WHY DORIS UZOKA WAS REASSIGNED

In what insiders describe as a breathtaking betrayal of public trust, the Presidency has reportedly removed Doris Uzoka Anite from her position as Minister of State for Finance following a string of alleged financial recklessness, ethical violations, and politically explosive decisions that shook the very foundations of fiscal governance. In December, the President handed her…

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THE TINUBU ENIGMA By Lanre Ogundipe

Few figures in Nigeria’s Fourth Republic evoke as much fascination, admiration, suspicion and debate as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. To his supporters, he is a political strategist of rare endurance who built a formidable network of influence and eventually captured the highest office in the land. To his critics, he represents the entrenched culture of…

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AWO FOUNDATION TO RAISE NEW LEADERS

The Obafemi Awolowo Foundation has said that the newly initiated “Ọbafẹmi Awolọwọ Future Leaders Fellowship” was established to raise a new generation of ethical, visionary young leaders across Africa and the diaspora. The Executive Director of the foundation, Dr Olatokunbo Awolowo Dosumu, who disclosed this at the Obafemi Awolowo Lecture 2026 held at the Efunyela…

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TIWA SAVAGE’S FOUNDATION BRINGS HOPE

International Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has launched the Tiwa Savage Music Foundation, a new initiative aimed at supporting young African creatives across different areas of the music industry. The foundation is designed to broaden access to professional training for aspiring producers, songwriters, sound engineers and other creative professionals who play key roles in shaping the…

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MO ABUDU: A CALL FOR LOCAL CREATIVES

Mo Abudu, the Nigerian filmmaker, has reacted to Multichoice’s plan to discontinue its streaming platform Showmax. On Thursday, Canal+ Group, the French media company that recently took over MultiChoice, said the decision followed a “comprehensive review” by its board and is aimed at strengthening its overall digital offering. Reacting via Instagram, Abudu said the shutdown…

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ARABA: THE GREAT MUSICIAN

In the late 1950s and early 1960s, there was Julius Araba, who, with his wife, became a household name for his unique musical performance. His uniqueness came from the fact that he and his wife often collaborated together in providing music with Julius on the guitar and his wife on the ‘sekere’. Julins Araba was…

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