Category: Opinion

Two weeks ago, in what may aptly be termed security diplomacy, Nuhu Ribadu—the super cop who proved his mettle as a corruption-fighting czar and now serves as National Security Adviser—brought all his experience, and more, to bear on the task of dousing the fire threatening to engulf us from the guns of a ‘trigger-happy’ Donald Trump.   The outcome of that effort, a delicate exercise akin to shuttle diplomacy, has offered Nigeria a new lease of life and renewed global respect. It has been a multi-pronged initiative that has simultaneously…

On Thursday, September 18, 2025, at the Cathedral Church of Emmanuel in Okesa, Ado Ekiti, the Standing Committee Meeting of the Anglican Communion elected the Ven. (Dr.) Ebenezer Ajayi Adewole as the pioneering Bishop of the new Diocese of Lagos South West, with his seat at the Cathedral Church of the Pentecost, FESTAC, Lagos.   Adewole was one of the fifteen newly elected bishops. He was consecrated on November 9, 2025, at the Cathedral Church of the Advent in Life Camp, Abuja, while he and the new Diocese were inaugurated…

A school of thought contends that Nigeria’s current crisis is rooted in three interrelated factors: the rise of Islamic fundamentalism, the expansion of Sharia law in several Northern States, and the abandonment of Sir Ahmadu Bello’s vision of a secular penal code. Proponents argue that this shift coincided with a period in which some strands of international Islam turned towards militancy. A good example was the emergence of Osama bin Laden and the broader “war on terror” that reshaped global alliances. This school of thought, which includes figures like Ayo…

On 5 December 2025, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan again resorted to social media to claim incorrectly and misleadingly that His Excellency, the President of the Senate, Distinguished Senator Godswill Akpabio, had only just filed a multi-billion-naira defamation suit against her over her unfounded allegations of sexual misconduct. These allegations, as the public is well aware, have never been supported by a single shred of evidence before the Senate Committee or before any competent authority. For the avoidance of doubt, the facts are clear, verifiable, and already before the court. Following Senator…

Wednesday, Jumadal Thani 12, 1447 AH (December 03, 2025)   In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful   Praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, may the blessings and peace be upon our beloved master Muhammad, the last of Prophets, on his family, and all his companions.   Dear brothers and sisters! Our great teacher, mentor and father, late Sheikh Abubakar Mahmud Gumi (rahimahullah), in his lectures, tafsir or Hadith translations, use to mention some important phrases which are very true.   He use…

The election of Dr Rabiu Onaolapo Olowo, The Executive Secretary, Chief Executive Officer ES/CEO , Financial Reporting Council, FRC, of Nigeria, as President at the 41st session of UNCTAD, held at the United Nations, during the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD/ISAR in November, 2024, brought alot of transformation and instilled Renewed Hope template, under the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the global fold of the body.   This was in line with the inter- governmental working group of experts on international Standards of Accounting and…

The Sustainable Development Goals SDGs in Nigeria, under the leadership of SSAP-SDGs to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire on annual period , precisely every September of the year, embarked on the trip to the United Nation’s General Assembly UNGA meeting in New York, a global convergence to chat a new way forward for the progress and development of both developing , developed countries, with particular attention on underdeveloped and developing ones, that boarders on Sustainable Development Goals SDGs .   This year’s UNGA 2025 refers to the 80th…

Last week, a Federal High Court judge, James Omotosho, sentenced separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu to life in prison after convicting him on seven terrorism-related charges. This came after a decade-long trial in which prosecutors proved that his broadcasts and orders to his banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group incited deadly attacks on security forces and citizens. Prosecutors had sought the death penalty, but the judge noted that “it is now being frowned upon by the international community. Consequently, in the interests of justice, and to temper justice with mercy,…