BETWEEN BAYAJIDDA & NIGERIA: The Way the Cookie Crumbles – By Victor Anazonwu
Many years ago, as a teenage student of West African history, I was fascinated by many stories. One of them was the story of the Old Hausa States. It is …
Nigeria is Radicalizing the Igbo, One Injustice at a Time – By Abolaji Rasaq
There’s something about persecution that does two things to a people: it either breaks them, or it makes them beasts of survival. For centuries, they were hunted, hated, and humiliated …
The Pope as Symbol of Catholic Duality – By Abdullahi Hamza
You know, it’s funny when people hear that Pope Leo XIV has a math degree, taught physics, and wrote a thesis on monastic leadership, they act like it’s some wild …
White Smoke Defies Logic: The Limits of Human Predictive Systems – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
Abstract The 2025 Papal Conclave has once again spotlighted the failure of both human and artificial intelligence-driven predictions to accurately anticipate major global events. Despite exhaustive modeling, strategic insights, and …
Reimagining the Future of Humankind Beyond Mortality – By Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
“There is nothing inevitable about death but our belief in it.” Human civilization has, for centuries, lived under the quiet tyranny of mortality. Death and degeneration have been accepted not …
Now I Understand Why My Father Was Silent – By Anonymous Author
When I was a boy, I used to wonder why my father came home some nights very late without saying a word. No smile. No stories. Just silence, and a …
FROM “SAI BABA” TO “ON YOUR MANDATE”: THE DANGER OF BLIND FOLLOWERSHIP – By Patrick Iria Uanseru
One of Nigeria’s biggest problems isn’t just bad leadership, it’s blind loyalty. We saw it with Buhari. The chant “Sai Baba!” echoed through the land like a national prayer. People …
“Akpo”: A Title You Would Never Wish You Had — A True Tale from My GSSO Days – By John-Vianney Emerenwa
The school taught me more about life than any textbook ever could. If you’ve never lived in the hostel, you might think school ends after last bell. But for us …
Arc Chidi Okoli Hosts Reception for Govt Sec School Owerri Cricket Champions – By Destiny Akunesi
In a spectacular show of support for his alma mater, Arc Chidi Okoli, an accomplished old boy of Government Secondary School (GSS) Owerri Class of 1974, on Tuesday hosted a …
Rethinking the Principle of Lifelong Papal Tenures – By. Charles Obiajulu Ugwu, PhD
The death of the Catholic pontiff, a man who bore both the spiritual weight of the Church and the heavy toll of personal ill-health, has again thrust into the limelight …
