Africa, salvation does not lie in Moscow
By Ipole Amajama The protesters were like scenes taken directly from the Kremlin’s playbook on Africa as they waved Russian flags in Kano, Abuja and some northern states in the End Bad Governance protests in Nigeria in 2024. On the surface, it was just some disgruntled citizens protesting against the Nigerian government. But in all […]
The Strait of Tinubu
By Udo Silas There’s a distant ocean, where desert winds meet restless tides and sailors whisper about a narrow gate of the sea. A corridor of currents where the world ships, must pass in a single file. There, the powers of Iran sit on the waves like a watchful sentinel, deciding which vessel glides through […]
Residents flee as bandits threaten attacks on FCT communities
Many residents of Kungaboku and Paze communities in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have fled their homes following a letter by suspected bandits threatening coordinated attacks. In the letter allegedly found in a pupil’s school bag in a private school, the bandits vowed to attack Kungaboku and neighbouring Paze to avenge their commander’s killing. It […]
TRAVELOGUE: A Memory Of John Magufuli’s Tanzania
By Wale Okediran The road to Bagamoyo from Dar Es Salam is a well laid highway running through several towns and communities with such delectable names as Kawe, Mizimuni, White Sands, Kunduchi, SalaSala, and Bunju among others. The evidence of a developing landscape was all around with new buildings, towns and access roads sprouting like newly […]
Like Ukraine, Iran Hasn’t Turned an Easy Prey
“Iran, like Ukraine in its resistance to Russia, has proven far harder to subdue than many expected. But the strategic objective in the Middle East is not necessarily Iran’s destruction. Through the Abraham Accords and new regional alliances, the United States and Israel are reshaping the balance of power to contain Iran while allowing Washington to focus on the larger geopolitical contest with China. At the same time, these shifts reveal the declining effectiveness of institutions like the United Nations and suggest that the global order created after World War II may be entering a period of profound transformation”
Developers’ Dilemma Over Huge Compensation Demands In FCT.
By Chinelo Nkiruka Nwosu In the past, major factors militating against cheap and affordable housing in Nigeria included; high cost of building materials, funding challenge, access to land and a host of others. Currently, there’s a major shift in lands development challenge. This is manifest in the rabid demands for exorbitant compensation by the aboriginal […]
5 Veritas University Students participate in EU Educational Exchange Programme in Poland.
Five students from Veritas University have travelled to Poland for a full semester on an Erasmus Exchange programme between Veritas University and University of Social and Media Culture, Torun, Poland. The Erasmus Programme is the European Union’s flagship initiative enabling students and staff to study, train, or work abroad in another country. It covers study […]
Henry Nwosu’s Death and Need to Implement Proposed Sports Policy for Serving and Retired Athletes
By Jimmy Ajim, PhD Nigerians received the shocking news from the legendary Segun Odegbami, on the passing of his former team mate, Henry Nwosu, the youngest of the victorious 1980 African Cup of Nations squad, now known as AFCON. It will be recalled in that encounter, Nigeria beat Algeria 3-0, with 2 goals from Segun […]
TB Can Be Eradicated With Right Strategy, Partnership- Dr. Thomson
By Solomon Chung The Chief Executive Officer of The Light Consortium and The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Dr. Rachael Thomson has said that strategic partnership and collaboration when handling health care intervention is very integral to the success of such programmes. She stated this in Abuja at the end of a six year UK-Funded […]
Laity Week: FG Urges Catholics to Apply Social Teachings to Nation-Building
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) George Akume, has called on Catholic faithful across the country to actively apply the principles of Catholic Social Teaching in addressing Nigeria’s social, economic and governance challenges. Akume made the call at the flag-off of the 2026 Laity Week organised by the Catholic Laity Council of […]