Senate’s belated rise against “repentant” terrorists
The Senate has finally given voice to a national outrage that has simmered for too long: Nigeria’s policy of rehabilitating and reintegrating so-called repentant Boko Haram fighters without doing them justice. It has outlived whatever limited utility its creators may once have claimed. A programme that begins with surrender and ends with return to the […]
Stop Nigeriens’ meddling in our affairs
The recent discovery of about 6,000 foreign nationals from our Northern neighbour, the Republic of Niger, as holders of the National Identity Numbers, NINs, of Nigeria, did not come as a surprise. The surprise is that only 6,000 of them have been discovered and reportedly deleted. Niger Republic residents do not seem to know where […]
Wanted: Full disclosure on USAID/Boko Haram nexus
On February 13, 2025, a United States of America Congressman, Scott Perry, made an earth-shaking claim during the inauguration of the sub-committee on Delivering Government Efficiency. According to him, the embattled United States Agency for International Development, USAID, was involved in the funding of jihadist terror groups such as Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria, ISIS, […]
Return of toll plazas on federal highways
Last week, Minister of Works, David Umahi, disclosed that the Federal Government had concluded plans to reintroduce tolling on selected expressways with the kickoff on the Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi Highway. The 227.2-kilometer road is among the nine expressways scheduled for tolling. Other roads listed include the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, Abuja-Kano Road and Makurdi-9th Mile Road. According […]
Gov. Sani’s pacts with terrorists
It is said that those who fail to learn the lesson of history are bound to repeat it. This captures the unfolding scenario in Kaduna State where its Governor, Uba Sani, has vowed to continue negotiating with terrorists and bandits for “peace”. In adopting this policy, Sani has failed to learn from the experiences of […]
Deprioritising Maradi railway project
During his campaigns, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, promised to continue the programmes of his immediate predecessor, Muhammadu Buhari. That promise was understandable because he needed Buhari’s cooperation to enable him win. Continuation is often beneficial. Good governance is when a leader knows where to draw the […]
