School resumption amid mounting insecurity
As the 2026/2027 school session begins across Nigeria, millions of parents face the familiar burdens of school fees, uniforms, books and transport. But for many, especially in conflict-prone communities, there is a more frightening question: will their children return home safely each day? The school, once regarded as a sanctuary of learning and hope, has […]
Stop extortion of logistics operators
EXTORTION, which is rampant among bad law officers and hoodlums who are allowed to operate freely in states like Lagos, is a major form of corruption in Nigeria. Bad eggs in the law enforcement agencies engage in it as a means of earning extra remuneration or outright corrupt self-enrichment. Unfortunately, it is generally condoned by […]
Chinese loans and our sovereignty (2)
NO matter the challenges confronting Nigeria, we are still a great country. We have patriots who will not allow the dignity and sovereignty of our country to be toyed with for any reason.
Chinese loans and our sovereignty (1)
OUR polity has been over-heated by the seemingly endless debates on the issue of loans given or about to be given to Nigeria by the government of China for our infrastructural development.
Double standard approach to dealing with insecurity
One of the reasons Nigeria may never succeed in solving her insecurity problems under the Muhammadu Buhari dispensation is that the security forces have been made to operate with double standards. Way back in 2015, the Global Terrorism Index, GTI, declared the militant Fulani herdsmen as the fourth most murderous terrorist group in the world […]
Nigeria’s abysmal power supply
MORE than six years into the “Change” mantra of the present administration, the World Bank has returned a damning report that Nigeria now ranks bottom – 171 out of 190 surveyed countries – in the access of its citizens to public power supply. Government, as usual, might issue a rebuttal of such reports by authoritative […]
