Opinions/Analysis

Growing up, there was a nonfictional ballad story often told in our village. It goes that “in the heydays of history in our land, there was a masquerade (Igele, which …

In a small riverside community, there is a story often told of a young boatman who inherited a vessel already battered by years of neglect. The elders warned him: “This …

The drama that unfolded between Nyesom Wike, Nigeria’s Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja and Channels Television’s revered anchor Seun Okinbaloye last week has done what Nigerian controversies often …

On January 29 the joint Udenu Security Team rescued a kidnap victim while neutralizing five out of seven kidnappers. Two days ago, they achieved similar feat, freeing one victim and …

Nigeria is often described as a paradox. We are a nation of extraordinary human capital—energetic, inventive, resilient—yet our economic outcomes fall persistently short of our potential. Growth remains shallow, productivity …

Once celebrated as Nigeria’s premier indigenous university, UNN had, over the years, become weighed down by deteriorating infrastructure, administrative inertia, weakened governance systems, and strained relations with its host communities, …

In the tradition I was born into, burials were never expensive. Death was not an occasion for display. It was a solemn passage. A sacred moment. A time for silence, …

The focused and transformational leadership of Enugu State Governor, Barr. Dr. Peter Ndubuisi Mbah, has steadily repositioned the state as a strategic hub in Southern Nigeria. This progress is the …

A Live, On-the-Spot Interview by The Concourse Media, March 29, 2026 | Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja The atmosphere at the departure wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was charged …

Following an extensive period of preparation and a rigorous reaccreditation exercise, we are pleased to announce that the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN), on March 27, 2026, has …