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From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale
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From begging to banditry: Revolt of the almajiris, by Dele Sobowale

“No revolution is the fault of the people but the fault of the government” – Johann Goethe, 1749-1832, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ. A revolution is underway in the Northern states of Nigeria. The downtrodden, constituting 99.9 per cent of the population, hitherto docile beggars, saying “rankadede” to the privileged 0.1 per cent are sick and […]

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Wait for the good news, by Funmi Komolafe
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Wait for the good news, by Funmi Komolafe

Beloved, congratulations! You made it to the sixth month of the year.  Thanks be to God. The sixth month isn’t just the end of the first half of the  year, it can be called the month of Good News because of significant events recorded in the sixth month according to  the Holy Bible. Perhaps you have […]

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Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion
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Roll call without Nigeria, by Patrick Omorodion

As a young Mass Server (or altar boy as they are called these days) at St. Christopher’s Catholic School on Ikot-Ekpene Street, near the famous Mile 1 market in the Diobu area of Port Harcourt, one song I loved so much in my Hymn Book back then was ‘When the roll is called up yonder’.  […]

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Insecurity: Incompetence, collusion or both? By Ochereome Nnanna
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Insecurity: Incompetence, collusion or both? By Ochereome Nnanna

My Geography teacher in secondary school, Mr Ikoro, candidly dropped a wise saying that has stuck for over 50 years (I have quoted it here perhaps more than once): “Every charitable or uncharitable attitude is a boomerang”. People now frequently use the Hindu Sanskrit word: “karma” to clothe the principle that a person’s action – good […]

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Northern Nigeria beyond power: The imperative of internal renewal, by Usman Sarki
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Northern Nigeria beyond power: The imperative of internal renewal, by Usman Sarki

“The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday’s logic,” Peter F. Drucker The reactions generated by my recent article, “Northern Nigeria and an APC Second Term: Negotiation or Surrender?”, have been illuminating, thoughtful, and in many respects sobering. Among the responses received was a particularly frank intervention […]

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Okoh Aihe
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Saving DSO from needless controversies, by Okoh Aihe

Writing about the fresh aspirations of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the Digital Switch-Over (DSO) and FreeTV being prepped for launch on June 17, 2026, we declared our support for the regulator in choosing the satellite option but warned that the process needs to be more transparent and inclusive. Before the afternoon of the very […]

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Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan
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Take the war to terrorists, their sympathisers and sponsors, by Rotimi Fasan

In the latest footage released by the Ansaru faction of the Boko Haram terrorists that kidnapped 46 Nigerians in two communities in Ogbomoso Local Government Area of Oyo State, nearly all of them being schoolchildren and their teachers, one of the terrorists can be seen pointing the barrel of his weapon in the face of Mrs. […]

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Jonathan as Tinubu’s toughest challenger, by Dele Sobowale
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Jonathan as Tinubu’s toughest challenger, by Dele Sobowale

‘2027: Jonathan Weighs ADC Option Amid Comeback Reports’ – News Report, October 5, 2025. “All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies” – Dr John Arbuthnot, 1667-1735. Former President Jonathan is the toughest opponent President Tinubu can face in 2027. The other leading contenders have serious problems deciding who will be presidential or […]

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