Francis: Epitome of simplicity, friend of the poor, undaunted by controversy
By Paul Ejime
The passing of Pope Francis, aged 88, on Easter Monday (21 April 2025) has ended a 12-year papacy marked by humility and...
In Rivers State, a Supreme iniquity?
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
The political control of the resources of the territory known as Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger Delta has been a site...
Nigerian politicians and mad rush to join the ruling party
By Obike UkohThe rush by politicians in opposition political parties to join the ruling party is worrisome. The worry is heightened, when the defection...
24 million reasons to fear for the future of Nigeria
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
When Olusegun Obasanjo took over in 1976 from the slain Murtala Mohammed as Nigeria’s military Head of State, the regime was already...
In Rivers State – A Republic of anomaly renews its methods
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu
IN Nigeria, history tends to repeat itself with unerring accuracy and in tiresome syntax. When he wrote his Report on the...
Righting accountability challenge in Nigeria’s health sector – NSSF
When it comes to matters of life and death in the temporal order, the health sector of any nation speaks volume in terms of its service offerings and its claims to the sustenance of life.
