Editorial

Henry Alfred Kissinger, the renowned United States diplomat, passed on last month, leaving the world with mixed reactions borne out of diverse characteristics of his person. Kissinger, a political scientist, geopolitical consultant, politician, and author […]

The admonition lately given to 23 new High Court judges by no less a personality than the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Olukayode Ariwoola, could not have come at a more auspicious time. The judges need […]

In its transitional activities, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration recalled Nigerian ambassadors from their mission in early September. In the communication conveyed by the Foreign Ministry, the envoys were “expected to commence the process of […]

The resolve of the National Assembly to proceed with the acquisition of luxury Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for its members, despite public outcry, is condemnable and highly insensitive to the poor economic plight of most […]

The political impasse that has characterised Ondo State in recent months could have been avoided had Governor Rotimi Akeredolu taken the right decision to step down in the face of the ill-health that effectively precluded […]

In 2010, the President Musa Yar’Adua-conceived Vision 20:2020 development plan admitted, rightly, that ‘the current transport infrastructure in the country is inadequate to meet the needs of a 21st century economy.’ The promise was to […]

The plan by the Ministry of Interior to accelerate the issuance of the Nigerian passport to citizens is laudable only to the extent of it yielding practical results. Similar promises were made by state officials […]

The decision of the Federal Government to distribute basic food items such as rice, garri and beans to very poor Nigerians as a measure of moderating the harsh effects of the downturn in the country’s […]

Indication by the 2022 World Inequality Report to the effect that 50 per cent of the population owns only two per cent of total wealth clearly speaks to the urgency of pursuing an agenda of […]

The mock accreditation of voters scheduled by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) conducted yesterday in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) and to upload the results of the […]

The recent nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Mr Olayemi Cardoso as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the subsequent confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic have laid to […]

Recent demolition by the Ogun State Government of a five-storey building, popularly known as Datkem Plaza, situated in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State is a cause for concern. Not only is it another example of what […]

Public attention being drawn on the efficacy of democracy as a system of government desirable or preferable to any other such as monarchical or military, is a necessary subject, going by recent happenings in neighbouring […]

The collapse of local government administration into that of the state governments by many governors is a disregard for constitutional provisions giving vent to local government. It is also a disservice to the envisaged function […]

Responding to recent questions regarding the indiscriminate checkpoints across the country that disrupt the flow of traffic and encourage extortion and other inappropriate behaviours by police officers, the acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, stated […]

The African continent appears to be in moments of coup ferment. Surprises against the state are not new in these parts. Last July, the military took over in Niger from the elected government of President […]

Global stakeholders’ attention on the 15th Annual BRICS Summit held recently in South Africa is not misplaced. In particular, non-member countries should ponder on the prospect the new economic bloc portends as a formidable counterpoise […]

Amid political and economic unease that Nigerians are going through, the Department of State Security (DSS) has, in its words, ‘uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in […]

The death of a medical doctor, Diaso Vwaere, in an elevator accident at the Lagos Island General Hospital, Odan, was avoidable, making the tragedy very unfortunate, distressing and a bad signal from a health institution. […]

At a time that some success is being recorded by Nigeria’s security forces against terrorists at various locations across the country, the news that 13 soldiers were lost in an ambush at the Shiroro Local […]