Many Nigerians are wondering aloud the real reason that the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is asking Nigerians to submit their social media accounts to their banks to fortify their Know Your Customer, KYC, needs. Titled: “Customer Due Diligence Regulation 2023”, the requirement is meant to help combat terrorism and financial crimes through a more […]

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 rather than the exception are in a state of failure.

President Bola Tinubu has made two impressive sound-bites which tended to give the impression he would be a people-friendly leader. In his maiden speech on Democracy Day on June 12, 2023, he told Nigerians: “I share your pains” with regard to the harsh economic experience occasioned by the commencement of implementation of the petrol subsidy […]

 What we find disgustingly unsettling is not just the recent outrageous claims of self-acclaimed “militant”, Dokubo Asari that he, and not our armed forces, is responsible for fighting insecurity in many parts of the country. After a visit to see President Bola Tinubu in Aso Villa recently, Asari boasted to newsmen that his “men” were […]

The International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, commemorated annually on June 26, serves as a reminder of the pressing need to address the global menace of drug abuse and trafficking. The theme for the 2023 commemoration is “Building Back Better: Support Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery.”