INEC: The Electoral Umpire That Cannot Guard Its Own Whistle
Every institution has its defining scandal. For some, it is corruption. For others, incompetence. For a few particularly unfortunate organizations, it is both. The latest controversy engulfing Nigeria’s Independent National…
Editorial: State Police – Tinubu’s Historic Opportunity to Rescue Nigeria
Every nation eventually confronts defining moments when history demands not hesitation, but courage. Nigeria has arrived at such a moment. Across the country today, fear has become an unwelcome companion…
How Nigerian Troops Crushed Borno Terrorist Stronghold and Freed 360 Hostages
Nigeria’s counter-insurgency campaign recorded one of its most consequential tactical victories in recent years after troops of the Joint Task Force (North East), Operation Hadin Kai (OPHK), stormed a heavily…
Tinubu’s Three Years of Pain, Promises and Perpetual Excuses
Three years into the presidency of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Nigeria resembles a patient who was promised corrective surgery only to awaken from the operation poorer, hungrier and still bleeding. The…
EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged ₦13m Fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Lagos Zonal Directorate 2, on Wednesday, arraigned self-styled relationship therapist Okoro Blessing Nkiruka, popularly known as Blessing CEO, before the Federal High Court…
Bandits Abduct 39 Residents On Reconciliation Mission In Zamfara
At least 39 residents of Magamin Diddi village in Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State have been abducted by armed bandits during a reconciliation mission. The victims, mostly elders…
Tony Elumelu’s Quiet Revolution as Heirs Insurance Clocks 5
In the impatient age of quarterly capitalism, where executives are judged by immediate returns and investors demand instant gratification, patience has become one of the rarest commodities in business. Yet…
Editorial: Kidnapped Oyo Children and Governor Makinde’s Failed Leadership
Nearly three weeks have passed since 39 schoolchildren and eight of their teachers were abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State. Three weeks of rain, hunger, fear, and…
Nine Soldiers Killed Defending Military Base
Boko Haram insurgents have killed soldiers at a military formation at Mandara-Girau, in Biu local government area of Borno State. Mandara-Girau is located few kilometers away from Biu town. Security…
Nigeria To Repatriate Over 1,000 Nationals From South Africa As Tensions Rise
The Federal government has commenced plans to repatriate more than 1,000 of its citizens from South Africa as concerns grow over rising anti-immigrant sentiments and renewed xenophobic tensions in the…