Opinions

As the world celebrates International Women’s Day, Nigeria once again stands as a glaring paradox, wearing the mask of false progress, pretending to honor its women while continuing to fail them in every way imaginable. Behind the facade of progress lies a grim tableau of marginalization, where the voices of women are stifled, their potentials […]

The disturbing revelation the other day by the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu, that over 60 per cent of manufacturing firms in Nigeria have exited the national grid, is certainly no complimentary news. At the recent unveiling of the National Integrated Electricity Policy (NIEP) and the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) in collaboration with the […]

The disgraceful political charade unfolding in the Lagos State House of Assembly is the latest proof, if at all one was indeed needed, that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is a governing party that cannot self-govern; a party rotten from within, incapable of upholding even the most basic tenets of democracy. The reinstatement of […]

In the hallowed chambers of Nigeria’s Senate, where democracy should flourish and the voice of the people should reign supreme, a grotesque abuse of power is unfolding as a dark specter looms. It is the shadow of impunity, the stench of unchecked power, the vile echoes of a sexual predator cloaked in legislative robes. Godswill […]

The recent rebuke of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) by former Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has ignited vigorous discourse and sparked intense debate within Nigeria’s political circles. El-Rufai’s condemnation of the APC’s deviation from its foundational principles and its neglect of internal democracy is not empty political grandstanding, and should not be […]

For far too long, the Igbos in Nigeria have borne the unbearable weight of systemic marginalization, political disenfranchisement, economic deprivation, and historical distortion – all perpetuated by a deliberate, malicious and grotesque falsehood that has finally been debunked and shattered. The recent revelations by former military ruler, General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB), exonerating the Igbo […]

Thirty-two years after plunging Nigeria into political turmoil and moral darkness, former military president General Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida (IBB) has finally conceded the undeniable truth: Chief Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola won the June 12, 1993, presidential election—the freest, fairest, and most unifying election in Nigeria’s history. Yet, in a stunning display of arrogance and […]

The shameful and disgraceful treatment of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan during Thursday’s plenary session stands as a searing indictment of the toxic culture of bullying and gender discrimination that festers within Nigeria’s political institutions. Senate President Godswill Akpabio’s crude dismissal and rough handling of a female colleague’s rightful protest was not merely a breach of parliamentary […]

It is a national disgrace that Nigeria ranks among the nations with the highest road traffic accident rates globally. According to the Nigerian Red Cross Society, 200,000 Nigerians die annually in road crashes—accounting for 10% of the global total of two million road traffic fatalities. Even more damning, experts estimate that these grim statistics may […]

The audacious proposal by the House of Representatives Committee on the Review of the Constitution to create 31 new states in Nigeria is nothing short of a farce. In a nation where only a handful of the existing 36 states—namely Lagos, Ogun, Rivers, Kaduna, Kwara, Oyo, and Edo—are economically viable, this suggestion reeks of reckless […]

There is a lot of anguish in The Guardian family concerning a statement by publisher Maiden Ibru at the ThisDay 30th Anniversary Awards.  I write as a pioneer staff member of The Guardian.   I have said that it is unethical for a media organisation to establish and administer titles and awards. This is even […]

The recent spate of defections by opposition lawmakers to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is an unsettling betrayal of democratic principles and a blatant disregard for the will of the electorate. With six lawmakers abandoning their parties for the APC, including Alfred Ajang of the Labor Party (LP), the trend underscores a troubling pattern: […]