Editorial

Xenophobic attacks and ANC’s leadership failures

Xenophobic attacks and ANC’s leadership failures

South Africa is once again disgracing itself. The latest wave of xenophobic attacks against African migrants, including Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Mozambicans and Somalis, has reopened wounds that should have healed after the shameful outbreaks of 2008, 2015 and 2019. Shops have been looted, businesses destroyed, homes abandoned and livelihoods shattered simply because fellow Africans crossed borders […]
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Swooping on Boko Haram escapees

Swooping on Boko Haram escapees

THE ongoing combined security sweep of Boko Haram terrorists who have infiltrated the nation’s capital, Abuja, should not only continue until the last vestige of them is removed from the law-abiding populace, it should also be a regular exercise.

Need for integrity in the SEC probes

Need for integrity in the SEC probes

THE Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Finance, recently commenced investigative actions over alleged misconducts by the suspended Director General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, Mr. Mounir H. Gwarzo.

Is FG powerless against smuggling?

Is FG powerless against smuggling?

LAST week the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development announced that with Yuletide approaching, the smuggling of rice, fish and poultry is increasing. Apart from these, any knowledgeable observer also knows that other prohibited essential food items such as vegetable oil, tomato puree, sugar and pasta among others, are also being brought in illegally by importers.

Lasting solutions to fuel queues

Lasting solutions to fuel queues

THE Muhammadu Buhari regime and its predecessor, the Goodluck Jonathan government, in the past five years, struggled hard to save Nigerians from the harrowing experience of fuel scarcity, long queues at filling stations and the accompanying high cost of petroleum products.

Boy Ali Ahmadu’s miraculous recovery

Boy Ali Ahmadu’s miraculous recovery

WE join millions of Nigerians of goodwill to welcome back Master Ali Ahmadu, the six year-old little boy crippled when motorcycles ridden by Boko Haram Islamic insurgents broke his spine in Chibok. He was wheeled into an aircraft three months ago but returned from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday this week striding confidently and happily.