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 […]
Cash transfer is wasteful
AGAINST wiser counsel, President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, October 17, 2023, flagged off what he called the “Renewed Hope” conditional cash transfer as part of his idea of cushioning the effects of the subsidy removal on petrol. Unlike his earlier proposal in which N8,000 was to be shared among 12 million vulnerable households for six […]
A day for the poor
Poverty can negatively affect society in several ways. It leads to social unrest and conflict, as those unable to access basic necessities fight for their rights.
Tinubu’s bloated governing structure
Apart from the huge amount that will be spent in servicing this crowd of political appointees in a debt-riddled economy, Tinubu’s manner of over-bloating his government is bound to elicit other consequences down the road ahead.
Need to legalise artisanal refining
The menace of illegal, unregulated artisanal refining has become a great risk to life
Keeping livestock off Abuja
WHEN the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, was sworn in, in August 2023, he vowed to ensure that herdsmen no longer lead their livestock to graze inside the municipal precincts of Abuja. But the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, MAKH, through its National Secretary, Saleh Hassan Kubah, derided the Minister with an […]
