

The Conscience Chronicler ________________________________________ There is a peculiar silence that has settled over Nigerian journalism, and it is not the silence of the graveyard where heroes are buried. It is the silence of the living who have chosen to whisper when they should shout, to glance away when they should…

-By The Conscience Chronicler The children we celebrated are not the children of our speeches. They are not the children of the marching bands, the colourful uniforms, the presidential handshakes, or the carefully worded press releases. They are not the abstract “future leaders” we invoke when the cameras are rolling…

By Asiwaju Kunle Kalejaye SAN I am an Ijebu Christian. I state this not as a division, but as a perspective shaped by experience in a deeply plural society where Christians, Muslims, and traditionalists have long shared the same streets, families, and festivals. Growing up in Ijebuland, religion did not…

By Michael Abioye Mass kidnappings in Nigeria are no longer isolated shocks. They have become a recurring pattern that follows a familiar sequence: an attack, national outrage, official statements, security operations or negotiations, partial or delayed outcomes, and then silence—until the next incident occurs. Over time, this repetition has changed…

By Essien Ndueso The debate around the composition of the Akwa Ibom State Electricity Regulatory Commission (AKSERC) has exposed a troubling bias in public discourse: the belief that leadership and competence can only be measured by a first degree or professional title. Since Governor Umo Eno announced the pioneer leadership…

By Zebulon Chinedu Obi, The reported abduction of Schoolchildren and Teachers in Oyo State represents not merely a tragic security incident, but a constitutional indictment of the Nigerian State’s continuing inability to discharge its most fundamental obligation: the protection of life, dignity, and security of persons. At the core of…

By Abidemi Adebamiwa Fuel subsidy is back in the spotlight because Nigerians are feeling the strain once more. Tensions in Iran have shown that fuel prices depend on more than just local issues. They are affected by war, shipping costs, exchange rates, global speculation, and Nigeria’s limited refining capacity. This…