Editorial

The report that Nigeria ranks among the top 10 countries with the highest number of their citizens trafficked into modern slavery is alarming and distasteful, given the country’s resources and potential which, if properly harnessed, […]

News that the new security outfit known as Agunechemba has uncovered 32 graves in a hotel in insecurity-ravaged Anambra State might have raised the hope that the escalating criminal activities in the domain may soon […]

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reopened the galling debate on elections. Essentially, he lamented Nigeria’s inability to conduct credible polls. As president, he superintended two general elections, in 2011 and 2015, giving him a broad […]

RELIGION can distort a man’s vision. This is evident with some state governors in Northern Nigeria. As of February 28, four states have hastily scheduled school holidays to coincide with Ramadan 2025, which began on […]

NIGERIA needs food security. Yet, its farming communities are under torment. This is a national paradox. In this context, the deadly attacks that recently took place in Edo State and claimed 24 lives are a […]

IBRAHIM Babangida, Nigeria’s former military tyrant, and self-styled “evil genius”, has long evaded accountability for the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election, the most heinous betrayal of Nigeria’s democratic aspirations. Rather than serving […]

ECHOES of the controversial extension of the tenure of the Inspector-General of Police continue to reverberate across the landscape. Though the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), declared that the […]

There is little doubt that President Donald Trump’s second coming and his radical ideas will significantly impact global economies, and many dependent countries like Nigeria should prepare. Barring curtailment efforts by the Republican-dominated U.S. Senate […]

The mixed feelings with which Nigerians received the news, from the House of Representatives, on a proposal to create 31 new states are to be expected. Those in support of new states believe it would […]

THERE are some things even the law is powerless to stop. One such issue is the renewed controversy over the tenure extension of the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun to October 2027. Omoyele Sowore, a […]

THE recent notification by the Nigeria Police Force about its intention to enforce the third-party insurance documents of motor vehicles across the country has rekindled interest in the sector. Interestingly, many motorists were oblivious to […]

In his first meeting with a foreign leader after returning to power as President of the United States, Mr Donald Trump has left the diplomatic world in a bit of a shock. His suggestion for […]

Notwithstanding the merits and the demerits canvassed by stakeholders, the planned increase in tariffs of electricity and telecoms services is sure to increase cost of living, aggravate inflation and consequently lower the standard of living […]

AS the international community commemorates World Cancer Day on Tuesday with the theme, ‘United by Unique,’ Nigerian governments and stakeholders need to tackle the deficits in the health sector. In addition, they should adequately equip […]

The announcement by President Donald Trump to cut funding for international HIV/AIDS initiatives, including those targeting Nigeria and other low and middle-income countries, sent ripples across the world. A week later, on January 28, 2025, […]

Although TikTok has teamed up with the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Data Science Nigeria (DSN) to expand digital safety awareness in Nigerian communities, the current travails of the company in the United […]

Although the federal government has tried to downplay the decision by President Donald Trump to halt funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief ( PEPFAR) one of the most consequential assistance programmes of […]

Of the 26 airports being managed by the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), only six of them record above 5,000 aircraft movement in a year. All the others depend on the six airports – […]

The frequency and magnitude of explosions arising from petrol tanker accidents in recent times should be very worrying for Nigerians and the government. How sad it is that within three weeks or so, more than […]

The decision by warring parties in Gaza – Israel and Hamas – to cease hostilities is a welcome development that was long overdue, given the carnage, death and monumental destruction it had brought on Palestinians […]