Issues/Policy
#EndSARS: Might Becomes Right
A year ago today, at least 44 people were killed in nine separate incidents around the country, most infamously at least nine killed at the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos. One year on and justice […]
Articles by Omoniyi Osadare
Editorial
#EndSARS: Hope Betrayed, A Year After | Guardian (NG)
Today marks the first anniversary of the demonstration of rare courage and people power that shook Nigeria like never before. And whatever those sporadic shootings at unarmed protesters in Lekki meant on that October 20, […]
Issues/Policy
My Conversation With The Finance Minister By Sola Oni
I was a Rapporteur at the National Workshop of the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) at Transcorp Hilton, Abuja on August 19, 2021. The Honourable Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed presented a lucid and […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria’s Healthcare In Danger – Part 2 By Iyke Odo
From the pool of funds from everybody, payment will be made to treat the few who fall ill. Most of the time, the medical bill paid on the average contributor to the pool is a […]
News
How #EndSARS Changed My Life – DJ Switch
Nigeria disc jockey, Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has stated that the #EndSARS protest of 2020 changed her life for worse and for better. The activist took to her verified Instagram page on […]
Government
#EndSARS: Lai Mohammed Hails Police, Army, Says Lekki Massacre A Scam
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Wednesday hailed the police and the Nigerian Army for the role they played in the #EndSARS protests last year, even as he maintained that the incident […]
News
Declare Bandits As Terrorists, El-Rufai Urges FG
The Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has asked the Federal Government to declare bandits in the North-West geo-political zone of the country as “insurgents” or “terrorists”. The declaration, the governor said, would able the […]
Issues/Policy
Nigeria’s Girl-Child Debacle By Matthew Agboma Ozah
The truth collided with reality over concerns militating against the girl-child, it raised the discussion of the continued abuse, violence and relegation of women to the background. The outrage that greeted the girl-child issue was […]
News
Sanwo-Olu Didn’t Stop #EndSARS Memorial Event – LASG
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu did not stop any first-year #EndSARS memorial event from taking place, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso has said. Omotoso said the governor encouraged free speech and the right of citizens […]
MEDIA
Conditions For Lifting Twitter Ban To Be Applied To Other Social Media Platforms ― FG
The Federal Government says the recommended conditions for the lifting of the suspension imposed on Twitter will be applicable to all Over-The-Top and other social media platforms in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture, […]
Sport
Pinnick: Why Rohr Is Allowed To Work From Abroad
Amaju Pinnick, president of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has defended the preference of Gernot Rohr, Super Eagles head coach, to work from abroad. Rohr, who was appointed as Eagles head coach in 2016, has […]
News
NCC Warns Subscribers: Don’t Link Your SIM Cards To Another Person’s NIN
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned Nigerians not to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to another person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards. Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, said the […]
CRIME
FBI, South Africa Arrest Nigerian Scammers In Cape Town, Founder of Black Axe Nabbed Too
Eight Nigerians aged between 33 to 52 were arrested for Internet scams, money laundering and international-wide scale financial fraud in Cape Town early today. According to reports, those arrested were members of the Black Axe […]
Editorial
Guardian (NG): Nigerians Await #EndSARS Panels’ Report
By its original mandate, the Justice Doris Okuwobi panel of inquiry into the #EndSARS protest in Lagos State is supposed to conclude its hearing today. If the panel is able to meet that deadline, it […]
News
Get Vaccinated, COVID-19 Jabs Safe, ECOWAS Parliament Begs Citizens
Speaker of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament, Dr. Sidie Tunis, has encouraged the citizens to be vaccinated and shun conspiracy theories, stating that the COVID-19 jabs were safe. Tunis made the […]
Issues/Policy
Moses Ekpo: Debonair, Doughty, Dedicated By Ray Ekpu
It was a moment of history for me, a gift of serendipity when the master of ceremony at the Sun newspaper awards Mr Gbenga Adeyinka invited me last Saturday to present a Lifetime Achievement Award […]
News
FG Scraps DPR, PPPRA, PEF, Sacks CEOs, Inaugurates New Agencies
The Department of Petroleum Resources, the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency and the Petroleum Equalisation Fund are all officially scrapped and do not exist anymore, the Federal Government said on Monday. It also said while […]
Business
CBN: Nigerians Will Use eNaira Without Internet-Enabled Phones By Victor Ejechi
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says Nigerians without Internet-enabled phones will still make transactions on the eNaira platform. The apex bank disclosed this in a document title ‘Design paper for the eNaira’. According to […]
News
Colin Powell Succumbed To COVID-19 Despite Being Fully Vaccinated By Samuel Akpan
On Monday, Colin Powell, a retired general and the first black US secretary of state, died of coronavirus complications. Powell’s family announced that the 84-year-old was fully vaccinated against the virus. “General Colin L. Powell, […]
MEDIA
Lai: Recommendations For Twitter Will Apply To ALL Social Media Platforms
Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says the recommendations to lift the ban on Twitter in Nigeria will be applicable to all over-the-top and other social media platforms in the country. The minister said […]