By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. As we’re already in the season of giving and receiving gifts, it’s very likely that there would be a few misses and some gifts may not be exact hits. I have once written about the best ways to gift, factors to consider et al. Now, we’re looking at Read More…
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Tinubu’s Gamble: Airstrikes in Benin, Hostages in Burkina
The diplomatic cold war that has simmered in West Africa for two years has effectively turned hot. In the span of 48 hours, the Nigerian government has moved from a doctrine of “strategic patience” to active military intervention, triggering a standoff that threatens to rupture the region’s security architecture entirely. The events of this weekend—a Read More…
Benin Republic’s Coup Attempt.
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. Constitutional order was upended in the Republic of Benin, Nigeria’s neighbour, when a faction of the military, led by Lt-Col Pascal Tigri, who is now on the run, made a broadcast, saying they had ousted President Patrice Talon and suspended the constitution. The group, which labelled itself the Read More…
Gratitude Outreach 5.0
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. On Saturday, 29th November, 2025, Gratitude Outreach, set out to reach a specific community in Abuja. Gratitude outreach is an initiative under the Cause A Smile Initiative, a registered NGO in Nigeria. The Gratitude Outreach is designed to meet some of the dire needs of communities providing Food, Read More…
President Tinubu’s ‘Interesting’ Ambassadorial List.
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. One of the things we kept hearing during election campaign season about President Tinubu was that he had a generous reward system and was known to reward political loyalists. So it really comes with no shock at all at the names that emerged on the ambassadorial list. Lacking Read More…
Guinea Bissau Military Coup.
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. African leaders and their obsession with power. They never fail to disappoint. They get into office and do everything to remain there even when their time is up and they should vacate the seat for another. This script has overplayed itself one too many, it’s beginning to look Read More…
Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff Dies at 81: A Life That Transcended Music and Borders
The world mourns the loss of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff, who passed away at the age of 81 following complications from a seizure and pneumonia. Known globally for his transformative impact on reggae music, Cliff was not only a celebrated singer and songwriter but a cultural ambassador whose legacy extended far beyond the shores of Read More…
Reinventing Nigeria
It is not yet doomsday in Nigeria. There is still some chance to rescue us from ourselves, even if the buffeting winds of killings and maimings and outright erasure of human settlements from the surface of the earth have served adequate notice that we are pushing our luck.I have no partisan agenda other than the Read More…
Nigeria at the edge: Repairing a nation in decline
A special Lagos Metropolitan feature By Nkanu Egbe Nigeria is standing at a dangerous inflection point — a moment when the weight of long-ignored problems has finally collided with the limits of the country’s capacity to cope. What we are witnessing is not a single crisis but a convergence of crises: economic stagnation, territorial insecurity, Read More…
ECWA Pastor, 11 Other Residents Abducted In Kaduna.
By Joy Essien, Contributing Editor, Lagos Metropolitan. The attack in Gidan Waya in ‘Yarkasuwa, Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State took place on the night of 11th November, 2025. In a statement released by the Amnesty International, it disclosed that the attack occurred on the night of 11 November 2025, and highlights the continued Read More…