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Day: September 16, 2026

Carabao Cup: 9 teams qualify for fourth round [Full list]

Four more teams have qualified for the fourth round of this season’s Carabao Cup. Brighton are through after coming behind to beat Manchester United 3-2 at Old Trafford. Shea Lacey opened the scoring for the Red Devils, before Mason Mount doubled their lead as the hosts threatened to run away with the game. But the…

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UK names British intelligence officer who died in Ukraine

The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence on Wednesday confirmed the death of a member of the Armed Forces who died in Ukraine. The Defence Ministry, in a statement, said 40-year-old Major Paul Wilks died in a tragic road traffic incident, away from the front lines. The late service member was commissioned from Sandhurst in April…

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Need for speedy reconstruction of police barracks

Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu’s recent inspection of police barracks under reconstruction in Lagos has exposed a painful reality: decades of neglect have turned many police quarters into slums unfit for human habitation. His frustration over delays in completing the projects is understandable. But beyond expressing frustration, the inspection must translate into urgency, accountability and…

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Igbo identity crisis: The DNA option (2), by Ochereome Nnanna

Since the end of the Biafra War in January 1970, ethnic disunity has wreaked great havoc in the former Eastern Region. In the former Northern Region, the Minorities (especially Christians and non-Muslims) want to be fully accepted by the so-called “Hausa/Fulani” Muslim Majority, who wield overwhelming power. But they (the Minorities) are rebuffed, discriminated against…

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Education as common Northern responsibility: From 19 separate efforts to 1 Northern compact (2), by Usman Sarki

“The strength of a race is found both in material and spiritual things associated with that race, that form the kernel of its being and progress or, alternatively, its degeneration.” — John Buchan When material and spiritual advance cease and degeneration becomes the norm, the perdition of a race or society becomes inevitable. The argument…

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What is Peter Obi looking for in Yelwata? By Rotimi Fasan

Now that he has been given a fresh invite by so-called elders of the community to visit after last week’s botched attempt, I think it is legitimate to ask what Peter Obi, the National Democratic Congress’s presidential candidate, is looking for in Yelwata, a somnolent town in Benue State, at a time when he should…

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2027: Let us end this presidential campaign charade

By SUNNY IKHIOYA It is not a matter of whether you love President Bola Tinubu or not. It is a question of the way forward for Nigeria. We are taught to believe that politics is a contest of ideas. The side that convinces the people that it has the best way forward wins. This is…

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