Editorial

Tackling frequent building collapses

Between January 2020 and June 2026, Nigeria recorded dozens of building collapses that killed hundreds and injured many more. Nationally, more than 650 collapses have killed over 1,600 people since 1974, according to figures the Federal Government cited last month. Lagos, where rapid urban growth and chronic flooding concentrate risk, accounts for over half of […]
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Igbo leaders meeting with Buhari over Nnamdi Kanu

IT is encouraging to see that President Muhammadu Buhari is in touch with elders and leaders of the Igbo nation in efforts to resolve the crisis of confidence between the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, and the Federal Government over the latest detention of IPOB’s leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. The IPOB secessionist leader was recaptured […]

Beyond Senate’s indictments over Odili home invasion

THE Senate’s indictment of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over invasion of the Abuja home of Supreme Court Justice, Mary Odili, is a sign that all hope is not lost on the Ahmed Lawan-led upper chamber of the National […]

Anambra election: Kudos everyone!

“ALL’s well that ends well,” as William Shakespeare famously put it. It has been a sigh of relief galore since the Anambra governorship poll Returning Officer, Prof. Florence Obi, announced Prof. Chukwuma Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, as the final winner. It was one election that seemed headed for an apocalyptic outcome. […]

Bungling galore and Ikoyi high-rise tragedy

THE collapse of a 21-storey building on Gerrard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos, a week ago, was a tragedy of international proportions due to the involvement of indigenous and expatriate casualties and the scale of the project. Though the Lagos State Government has established a committee of experts to probe the catastrophe, prima facie evidence shows that […]

Our worsening food insecurity

The failure of the Federal Government to effectively tackle the insecurity challenge facing the nation presently has given rise to probably a worse form of insecurity: hunger. Insecurity is one of the cardinal programmes of this administration. Yet, we have seen armed insurrection, terrorism, banditry and herdsmen attacks on farmers and indigenous communities ballooning across […]

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