Benue blockade of Peter Obi unacceptable
The September 8, 2026 blockade of Peter Obi’s convoy in Benue State, as he travelled to Yelwata to commiserate with families devastated by the June 2025 massacre, is a disturbing development that must not be dismissed as a mere quarrel between politicians. It raises a fundamental question about the health of Nigeria’s democracy, where an […]
Shaibu and the place of Deputy Governors
The lesson for all sitting Deputy Governors and future ones is that their survival depends one hundred per cent on loyalty to their bosses.
Curbing growing military impunity
THE dust has yet to settle on the outrage sparked by the illegal arrest, detention and torture of a newspaper editor, Segun Olatunji, over a report published in the FirstNews online newspaper. The military only let Olatunji go after frontline media and civil society interest groups started asking questions. On Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in […]
Air Peace: Payback time
As a newspaper committed to a better life for the people, we have always strongly stood for the prioritisation and protection of domestic investments without compromising their foreign investor counterparts. A level playing field is central to harnessing a thriving economy. Our experience in the telecom sector should always guide us to put our own […]
Coastal highway: Need for accountability
We are dismayed that the National Assembly has not made enough effort to assert its constitutional mandate over this project as the representatives of the people.
Chibok: Ten years on
The Chibok incident of April 14, 2014, stands as a tragic milestone that has redefined Nigeria, especially Northern Nigeria, in at least two ways. It introduced mass abductions of innocent and defenceless citizens as a way of life and destabilised the security and economic stability of the North. On that fateful day, a group of […]
