By Kayode Akinmade NIGERIA returned to civil rule in 1999 after decades of military dictatorship, but democracy didn’t always bring dividends. Ask the long-suffering people of Ewekoro, Ogun State, who for years watched their businesses ruined and many lives lost on the 70-kilometre Abeokuta-Ifo-Ota-Lagos Expressway. Governors came and promises were made, but the people saw no […]

By Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu The video, which has gone viral on social media, of workers at the headquarters of the Department of State Security, DSS, jubilating over the change of guards at the leadership of the organisation, aptly captures the words of the Christian Holy Book at Proverbs 29:2, which reads, “When the righteous are in authority, the […]

By Erhisode Lindsay Barrett Most of my activities on social media to date seem to mark me out as a politician or, at least, a very politically active individual; yet I dare say that such a description would not be entirely accurate. And I will go quite some distance back in time to tell you why. […]

With President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda as his guiding light, Wike has revolutionised the nation’s capital on various fronts, leaving an indelible mark on its security, land administration, staff welfare/career progression and infrastructural landscape.

By Alfredo Miranda THE world today is interdependent yet polarized, facing conflicts and geopolitical tensions that threaten our shared goal of a sustainable future. Eleven years ago, Mexico, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Türkiye, and Australia came together to birth   MIKTA,   an   innovative,  cross-regional platform, uniting five middle powers committed to democracy, international law, open economies, […]