Editorial
4 hours ago
The huge acknowledgement given to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu following his speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) annual meeting in New York could very well signal a new beginning for Nigeria in her quest to command the respect of the international community...
1 day ago
At sixty-three today, Nigeria is hardly the independent country that she is supposed to be, after being granted political freedom to govern herself in 1960. That is tragic, considering that at the time of independence, the country was indeed thriving among the comity of nations, Now, she is hardly independent in the truest meaning of…
4 days ago
Public attention being drawn on the efficacy of democracy as a system of government desirable or preferable to any other such as monarchical or military, is a necessary subject, going by recent happenings in neighbouring Niger Republic and Gabon, where soldiers have toppled democratically elected governments. Not a few other African countries are running under…
27 Sep
Leadership fracas in the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) deserves more than a passing interest of President Bola Tinubu, given that the union is one of the largest employers of labour, and is reputed as a hotbed of violence across the country.
26 Sep
It has been an ambiance of sobriety and gratitude to the Almighty as the nation celebrates the life and times of Pa Akintola Williams who gloriously bowed out of the terrestrial realm on September 11, 2023, at the ripe age of 104 years.
25 Sep
The huge public debt servicing burden on Nigeria has been an issue of great concern to Nigerians as well as the international community, especially the multilateral financial institutions. In the twilight of the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, as much as 98 per cent of total revenues that accrued to the Federal Government were…
24 Sep
The alarm raised by Public policy think tank group Nextier and the country director of the International Labour Organization (ILO) that no fewer than 15 million Nigerian children are engaged in child labour in Nigeria is quite frightening.
22 Sep
It has been an ambiance of sobriety and gratitude to the Almighty as the nation celebrates the life and times of Pa Akintola Williams who gloriously bowed out of the terrestrial realm on September 11, 2023, at the ripe age of 104 years. While his departure has regrettably created an irreparable void, however, the fact…
21 Sep
Over the past few months, there has been a reign of terror in the North Central States by intransigent terrorists determined to render the entire region desolate.
20 Sep
The focus on an assessment of specialized universities is both apposite and timely. The pertinent, simple, and direct question is: have they fulfilled the mandate to train the high-level manpower to meet the urgent needs of national development...
19 Sep
Enactment of a law to protect the rights of victims of murder, as advocated recently by the family of the late former Head of State, General Murtala Mohammed, is critical to building a just, peaceful and egalitarian society. When families of victims are unable to get justice for the unjustifiable killing of their loved ones,…
18 Sep
The collapse of local government administration into that of the state governments by many governors is a disregard for constitutional provisions giving vent to local government.
17 Sep
The exclusive invitation by United States President Joe Biden to President Bola Tinubu offers a window of socio-economic opportunity to Nigeria, if well taken. While political stability of the West African corridor will likely be a major focus of the discussion...
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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, has urged African leaders to deliver on good governance as a way of reducing the incidences of military coups in West Africa. Ganduje made this known when he received a delegation from the ruling party in Ghana, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), led…
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Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo, has commiserated with the families of the victims of the Sunday petrol tanker explosion at Koko Junction, in Delta. The governor, in a statement on Monday in Benin, expressed sadness over the unfortunate incident, noting that the loss of lives was regrettable. He said, “We are saddened by the news…
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The Police Command in Delta says five persons lost their lives in a petrol tanker explosion in the state, police sources said. The spokesman of the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Sunday in Warri, saying the incident occurred on 1 October at Ugbenu in Ethiope West Local Government Area (LGA) of…
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President Bola Tinubu's campaign former spokesman in the southeast, Dr. Josef Onoh has described as the 'Ajasco dance' the celebration of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and his supporters over the Judgement of the United States court that ordered the Chicago State University to release the certificate of the Nigeria President. Jeffrey Gilbert, a US…
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Mr. Eseme Eyiboh, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, has debunked reports that an office was created for the wife of the Senate President, Mrs Unoma Akpabio, in the National Assembly. Eyiboh, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the story showed that it was essentially designed to malign…
Atiku's aide credits U.S. judicial independence for Tinubu's legal setback, slams Nigerian judiciary
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Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar’s Special Assistant on Public Communications, Phrank Shaibu, says that the independence of the judiciary in the United States of America led to President Bola Tinubu’s ultimate defeat at the Northern District of Illinois court. Shaibu said this while reacting to the order by Justice Nancy Maldonado for the Chicago State…
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Senior officials of the African Ministers' Council on Water (AMCOW) secretariat have met new Nigeria’s Minister of Water and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, to discuss the future of AMCOW, the preparation towards the seventh AfricaSan Conference coming up in Swakopmund, Namibia next month.