It is not uncommon to see many non-government, non-emergency, and unauthorised vehicles blaring sirens on our roads despite laws and regulations stating who is entitled to the use of sirens. The blaring of sirens has become an unfortunate symbol of impunity rather than emergency or lawful entitlement.  To restore order on Nigerian roads, regulation and […]

The E1 Lagos event, held October 3–5, 2025, marked a historic milestone as Africa’s first all-electric powerboat race and a key leg of the global UIM E1 World Championship. This pioneering championship showcased cutting-edge electric-powered boats, positioning Lagos Lagoon as a high-speed race track for innovation and sustainability. Lagos’ hosting of the E1 race uniquely […]

Emerging pictures of severe insecurity bedevilling Kaduna State and its neighbours, such as Zamfara, Katsina, Niger, Sokoto and Kebbi, suggest that terrorist outlaws have firmly established a comfort zone of control. They are now sharing power and sovereignty with the Federal Republic of Nigeria, almost unchallenged. According to Agence France Presse, AFP, a report prepared […]

The need for hospitals to urgently treat victims of gunshot injuries without first demanding a police report was emphasised in a recent media release by the National Association of Resident Doctors, NARD, and Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria, NMCN. In December 2024, Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, had similarly issued a […]

The tragic killing of a driver in Ibadan, Oyo State, recently, when a 40-foot container-laden truck fell on a commercial Nissan Micra car, has again brought to the fore the recurring menace of container- and tanker-related accidents on Nigerian roads. Barely two weeks earlier, a policeman and a female passenger were crushed to death in […]

There has recently been an up-tick in activities geared towards ensuring safety on our waterways. At the onset of this year’s rainy and flood season, the usually dormant National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, roused itself and collaborated with the Lagos State Waterways Authority, LASWA, to conduct a safety campaign aimed at “promoting best practices” on […]

Nigeria, with over 200 million citizens, faces grave security challenges—terrorism, kidnapping, armed robbery, banditry, suicide bombings, and communal killings. The Nigeria Police Force, NPF, with about 370,000 personnel and officers, is overstretched. The dream to increase police staff strength to at least 600,000 is far from being realised. The ratio of one police officer to […]

Nigeria has scored another rock bottom global ranking, this time in the area of life expectancy. A United Nations Population Prospects, UNPP, data recently released confirms that Nigeria is the country with the lowest life expectancy in the world. It shows that average life expectancy of men is 54.3 years, while that of women is […]

A new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Joash Amupitan, is set to assume office after a routine screening by the Senate and swearing in by President Bola Tinubu. He was approved by the National Council of State, NCS, on Thursday, October 9, 2025. Like most of his predecessors, Amupitan comes highly […]

Former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, unceremoniously bowed out of office, weeks ahead of his official tenure end on Tuesday, October 7, 2025. Thus ended one of the sourest and most controversial tenures of a Nigerian Chief Electoral Officer. Yakubu had the special privilege of being the first occupant […]

A couple of weeks ago, Governor Umaru Bago of Niger State said in an interview that a new law mandates religious preachers in Niger State to submit their sermons to his government for approval. Niger is one of the Northern states wracked by jihadist extremists and bandits. It has experienced painful episodes of school abductions […]

The sentencing of Private Lukman Musa to death by hanging for the murder of a tricycle rider in Azare, Bauchi State, by a General Court Martial sitting in Jos, is a landmark judgement that reaffirms the Nigerian Army’s zero tolerance for indiscipline and criminality. According to Major Aminu Mairuwa, Acting Deputy Director of Legal Services, […]

In the traditional Independence Day broadcast on October 1, 2025, President Bola Tinubu took stock on two fronts: our 65 years of existence as an independent nation and his 28 months in the saddle as Chief Driver of the economy. His declaration that our battered economy had turned the corner was meant to raise optimism. […]

Last week, the European Union Election Observation Mission, EU-EOM, visited outgoing Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, in Abuja and once again voiced its deep concern for the need to ensure electoral and judicial reforms before the 2027 general elections. Led by its Chairman, Barry Andrews, an Irish Member of […]

As the world marked International Teachers’ Day, ITD-25, on October 5, 2025, the theme “Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative Profession” resonates profoundly. This year’s focus underscores the need to view educators as interconnected pillars of society, fostering shared innovation and support networks to nurture future generations. In Nigeria, where education grapples with systemic strains, this […]