Editorial

BATTERED by adversity, the people of Sri Lanka are up in arms against their government. Their anger is evident in the protests that have rocked the Indian Ocean island nation since the beginning of April. […]

Unfolding obstacles to the 2023 general elections in the country are worrisome to close watchers of political development; but the signals are neither new nor insurmountable as to constitute serious threats to the conduct of […]

GODWIN Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has attempted once more to dribble Nigerians by issuing another unconvincing denial of his advertised presidential ambition. It will not fly. The reported purchase of […]

The pardon given by President Muhammadu Buhari to two former state governors who were convicted of looting public treasury is in bad taste, and makes high level mockery of government’s anti-corruption campaign. In tackling corruption […]

Warnings by some multilateral organisations over worsening food scarcity, no doubt, captured the grim picture of the food security situation in Nigeria that needs to be addressed to avert mass hunger and starvation in the […]

THE failure of the government to rescue the over 68 passengers of the Abuja-Kaduna train 37 days after their abduction by terrorists, demonstrates the growing impotence of the Nigerian state in the face of existential […]

The rainfall alert issued the other day by the Lagos State Government may be a routine exercise, but it is nevertheless timely if only to raise awareness among residents to prepare for the wet season […]

On this auspicious international May Day holiday, the plight of Nigerian workers remains as harrowing as it is pathetic. The working population is the engine-room of a functional society that should in turn grease it […]

There is, so far not enough reason to think that aspirants to this high office are, generally, availing themselves of think tanks worthy to advise a president of this republic. Statements and utterances hardly reflect […]

Current reports that Nigeria has the highest burden of Tuberculosis (TB) in Africa and is the sixth worst-hit country in the world are worrisome and unacceptable. It depicts an inherent deficiency in her healthcare system, […]

Minus the swashbuckling propaganda mill, Nigeria is having its worst nightmare that is causing it to fail and fall apart. Rarely since the civil war ended have Nigerians been so helpless and near hopeless on […]

The widely reported sharp drop in Foreign Direct Investment to the country, as recorded by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is worrisome, but symptomatic of the absence of holistic measures by government to boost […]

Juju music maestro, Ebenezer Fabiyi, popularly known as Ebenezer Obey should be a most fulfilled man at 80 years, having evolved and popularised a unique brand of music, which he used to impact heavily on […]

Today is Good Friday. It is the day when Christians the world over commemorate the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, following a gruesome passion. The day would ordinarily have been one for great mourning and lamentation, […]

To close watchers of Nigeria’s security situation, it was not surprising that the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman, was visibly concerned by that muted proposal by a section of the Nigeria Police to […]

ON many fronts – security, economy and social life – Nigeria is crumbling. National cohesion is also under severe strain. In the midst of these existential perils, two influential personalities separately alerted Nigerians to the […]

By consistently failing to cogently address credible reports of the systematic stealing of Nigeria’s oil, the financial backbone of the economy, President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government may unwittingly be lending credence to claims […]

NIGERIA’S youth unemployment time bomb is back in focus and ticking louder. The Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, Muhammed Bugaje, has revived the subject by reminding policymakers of the dangers of […]