By Prof. Funmilayo Adesanya-DaviesProfessor of Applied Linguistics On December 25–26, 2025, the United States carried out what its leaders described as “powerful and deadly strikes” against groups it claims are affiliated with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL/ISIS) in northwestern
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By Hassan Gimba This article was first published in December 2020. In light of recent U.S. airstrikes targeting terrorist groups linked to transnational extremist networks and the renewed focus on international counterterrorism efforts in Nigeria, I find this write-up highly relevant to current developments. God willing, next week we will continue the Trending Events
By Tunde Odesola (Published in The PUNCH, on Friday, December 26, 2025) The (Ọmọ) child (tó) is (bá) the (ma jẹ́) father (Àṣàmú) to (kékeré) the (ló ti ń jẹnu) man (ṣámú-ṣámú). Ehn, yes! Deal with it! The mishmash opening sentence is intentional because it is confusion I have on offer today, not peace or […]
By Azu Ishiekwene I intended to write about something else, but changed my mind halfway through. Apart from making New Year’s resolutions a habit, which nearly half of adult Americans engage in, another common feature of this time of year in many parts of the world is making predictions. It’s as hazardous as knowing a […]
By Muhammad Nami We woke up to a shocking report from the National Assembly that specific provisions of the Tax Administration Act had been amended by an unidentified group before the legislation was gazetted by the government. The implication of this unfortunate act by the yet-to-be-identified persons is that the actual legislation passed and signed […]
By Kazeem Akintunde Nigeria’s oil sector rumbled last week, when the Chairman of the Dangote Group of Companies, Alhaji Aliko Dangote alleged that the Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, was spending millions of dollars on his children’s education in Switzerland, an amount far beyond his











