Opinion

BY CHRIS GYANG In more ways than one, this is Nigeria’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). Its beautiful outcomes should serve as a fulcrum for addressing some of the current, critical, challenges confronting the country. As things have literally played out so far in the on-going continental fiesta, there is no gainsaying the fact that…

BY CHRIS GYANG When the great Leopold Senghor was championing the cause of the Negritude literary movement, which was aimed at showcasing to the world the fact that the black man was not of a backward race, the legendary Wole Soyinka simply told him to stop all the posturing and hype. Rather, Senghor should concentrate…

By Thompson Yamput As former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello hands over to his successor, Alhaji Usman Ododo, analysts have continued to assess his stewardship in the eight years he led the North-Central state. The posers are many. What will be his place in his history? What will he be remembered for? Is he a heroe…

By Joseph Ikani In the tapestry of Governor Yahaya Bello’s legendary administration in Kogi State, one name resonates quietly yet profoundly—Ali Bello. A technocrat and administrative virtuoso, Ali Bello has been the invisible force behind the scenes, steering numerous successes that have defined the state’s transformative journey. As Governor Yahaya Bello’s administration concludes on January…

By Bishop Matthew Hassan KUKAH 1: Those invisible men came to the Plateau again, bearing their gifts of death and destruction. They came from the deepest pit of hell, the habitat of the devils that they are. They are children of darkness, sons of Satan. They opted to extinguish and snatch the light of the…

  By Ali M. Ali Let me wish my mentor, Malam Garba Shehu, media aide to Ex President Muhammadu Buhari a happy birthday as he turns sixty-four (64) today, November 27. Certainly, three “scores” plus 4 is momentous. I pray to Almighty Allah (SWT) to increase him in good wealth, health and wisdom. To many…

BY CHRIS GYANG Is this our true story? Is this our true identity, what we really represent? How did we get to this juncture, this dark crossroads of political disjuncture where we have become threats to one another, the butt of the laugher of our friends who once held us in very high esteem? Who…

BY CHRIS GYANG We knew crude oil before we knew ourselves as citizens of one country. That is the tragedy of Nigeria. The curse of the Black Gold hangs heavy on our necks. Had crude oil been discovered in Nigeria some decades after independence, surely, our rallying points would have turned out to be very…