The “prosperity” Nigerians need
President Bola Tinubu’s October 1, 2026 Independence Day address was upbeat, confident and forward-looking. Its high point was his declaration that Nigeria had passed through the difficult “age of reform” and was entering an “age of prosperity”, with the promise that prosperity would become the lived experience of Nigerians. He cited economic growth, falling inflation, […]
Stringent Bail Terms
NIGERIANS who talk about revolutions should be interested in the revolutions taking place in the judiciary, especially as they affect bail conditions for suspects. Under what most judges term “stringent bail conditions†suspects are given conditions that are almost impossible to meet. From the fantabulous sums to the calibre of persons who should be sureties, […]
‘Nigerians Are Thieves’
TWELVE days after Vanguard reported that the Ambassador of Greece in Nigeria, Mr. Haris Dafaranos and his wife, Haralambo,  labelled Nigerians thieves, there has been no reaction whatsoever from the Nigerian authorities. Mr. Dafaranos and his wife were at the reception area of Transcorp Hilton in Abuja on July 11 when the wife found a wristwatch, which […]
What Critics Must Know
IT is interesting to know that President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua is aware of the criticisms that trail his administration. His long silence gave the impression that he was either unaware or he was not bothered over whatever Nigerians thought about him. Chief Ojo Maduekwe, Minister of Foreign Affairs spoke when he represented the President at […]
How smuggling thrives
STORIES abound about corruption in the Nigeria Customs Service. The Service told its own story at a public hearing of the joint Senate Committee on Agriculture and Industry. While everyone accuses the Customs of failing to stop smuggling, Customs Comptroller (Import and Export), Mr. Julius Nwagwu threw the issue back to the high and mighty […]
MEND: Reasons To Worry
THE attack on Atlas Cove should worry those who thought amnesty to militants in the Niger Delta would stop militancy and criminality. It is a long distance from the Niger Delta to Lagos, where the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, struck on Sunday night. What informed this attack at the height […]
