Wednesday, July 1, 2026

General Yakubu Gowon

February 18, 2025

Clark: Obasanjo laments depletion of dedicated, resourceful patriots

Mr Obasanjo said, “I pray the good Lord to grant the soul of Clark a peaceful rest.’’

Edwin Clark
February 10, 2025

Nigeria’s misguided pursuit of 31 new states

Restructuring should focus on enhancing the capacity of existing states to generate revenue, manage resources, and deliver service

Nigerian map
December 16, 2024

Yuletide: FG offers two-week free train service

He said the gesture will cushion the effect of high transportation costs for the most vulnerable Nigerians.

Trains
November 10, 2024

Nigerian judges are normalising human rights abuses under Bola Tinubu

A regime committed to capturing all levers of power and arresting the machinery of constitutional guardrails has been enabled by a complicit judiciary.

Kekere-Ekun and Tinubu
July 25, 2024

Ohanaeze lauds Tinubu for assenting to South-East commission bill

Mr Ogbonnia said the President General of Ohanaeze, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, was highly elated and sent a warm gratitude to the President for the development.

Ohanaeze Ndigbo
June 10, 2024

Why minimum wage is a bad idea

The main challenge for Nigeria has been the tendency, especially among states, the main power blocs, to prioritise rent and politics over creativity and competition.

Labour union members protesting over new minimum wage
September 10, 2023

Nigerian justices have been compromising election judgements for incumbent presidents since 1979

What seems clear is that, since 1979, judicial appointments and decision-making in election petitions have enjoyed a relationship underpinned by a whiff of implicit quid pro quo.

Bola Tinubu and Haruna Tsamani
August 31, 2023

Saving Abuja from Wike, really?

Framing Wike as an urban bulldozer misses the point. Abuja needs salvation not from Wike but from decades of elite abuse.

Nyesom Wike and FCT gate
April 8, 2023

We need over N21 billion to renovate Lagos national stadium: Sunday Dare 

The minister, in a series of tweets, disclosed this on Friday, giving updates on ongoing renovation works in the stadium.

National Stadium Surulere and Sunday Dare
November 8, 2022

Protracted health crises at Nigerian Supreme Court (Part Deux)

It may be impossible to recruit people to the Supreme Court whose desire is to ensure a more effective administration of accessible justice.

The Supreme Court of Nigeria