By Kemi Adeosun Every language has words that travel. Wahala needed no translation when it crossed from Yoruba into Nigerian English and then into global consciousness. Everyone knows what wahala is.…
By Kemi Adeosun There are weddings you attend for the couple, and weddings you attend for the room. Last week I attended one of the latter. The occasion was beautiful,…
Mahmud Sadisu Buba, a 30-year-old former driver from Kaduna State, is challenging assumptions about who can represent Nigerians in the National Assembly. If elected in 2027, he would become the…
On May 11th, JAMB announced new minimum cut-off scores for the 2026/2027 academic session: 150 for Universities and Colleges of Nursing, and 100 for Polytechnics, out of a maximum of…
When President Bola Tinubu appointed retired Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa as special adviser on homeland security on Monday, he created a role that had never existed at Nigeria's federal…
When Tosin Eniolorunda, co-founder of Moniepoint, said at The Platform Nigeria in Lagos that the company struggled to find Nigerian candidates who met its required “global standards,” the remark triggered…
When a sitting governor invokes 'Operation Wetie' in a public address, and the ruling party responds by accusing him of inciting violence, something has broken in the country's political discourse.…
Kashim Musa Tumsah, MFR, is an accomplished Lawyer, Diplomat and Entrepreneur with over 32 years of post-call experience at the Nigerian Bar. Born on 16th April, 1965, he has built…
By Azu Ishiekwene In many parts of the country, the rains poured down earlier in the week, bringing much physical and psychological relief from the searing heat. The absence of…
By Musa Ilallah, a Public Policy Analyst In February 2026, the Nigerian Navy was recognised by the Global Firepower Index as the African Navy with the strongest fleet. February 2026…
