Opinion & Columns

By Constance Meju When elephants fight, the grass suffers. The long battle for control of the political turf between two giants, Nyesom Wike, former governor of the State, now Federal Capital Territory Minister, and the man he imposed on Rivers people as Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has unfortunately, turned out to …

By Ehichioya Ezomon  The foundational, historical Latin legal maxim: “He who comes to equity must come with clean hands” or “Whoever comes into equity must be pure in his hands,” used in courts, including those in Nigeria and the United Kingdom and United States, is straightforward, and unambiguous. “It dictates …

By: Emmanuel Kanayo ‎Loyalty is the anthem of politics. Praised on podiums, sung in campaigns, demanded in whispers.  ‎For many, it has become a life sentence served in silence. ‎This is the untold political economy of sacrifice — the story of men and women who paid not with slogans, but …

By Ehichioya Ezomon “BREAKING: Tinubu retains Shettima as running mate, APC submits forms to INEC… party predicts landslide victory at the poll,” was the headline of Thenationonlineng.net on Friday, July 10, 2026, on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu pairing Vice President Kashim Shettima on the All Progressives Congress ticket for the …

By Isidoros Karderinis The relations between China and Taiwan are constantly tense since their de facto separation in 1949 and are causing tension in relations between Beijing and Washington. On October 1, 1949, Mao Zedong proclaimed the founding of the People’s Republic of China in Beijing. The nationalist forces of …

By: Bethel Toby “The strength of a nation lies not only in the abundance of its resources but in the integrity of those who entrusted with them”. “Sustainable development is impossible where corruption thrives, accountability is absent, and professionalism is sacrificed”. Nigeria is widely celebrated as the “Giant of Africa”. …

By Ehichioya Ezomon If former Vice President and presidential hopeful of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, wants to win his “last” political battle of no retreat no surrender, and achieve his life-long ambition to be President of Nigeria, he should, in addition to his messaging, do one …

By Emmanuel Kanayo Our Igbo forefathers were gardeners of destiny. They understood one law older than politics: a leaf that forgets the tree becomes firewood. They taught it with the smallest thing — eriri nwa, the umbilical cord.The hospital calls it waste. Our people called it a rope. The rope …

By Bethel Toby ‎‎The election of Senator Olaka Johnson Nwogu as the representative of Rivers South-East Senatorial District in the Red Chambers of the National Assembly has rekindled hope across the district.‎‎From the bustling waterways of Opobo/Nkoro to the agricultural communities of Oyigbo, from the historic Kingdom of Andoni to …

By Nemi Tamuno The scandal enveloping the Presidential Foreign Investment Promotion Council (PFIPC) has escalated into a multi-faceted crisis of governance, now featuring a high-profile death, a direct denial of the agency’s very existence by the Federal Government (FG), and explosive allegations of budget “insertions” running into tens of billions …