Emmanuel Okogba

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja declined, on Thursday, to issue an interim order restraining the Senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ireti Kingibe, from participating in all activities of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).

Last month, I received an email from a marketing executive who was wrestling with her conscience. Her company had developed a new software product that was genuinely innovative, but her boss wanted her to create a campaign that exaggerated its capabilities and downplayed its limitations. “Ruth,” she wrote, “I know how to persuade people. I’m good

It was Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, the French critic, journalist, and novelist, who, in 1849, coined what has become an enduring proverb: plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same. In matters of governance and power in Nigeria – military or civilian – nothing can be

By TAYO OGUNBIYI  It is no longer news that the Lagos State Government is reintroducing the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Recall that the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly exercise, saying it will be taking place every last Saturday of the month from 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. The

Democracy, in its purest conception, rests on the principles of equality, merit and the collective will of the people. Yet, in many plural societies such as Nigeria, these ideals are increasingly suffocated by the influence of religion and ethnicity—two forces that, while culturally significant, have become pernicious tools in the political arena. Rather than serving

By CHRISTIAN EKEIGWE Every time a major company collapses, society reaches reflexively for a familiar accusation: “Where were the auditors?” The question is asked with an air of certainty, as though auditors should have been omniscient, omnipresent, and infallible gatekeepers. But this expectation is not only unrealistic — it is corrosive. It punishes the profession for

First of all, congratulations are in order. Although I am unapologetically and unrepentantly a principled critic of President Bola Tinubu, whose self-serving politics and indifference to moral leadership I find objectionable, I must admit that his recent state visit to the United Kingdom was a great honour to him. It was also an honour to Nigeria

The US Supreme Court was weighing Donald Trump’s historic bid to end birthright citizenship on Wednesday – with the Republican president smashing protocol by sitting in the audience.

Head coach Sébastien Desabre has credited the collective commitment and sacrifices of his players, technical staff, federation officials, government, and the entire nation for DR Congo’s historic qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.