Opinions

Editorial: Nigeria’s Power Crisis – Another Blackout is one too many
adminNovember 12, 2024
It is now all but certain that despite all the hollow promises of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are condemned to pay more for darkness. Else, how can anyone explain the recent 300% astronomical hike in electricity tariffs, yet, within a period of 48 hours last week, the grid collapsed twice, plunging the […]
Editorial: Freed Minors and Tinubu’s Cheap Publicity Stunt
adminNovember 7, 2024
The odious spectacle orchestrated last Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu, parading the unlawfully detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 29 children, as “pardoned” recipients of his supposed compassion and personal magnanimity, reeks of hypocrisy and deliberate political exploitation, which is morally disgusting and deeply irresponsible. By falsely framing himself as a “compassionate” leader, Tinubu insults the intelligence […]
Editorial: Dangote’s Oil Monopoly: A Critical Threat to Nigeria’s Economy
adminNovember 5, 2024
The news that oil marketers in Nigeria plan to sell imported petrol at a price lower than what is offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again highlighted the vexing issue of monopolistic control in Nigeria’s oil sector. The recent revelation that the Dangote Refinery is selling Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at an exorbitant […]
Waiting for Dave Umahi’s Achievements
adminNovember 3, 2024
The history of modern Nigeria drips with the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens who died needlessly in road accidents. One of them, a final year university student…Read More
Editorial: Prosecution of Children Protester Heartbreaking and Reprehensible (2)
adminNovember 2, 2024
The mere fact that Nigeria finds itself prosecuting children for participating in peaceful protests underscores a profound crisis in governance. These children are not criminals; they are the casualties of…Read More
Editorial: Prosecution of Children Protesters Heartbreaking and Reprehensible (1)
adminNovember 2, 2024
The harrowing spectacle of emaciated, traumatized, impoverished, underage children being paraded before a Federal High Court in Abuja, last Friday, for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests is a sickening indictment…Read More
Editorial: The Savage Brutality of Corporal Punishment in Ogun State (2)
adminOctober 31, 2024
There is limited publicly available data on exact numbers of child fatalities in Nigeria directly attributable to corporal punishment in schools. However, available reports highlight that corporal punishment remains widely…Read More
Editorial: The Savage Brutality of Corporal Punishment in Ogun State (1)
adminOctober 31, 2024
The decision by the Ogun State Government to shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the tragic death last Friday, of an SS2 student, Monday Arijo, as a result…Read More
Cabinet Reshuffle: Much Ado About Nothing?
adminOctober 30, 2024
The phrase “much ado about nothing” is used to describe a situation in which there has been a lot of hullaballoo about something that isn’t really important. Taken literally, it…Read More
Commendations and concerns with Tinubu’s cabinet reshuffle By Jide Ojo
adminOctober 30, 2024
Last week’s cabinet reshuffle by President Bola Tinubu has generated a lot of mixed reactions. While many saw it as a masterstroke, others are either indifferent or knock the move…Read More
Editorial: Arrest of Chinese Pirate Miners – A Wake-up Call
adminOctober 29, 2024
Acting on credible intelligence, Mining Marshalls from the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense corps raided an illegal mining site in Nasarawa State on Monday, arresting three Chinese nationals and two…Read More
Between The States And EFCC & Ors. by Reuben Abati
adminOctober 22, 2024
Today, October 22, is the day that has been set aside by the Supreme Court of Nigeria for the hearing and the consolidation of the suit brought before the Court in the matter between 16 states of the Federation and the Attorney General of the Federation to determine the legality or otherwise, to wit the […]