Nigerians are delighted that President Bola Tinubu is set to roll out some relief measures to cushion the biting effects of the implementation of petrol subsidy removal. But we are firmly opposed to his resort to the discredited “cash transfer” approach. The President said: “The palliative is coming. I don’t want cash transfer to fall […]

The people of Senegal have once again shown their resolve to preserve the sanctity of their democracy. For the second time in 11 years, the people came out en masse, braving the bullets of the security forces to truncate the unpatriotic tenure elongation ambitions of their leaders. In 2012, the people had also trooped onto […]

Barely a month after he was sworn in as Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has been handed the mantle as Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. Coming so close to the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari, this honour holds a special significance for Nigeria.

It is as if the EndSARS protests of October, 2020 never happened. Police wickedness and brutality have returned with full force and the hapless youth are once again being targeted for intimidation, harassment, extortion and even killing. This was exactly what brought out the Nigerian youth in weeks of protests which ended with the Lekki […]

World Population Day, instituted by the United Nations, UN, is observed annually on July 11. Its goal is to raise awareness about the challenges and issues surrounding rapidly growing populations across the globe. The UN established this day to remind nations of the significance of understanding and addressing these population-related concerns. This year, the theme […]