28+ min ago   (673+ words) The Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye, has reiterated his commitment to the welfare and interests of Nigerian citizens both at home and in the diaspora as the centre of Nigeria’s foreign policy. He noted that the policy…...

5+ hour, 14+ min ago   (653+ words) As Nigeria approaches the 2027 general elections, the conversation in our towns, churches, WhatsApp groups and markets has already begun. Posters will soon go up. Slo­gans will be shouted. Promises will be made. But the question we must ask ourselves…...

9+ hour, 51+ min ago   (420+ words) … Saxony-Anhalt and the New European Far Right If the CDU cooperates with the AfD, it would breach one of the most important political taboos of post-war Germany; if it refuses cooperation, it risks forming governments whose composition does not match…...

3+ hour, 42+ min ago   (872+ words) … Americans agree their democracy is in crisis – yet the solution is as simple as it is elusive. Despite being divided on most issues, an overwhelming majority of Americans agree that their democracy is in a state of crisis or facing…...

12+ hour, 51+ min ago   (283+ words) The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, has called for stronger regional maritime cooperation and urged more African militaries to participate in regional efforts to combat common security problems, just like the recently launched Combined Maritime Task…...

4+ hour, 11+ min ago   (617+ words) Bishop Dr. Wilson A. Ejembi is the General Overseer of Champions of Christ Assembly, Sango-Ota, Ogun State. As Nigerian politicians are beginning campaigns for the 2027 general overseers, he writes on what should be the duties of the government to the people....

10+ hour, 22+ min ago   (330+ words) The Body of the former Gongola State Governor and chairman of the African Business Round Table and former PDP national chairman, Amb. Dr. Bamanga Tukur has arrived in his hometown, Yola, Adamawa State. Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, who…...

5+ hour, 17+ min ago   (275+ words) “In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power”. Saul Bellow, 1915-2005. Successful armed…...

4+ hour, 12+ min ago   (269+ words) Nigeria has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — how much has actually been domesticated into enforceable Nigerian law? Where do national policies fall short of international standards when it relates to intellectual disability rights, and…...

4+ hour, 9+ min ago   (545+ words) We read them hungrily. With­out knowing it, we were reading our way into Nigeria. Its names became familiar. Its streets en­tered our imagination. Its hu­mour found its way into our conversations. Long before Nol­lywood reached our…...