Editorial

The decision of the Federal Government to proceed with the trial of Nnamdi Kanu for terrorism may be legally expedient, it however is only likely to prolong the tension surrounding the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra...

Reported hitches, irregularities and voter apathy in the February 3, 2024 by-elections and re-run polls in three senatorial districts, 17 federal and 28 state constituencies across the country are neither positive signals of progress in the electoral system nor cheering indicators of democratic consolidation.

Regular reports of vandalisation of public assets nationwide has made it necessary for governments at both state and federal levels to initiate concrete actions to stem the ugly tide. Indeed, interrogating the mental health of culprits should not be ruled out in finding...

Mind boggling allegations of thefts and misappropriation of funds that are meant for various social intervention schemes lately forced President Bola Tinubu to suspend the National Social Investment Programmes Agency (NSIPA).

With incessant killings and abductions of people ravaging all parts of the country, Nigerians are rightly united that if the unprecedented level of insecurity in the country persists,

The 2023 Transparency International (TI) Report of the global Corruption Perception Index (CPI) clearly indicates that corruption is still rife in Nigeria.

On-going legal tussle over the formation of a law society to co-exist with the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) is first a reflection of possible unsatisfactory performance of the NBA to some of its members...

It was a good start for the new Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo who largely fulfilled his determination to clear the backlogs of about 204,332 Nigerian international passports within 21 days.

The prevalence of out-of-school children in Nigeria has become a national embarrassment. It is unconscionable that governments at subnational level including states with huge numbers of out-of-school children would appear nonchalant about changing the narrative.

After eight months in office, the government of President Bola Tinubu is yet to demonstrate seriousness in dealing with the critical issues of insecurity and the economy.

More than a week ago, the diplomatic restriction occasioned by the successive coups in three West African states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger has culminated in the balkanisation of the 49-year old Economic Community of West African States ..

Plateau State Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s allegation of fifth columnists within the Nigerian security agencies is not new; it only adds additional voice to a long standing suspicion by many people within and outside Nigeria.