Walking Under Death Wires: A Kano Evening That Should Alarm Us All, by Zekeri Idakwo Laruba   We were meant to attend a naming ceremony that evening in Kano. Everyone was ready. I got into the car, but it quickly became clear there wouldn’t be enough...

2025: A Good Year for FIRS, Zacch Adedeji, by Arabinrin Aderonke   It’s that time of the year again when we all look back. This is not only about an agency, an organization, or a person. I know most of us assess ourselves at the end...

Face to Face with Kannywood’s Masquerades: Why Reputation and Digitalisation Now Matter, by Yushau A. Shuaib   Many movie lovers celebrate actors and actresses whose faces dominate the screen, yet rarely pause to acknowledge the unseen hands that actually give life to a film. Behind every...

When Not to Be Gentle - Dangote, Power, and the Anatomy of a Fight   Aliko Dangote’s business life has been a long tutorial in combat economics. From the early trading days when credit was scarce and trust scarcer, to the cement wars that redrew Nigeria’s...

Nigeria: The Persistent Corruption Risk Amidst Growing Security Threats, by Abubakar Jimoh   It is no more news that Nigeria’s defence and security sectors are plagued with systemic corruption, a major hindrance to the effective provision of defence in a country facing serious security challenges. While Nigeria, Africa’s...

Polaris Bank confirmed the debit without delay. Yet the recharge card never arrived. No credit alert. No airtime. Nothing.