As political landscapes shift and the voices of youth grow louder in movements from climate strikes to digital activism, one radical proposal keeps resurfacing: should the voting age be lowered to include children? This month, December –...
Grizzling of Illusion Seekers They say the field beyond the fence is drenched in brighter dew, that every dream grows truer there, and every sky more blue. So they climb, and strain, and wander far with neither rest nor root, wearing hope...
Recently, I was having a conversation with someone. Our discussion dovetailed to the olden days and how well we lived. Out of many stories I shared, one readily comes to mind today. In those days, when we were sent on errands of any kind, there was...
FIFA is pressing ahead with plans to introduce Video Assistant Referee (VAR) reviews for corner kick decisions at the 2026 World Cup, despite opposition from key football associations and a previous rejection of the proposal by the sport’s rule...
Nigeria is witnessing a troubling rise in early-onset dementia, and lifestyle habits particularly the widespread use of loud headphones and earphones, are emerging as major contributors among young adults, a neurologist has warned. Speaking with...
A retired military officer and security analyst, Siyaka Nasiru, has warned that allowing Nigerians to carry firearms for self-defence would worsen the country’s insecurity rather than solve it. Nasiru gave the warning during a live appearance on...
Nigeria’s new tax reform regime, which takes effect on January 1, 2026, introduces 50 major tax exemptions and reliefs designed to ease the financial burden on low-income earners, salary workers, SMEs, startups, and vulnerable households. The...
Sometimes, societies tend to share a broad consensus on the aims of education: what schools should teach, how they should teach it, and who determines those priorities. In many evolving domains, debate as an extracurricular activity has remained one...
After years of stalled production, editing controversies, and distribution hurdles, the much-anticipated biopic of the late King of Pop, titled Michael, has finally released its first teaser trailer. The film, led by Lionsgate and directed by...
Nigeria has been identified as one of the African countries with the widest gap between government policy performance and citizen trust, a disparity described as the continent’s “defining governance crisis” in the inaugural RPI African Policy Index...
