By Ozioruva Aliu BENIN CITY – AHEAD of the 2027 general elections, a group known as Initiative Ethical Nigeria (IFEN), Edo State chapter on Sunday called on the federal and state governments, political leaders, and security agencies to take steps in curbing political harassment, intimidation, and violence. The State Coordinator of IFEN, Mr. Frank Evbuomwan, […]

By LANRE OGUNDIPE One of the greatest disservices we can do to history is to allow it to become the exclusive property of those who once wielded power. History belongs not to presidents alone, but also to governors, legislators, judges, traditional rulers, party leaders, journalists and ordinary citizens who witnessed the events of their time. When competing […]

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) withdrawal from direct intervention funding for manufacturers comes at the worst possible time for an already pressured sector. Instead of moderating the pain from President Bola Tinubu’s harsh economic adjustments, this move risks deepening a credit squeeze that threatens Nigeria’s industrial base. On paper, the decision has one clear […]

By MOSHOOD OSHUNFUREWA How can Nigerian public officials defend the indefensible without being ashamed? It requires a careful blend of statistical obfuscation, semantics, former senator Patrick Obahiagbon-style linguistic gymnastics, and an unwavering belief that the Nigerian people are either too gullible or too preoccupied with survival to interrogate the numbers being thrown at them. Taiwo Oyedele’s […]

The transformative Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is mired in endless controversies. This is the fate of great monuments and, I dare say, great leaders.  So, my primary concerns here are not the hullabaloos  about  its actual cost and absence of biddings or, its ever changing designs as it meanders through coast and land. My interest here is its […]