Editorial: On Buhari’s Indolence and Laziness
The life of the average Nigerian is short and brutish and the headlines in any given day in Nigeria sounds like a reading from the Book of Lamentation. Hardly does…
COVID-19 Wave: Lagos bans indoor gatherings of over 50 persons
The Lagos State Government has Governor has banned the gathering of more than 50 persons in an enclosed space, except for religious purposes. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu announced the order on…
Editorial: Another depressing Transparency International corruption report
For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, a new example is the ostrich-fatalistic response by the presidency to the latest report by Transparency International…
COVID-19 second wave: Nigeria mulls lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Plateau
Nigeria is planning a targeted lockdown on Lagos, the Federal Capital Territory, and Plateau State, in response to the rising cases of the Covid-19 virus, the Presidential Task Force managing…
Buhari Seeks Senate’s confirmation of new Service Chiefs
Preident Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the newly appointed Service Chiefs. President Buhari in a letter to the President of…
Oil and Gas Host Communities Fight at Reps hearing on PIB
The spirit behind oil was on display Thursday as a fight broke out among the representatives of host communities at the public hearing organised by the House of Representatives on…
‘Onyeze Jesus,’ Controversial Anambra Prophet, Arrested by Police
Police authorities have arrested a certain Prophet in Anambra state, Onyebuchi Okocha, popularly known as ‘Onyeze Jesus’. Okocha is the founder of Children of Light Anointing Ministries, based in Nkpor,…
Amnesty accuses Nigeria of cover-ups, intimidation over Lekki shootings, 100 days after
Global human rights watchdog, Amnesty International, has accused the Nigerian government of covering up those responsible for the shootings of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki toll gate and Alausa in Lagos…
Editorial: Here comes the new service chiefs – too little, too late?
As insecurity which has turned the entire nation into a huge killing field, holds sway in the face of ineffective government response, the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to sack…
Buhari to New Service Chiefs: Nigeria in State of Emergency
President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday charged the newly appointed Service Chiefs to be patriotic in their service to the country. “We’re in a state of emergency. Be patriotic, serve the country…