LET us commend the 10th National Assembly led by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, for opting to shelve the usual annual recess of the Federal Legislature which takes place soon after the full installation of every session. This time of the year is normally very […]

DESPITE President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast on Monday, July 31, 2023 outlining his wide-ranging relief package to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal, Organised Labour – the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; the Trade Union Congress, TUC, and their affiliate unions – proceeded with their mass actions yesterday, Wednesday, August 2, 2023. The President of […]

THE scorching summer temperatures being experienced across Europe, the USA, Canada, the Middle East, and parts of Asia have raised concerns about the current state of climate change. United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, aptly referred to this phenomenon as “our boiling planet”. We join in the effort to call attention to the record-breaking summer […]

WE urge the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to use their wits and desist from responding with force to the military intervention in our neighbouring Niger Republic. ECOWAS, which recently elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria as its Chairperson, reacted with anger to the overthrow of the government of […]

All over the civilised world (meaning countries ruled by universally acceptable laws) extra-judicial killings or mob justice is seriously frowned on and unacceptable. It portrays a system as one that is ineffective and unable to implement its laws and prevent or minimise the prevalence of outlaw killings. Most countries where mob killings are the norm […]

THE Nigerian public, especially the electorate who fought hard to obtain their PVCs and stood under the weather, sometimes in threatening circumstances to vote, must keenly watch proceedings at the various election petition tribunals. The same way that it is our constitutional right to vote and be voted for, it is also our civic duty […]

NIGERIA is battling a severe outbreak of diphtheria – a highly contagious bacterial infection. The disease has been spreading rampantly throughout the country, posing a significant threat to public health and necessitating immediate action. Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacterium which produces toxin that primarily affects the respiratory system and […]

NIGERIANS have surprisingly reacted with remarkable aloofness to the recent “state of emergency” on food security announced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government.  This might be due to the sub-optimal strategy in unveiling the all-important policy. Given the level of hunger in the land, such a crucial policy should have been announced by the […]

SHORTLY after their swearing in, the Service Chiefs appointed by President Bola Tinubu, have swung into action. By the way, we applaud Tinubu for choosing officers who have proven themselves, particularly in combat postings. The situation on our hand is not for armchair Generals appointed because of political connections to merely occupy opulent, powerful and […]

IT would appear that the 36 governors of the federation have not got the message from the populace that the cash transfer policy is not a credible and acceptable system of cushioning the effects of petrol subsidy removal. After President Bola Tinubu wisely backtracked from his earlier intention to share N500 billion to 12 million […]