Editorial

LAGOS, Nigeria’s commercial nerve centre, is reeling under the strangulating grip of street thugs, violent transport union enforcers also known as agbero, cultists and sundry criminals. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu must reengineer the security and transportation […]

JUNE 12 remains a watershed in Nigeria’s history, the plinth on which the pillars of democracy in the country stand. The take-off point for Nigeria’s Fourth Republic, the June 12, 1993 presidential election produced Nigeria’s […]

The review of immigration policy that allows family members and dependents to accompany international students to the United Kingdom is a wake-up call on the Nigerian authorities to address motivations for the mass exodus syndrome. […]

Shell Petroleum’s pollution of Bonga communities in the Niger Delta and attendant penalties for severe environmental devastation should be a straightforward case. However, that compensation cum justice has been delayed and now verges on denial […]

The government of Lagos State has every reason to not only get concerned, but thoroughly embarrassed at the frequency of building collapse within its jurisdiction. The oddly familiar story is no longer acceptable for reasons […]

On December 31, 1983, Sani Abacha, then an unknown Brigadier in the Nigerian Army, went on radio to announce the overthrow of the elected civilian administration of President Shehu Shagari, claiming that the military had […]

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has filed a lawsuit against the Federal Government over alleged discriminatory, unfair and illegal treatment of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Joined in the suit as […]

The Federal Government’s unveiling of a five-year strategic plan to boost internal security, in the twilight of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration, verges on the side of ridicule, if not an abuse of executive powers. While […]

AS he departs for his Daura, Katsina State home, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), bequeaths a tortured legacy of economic devastation. Its highlights are record levels of unemployment, poverty, inflation, hunger, and despair. […]

TO gauge the impact (or lack of it) of the departing regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd), on the health and education sectors, consider the exodus of Nigerian doctors and nurses for […]

UNABLE and unwilling to wean himself of his martial roots, the outgoing President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), repeatedly rode roughshod over the rule of law, infringed basic rights and flagrantly disobeyed court orders during […]

The death of veteran journalist and satirist, Peter Enahoro, and the nostalgia that his flourishing career evoked from former colleagues and curious watchers, are a study of the impact of the press in nation building. […]

Unemployment is a global phenomenon that is deep-seated in developing countries. Indeed, Nigeria, among other third-world States, is having more of the albatross than workable solutions. Yet, unemployment projections of agencies, including that of the […]

Typical of other natural resources, modern Nigeria has so much water yet with none to drink! In-between is the perennial deficit of will, initiative, and sustainable programmes to enforce rights to potable water and hygiene […]

hankfully the Nigerian authorities got it right this time, or somewhat, with the evacuation of over 500 Nigerians out of the ongoing mess in Sudan, and talks are out there that other batches of evacuees […]

He died a much-loved and incorruptible Nigerian. He was distinguished for his unwavering commitment to justice, fairness, and the rule of law, which earned him the respect and admiration of his colleagues and peers. Throughout […]

The notion that Nigeria is more of a natural gas-endowed nation than an oil-rich nation has been held widely both within and outside the country. However, the role of the Gas sector in enhancing the […]

The arrest, the other day, of a “repentant Boko Haram fighter,” Ba’ana Bdiya, over a bomb attack on Nigerian soldiers that led to the deaths of at least three soldiers, is yet another strong indication […]

r everyday living, not the fasting period alone. Indeed, the cardinal message is that although Eid-ul-Fitri signifies the end of Ramadan, the doctrines of moderation, piety, regular supplication to Allah, and unconditional love go beyond […]