Editorial

After a trial that lasted three years, Hamisu Bala, popularly known as Wadume, has been sentenced to seven years in jail by a Federal High Court in Abuja. Justice Binta Nyako convicted Wadume of two […]

It is frightening that some plastic cards that bear resemblance to the voter cards issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have been found dumped on some streets. With the 2023 General Election fast […]

The crime would perhaps be unsurprising, even if still unjustifiable, had it occurred in one of the primitive backwaters of the world where the rule of the jungle prevails and life is solitary, nasty, brutish […]

Nigeria may not have expressly shown her interest to be a member of BRICS, a coalition of five countries motivated to work together for rapid development purposes; but it is clear that such a membership […]

The imposition of fines by the Federal Government on three broadcasting stations for the airing of the documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Africa Eye titled, “Bandits Warlords of Zamfara,” is most unfortunate, a […]

The cry by the National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) on the sorry state of manufacturing in the country may not be surprising to watchers of the economy; it nevertheless […]

The claim by the Federal Government that it is doing much to investigate, find, and ostensibly prosecute financiers of Boko Haram terrorists (and hopefully similar groups) rings hollow in the face of the daily reality […]

oming from two recent successful, high-profile terror operations, the Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP), seems set for its biggest prize yet – its conceited declaration of kidnapping the Nigerian president. In March this year, a detachment […]

Quite apart from the euphoria of having a Nigerian athlete broke a world record at a prestigious international competition in which the country had never won a gold medal in 46 years, Nigerians and the […]

The reported death of a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Chioma Eunice Igweike, who was allegedly abducted and later found dead with vital parts of her body missing has added to the […]

MUHAMMADU Buhari was elected president based on his credentials as a war-tested military general and former no-nonsense military ruler. He was touted by the All Progressives Congress, APC, propagandists as the man with the magic […]

News report the other day that chronic use of cell phones may be associated with brain tumour should be taken exactly as a warning that it is, rather than waved aside as yet another undue […]

Media report that, in the Birni Gwari Local Council of Kaduna State, members of the Ansaru terrorist group openly preached their religious beliefs and distributed handbills to this end during the last Eid-el- Kabir festival […]

As pathetic as their tales may be, it is still a matter of great relief that two of the school girls captured by Boko Haram terrorists in their school in Chibok, Borno State have walked […]

Following confirmation that Muslim pilgrims to Mecca in Saudi Arabia will be making the Mount Arafat passage today, Muslims are set to mark the Eid-el-Kabir, otherwise known as the festival of the ram, from today. […]

The arrest and prosecution of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice by the London Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom is unfortunate and an embarrassment for Nigeria, given the suspect’s high […]

THE resignation last week of Tanko Muhammad as the Chief Justice of Nigeria is not enough to douse the raging crisis in the judiciary. His exit was preceded by weighty allegations of maladministration and financial […]

THE Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), are messing around with sports. They are intrusive, coercive and meddlesome in sports administration. After dabbling unsuccessfully in basketball, the duo […]

TOO much blood is flowing in Nigeria. A new tally by the Nigerian Security Tracker, run by the Council on Foreign Relations, showed that at least 3,478 people were killed across the country from December […]