Monday, October 12, 2026

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  • OPINION

    When the ruling party needs guns to win election

    No president should need an AK-47 to win an election, and no ruling party should need the threat of one to persuade Nigerians to vote for its candidate.

    Leadership and storytelling in election season

    Compelling stories create impact that shapes the future. And leaders who fail to tell honest stories shape nothing but frustration and disappointment.

    Only one of Nigeria’s 26 stadiums meets international standards; country needs a new model

    If Lionel Messi were to play in Nigeria tomorrow, there is only one venue in the entire country where the match could be sanctioned. One stadium. In a nation of 230 million people.

    Murder in Asaba

    There is something fundamentally wrong with treating the alleged killing of a citizen as though it were principally a disagreement within the public service.

    Incumbency power, religious sentiment can’t stop hungry, angry Nigerians from voting Tinubu out

    Across the country, the cost-of-living crisis is not an abstract economic debate.

    Azu Ishiekwene: Tinubu and his incredible ministers

    At a business lunch in December 2022, he said he shouldn’t be voted for a second term if he didn’t fix the electricity supply problem and end estimated billing in his first term.

    Sport

    Nationwide League One logo

    NLO directs clubs to secure home grounds, display sponsorship panels

    NLO directed participating clubs to ensure that their playing surfaces, dressing rooms and other ancillary facilities were in good condition.

    Showbiz

    Ayra Starr performing at NFL halftime show

    Ayra Starr becomes first African artiste to headline NFL halftime show

    Nigerian afrobeats star Oyinkansola Aderibigbe, aka Ayra Starr, has become the first African artist to headline a National Football League (NFL) halftime show.

    Faith

    Chief Imam of Ijebuland, Miftaudeen Gbadegesin Ayanbadejo

    Ijebu chief imam cautions worshippers against immodest dressing, hairstyles during prayers

    The Chief Imam of Ijebuland, Miftaudeen Gbadegesin Ayanbadejo, has urged worshippers to avoid indecent dressing, particularly dreadlocks, plaited hairstyles, earrings and tattoos among men, during congregational