Editorial

On Wednesday, August 19, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will lift the embargo on public campaigns for the 2027 presidential and National Assembly elections. This marks another important phase in the electoral cycle and, […]

The declaration of a state of emergency on the deplorable condition of students’ hostels by the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has, once again, drawn national attention to one of the most neglected aspects […]

Scrapping may not be the solution to the perceived non-workability of the Junior Secondary School (JSS) – Senior Secondary School (SSS) educational policy, nor to the increasing number of school dropouts that the Federal Government […]

The Federal Government has taken one of the most significant steps in improving the welfare of active armed forces personnel in decades, increasing their salaries from between 30 per cent and 80 per cent. Indeed, […]

The reported acknowledgement by United States President Donald Trump, in a personal letter to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, of Nigeria’s efforts to combat terrorism and insecurity is a welcome development. It reflects growing international recognition […]

As the National Assembly fine-tunes the decentralisation of the police structure and allows each state to have its own team, lawmakers should do a thorough job and develop a template that will not only ensure […]

Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, recently revealed plans to sponsor a constitution amendment bill to introduce a single six-year tenure for presidents and governors in Nigeria after the 2027 general election. According to him, the current […]

Major General Rabe Abubakar, former military spokesman, dies in captivity Since January 2026, the country has witnessed a renewed upsurge in the murderous activities of bandits and Boko Haram insurgents, with attacks growing bolder and […]

Government should do well to heed the warning The recent warning by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) about Nigeria’s mounting public debt is concerning. While projecting that the country’s public external debt could surge from […]

Mental health, marriages and productivity: Can inflation have an effect? Currently many are passing through one of the most difficult times due to inflationary pressures. From transportation to food, electricity, healthcare, school fees, rent, and […]

As the country marks June 12 Democracy Day, for some, it is an opportunity to restate the journey that brought Nigeria here: the years of struggle against military dictatorship, the bruises as well as the […]

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) announced the dismantling of a Nigerian-Mexican methamphetamine syndicate in Ogun State. This is a landmark achievement. Much as it is a victory, it is also a warning. Chances […]

The reported flogging and torturing of street children in Calabar, Cross River State the other day, in the guise of sanitizing the streets, is condemnable. Certainly it is a most inappropriate way to treat the […]

After its founder, Mohammed Yusuf, was apprehended by the military and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force, which allegedly executed him, the Boko Haram sect transformed into an insurgent group that the Nigerian military […]

The recurring xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa, especially fellow Africans, remain one of the greatest moral and political contradictions on the continent. For a country whose liberation struggle benefited immensely from African solidarity, […]

The Federal Ministry of Education’s decision to put a temporary lid on the establishment of new universities in the country is a painful but perhaps necessary option. It is painful because existing universities cannot accommodate […]

There is something profoundly heartbreaking about the fact that Leah Sharibu turned 23 on 14th May 2026, in captivity, far away from home, family and freedom. For eight long years, her parents have lived with […]

IN a toxic cocktail of ignorance, economic frustration and political manipulation, xenophobic violence has once again erupted in South Africa. Since late April, mobs led by anti-migrant groups such as Operation Dudula have intensified attacks […]

A fresh global health concern is stirring anxiety following the outbreak of hantavirus disease. In early May, a rare cluster of Andes hantavirus infections was identified aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius during a voyage […]

Incidents of rape should invite full force of the law The broader culture of impunity around sexual violence in Nigeria represents a multi-layered failure – familial, institutional, and moral. While victims rarely report the violence […]