By TAYO OGUNBIYI  It is no longer news that the Lagos State Government is reintroducing the monthly environmental sanitation exercise. Recall that the State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, recently flagged off the reintroduction of the monthly exercise, saying it will be taking place every last Saturday of the month from 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. The […]

Democracy, in its purest conception, rests on the principles of equality, merit and the collective will of the people. Yet, in many plural societies such as Nigeria, these ideals are increasingly suffocated by the influence of religion and ethnicity—two forces that, while culturally significant, have become pernicious tools in the political arena. Rather than serving […]

By Esther Onyegbula A Global Anti-Human Trafficking Organization, GAHTO, has raised the alarm over the plight of Nigerians trapped in labour exploitation in Egypt, calling for urgent government intervention to evacuate victims who are reportedly too weak to work and unable to return home due to financial and legal constraints. Founder of GAHTO, Comrade Prosper […]

By CHRISTIAN EKEIGWE Every time a major company collapses, society reaches reflexively for a familiar accusation: “Where were the auditors?” The question is asked with an air of certainty, as though auditors should have been omniscient, omnipresent, and infallible gatekeepers. But this expectation is not only unrealistic — it is corrosive. It punishes the profession for […]

By Esther Onyegbula Leaders of the Igbo-speaking community in Lagos have paid a condolence visit to the wife and family of the late Charles Nwachukwu, assuring them of support while calling for calm and a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. The delegation, led by the President-General of the Igbo Speaking Community in […]