A Tribute to Dr. Christopher Kolade CON [1932-2025]
Integrity Personified A great Iroko has indeed fallen. With the passing of Dr. Christopher Kolade, our nation has lost an institution, a vast human library whose volumes were written with …
Opinions & Articles
Opinions & Articles
Rufai Oseni: Fearless Journalist or Hatchet Man?By Victor Anazonwu
For some time now, Rufai Oseni, a fiery anchor on Arise TV’s popular The Morning Show, has been ruffling feathers across Nigeria’s airwaves. His “victims” include the high and mighty …
Envy as National Policy: When Success Becomes a Crime – By Victor Anazonwu
Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man and one of Nigeria’s most visionary entrepreneurs, is once again in a battle for the soul of his $20 billion mega refinery — a project …
A Farewell Without Honour: The Odyssey of a Fading Electoral Umpire – By Ken Ihedioha
As Professor Mahmood Yakubu approaches the end of his tenure as Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), he does not stride into history as a statesman or a …
The Real Reason Why Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe’s ‘Lost’ Message to Africa – By Victor Anazonwu
I have just finished re-reading Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, Things Fall Apart. The experience was even more rewarding this time around—revisiting those witty lines and vivid scenes after so many …
Nigeria and the Vanity Metrics: Confronting the Illusion of Progress – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
For sixty-five years, Nigeria has measured its success with grand metrics: GDP growth rates, highway miles, and rankings on global indices. Today, as the nation marks its sixty-fifth Independence Day, …
Professor Fafunwa’s Memory and the Challenge of Artificial Intelligence in Nigeria – By Prof Bart Nnaji, CON, NNOM, FAS
It is an honour for me to chair the 2025 Annual Fafunwa Foundation Lecture and the 18th Postdoctoral Awards in Education held on Thursday, September 23, 2025, at the Muson …
A Dirge for the Living By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
There comes a time in the life of a people when the hymns of hope must give way to the music of mourning, not because the people are gone, but …
WHY THE JAPANESE STAY AWAY FROM INDIANS – A Story That Should Interest Every African – By an Anonymous Author
Japan, a nation decimated by two nuclear bombs, didn’t beg for sympathy or aid. It rebuilt itself with pride and an unshakeable sense of self-respect. In the years since, it …
Africa is on the Brink of an Awakening, if only… By Rev. Fr. Augustine Anwuchie
There is a common and uncritical surrender by many young Africans to the narrative that our continent can never be reimagined, reformed, or repositioned to play a key role in …