As poverty deepens in Nigeria, by Adekunle Adekoya
Poverty is the parent of revolution and crime. — Aristotle (384-322 BC). THE state of affairs in our dear country, Nigeria, as at now, is simply bothersome. When an Ijebu…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Shameless Plea for Debt Relief
The bizarre, desultory, shameless and nonsensical call by President Bola Tinubu admonishing world leaders at the ongoing UN General Assembly (UNGA) to prioritize debt relief for Nigeria and other developing…
The Travails Of Saint Yahaya Adoza Bello By Tunde Asaju
Fear everything, and with all that thou fearest, fear your gadgets. That was the global lesson we were all taught last week when walkie-talkies suddenly became murder weapons. The event…
Editorial: Nigeria’s misplaced quest for UN Security Council seat
As the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) gets underway, Nigeria has once again placed its bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) at the…
The Battle Of Edo State 2024: A Review
A battle on the electoral turf has just been won and lost in Edo state, Nigeria. Governor Godwin Obaseki was elected as Governor in 2016 on the platform of the…
The EFCC, Bello and Ododo: Stranger than fiction
The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not…
Editorial: Vote for Asue Ighodalo, Vote for Edo Future
As Edo voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect their next governor, the stakes have never been higher. The race to succeed outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, who completes his…
Editorial: NNPCL, Dangote Refinery and Fuel Price Chaos
The ongoing row between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery over fuel pricing highlights deep-rooted structural issues in Nigeria’s energy sector and raises broader questions about…
Nigeria’s Latest Petroleum Price Hike: A Blow Too Far By Aisha Samaila Dahuwa
The recent massive increase in petroleum price which was done overnight has sent a shock wave, depression and fear across the nation, as citizens are left lamenting many questions, on…
Editorial: Mr. President, Disband the National Economic Council
The economic trajectory of Nigeria has been on a downward spiral for years, culminating in the current crisis that has left millions of Nigerians impoverished, businesses struggling, and public trust…
Editorial: DSS invasion of SERAP and matters arising
In a sickening and disheartening display of authoritarian madness, agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Debt Crisis – A Looming Catastrophe
The shocking revelation that Nigeria, the self-acclaimed giant of Africa and one of its largest economies, is teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff, is certainly no complimentary news…
Editorial: Tinubu`s Hypocrisy and Betrayal of Democracy
In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, the #EndBadGovernance protests will be remembered as a defining moment in the people’s struggle for a better nation. These protests represent not just…
Editorial: A Hollow Gesture – Nigerian Legislators 50% Salary Cut
It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians would endure in the hands of President Ahmed Tinubu and his APC co-travelers, because just when the government seems to…
Editorial: Seized Presidential Jets – A National Disgrace & International Embarrassment
The recent seizure of three jets belonging to Nigeria’s presidential fleet has cast an unforgivable shadow over the nation’s international image. This incident, which has resulted in widespread international embarrassment,…
Editorial: The Hike in Passport Fees – Disgraceful & Unacceptable!
The recent decision by the federal government to increase passport fees only for Nigerians at home is naked provocation and nothing short of a gross insult to the citizens of…
What protesting Nigerians want to hear from Tinubu – Stephen Angbulu
In a flash, I saw a stone flying towards me from an irate youth I believed to be a thug. It missed my windscreen by a few inches. Then another…
Now that the protests have begun – Adekunle Adekoya
“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision.” — Helen Keller (1880-1968) AS I write this, we were in the evening of the first day…
Cardoso, CBN And The Nigerian Economy – Reuben Abati
It is not just the menace of insecurity in the land that has been in the news in Nigeria, the economy too, and indeed the latter for obvious reasons as…
Sanwo-Olu and the pursuit of a social market economy (2) – Abiodun Komolafe
Section 25 of the Nigerian Constitution is explicit on the differences between citizens and settlers. But then, there’s a saying in Ijesaland: ‘Gbogbo ìjesà ni omo Owá, sùgbón b’álé bá…