Imo NYSC kidnapping: We demand answers
On October 1, gunmen attacked two buses near Umunoha on the Owerri-Onitsha Road in Imo State, abducting 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and another passenger travelling from Ibadan to orientation camps. After seven days in captivity, all 21 were freed on October 7, 2026. Their release was welcome, yet many questions remain […]
Tackling pollution of our rivers
Nigerians, especially those in the rural areas, live with the ever-present pollution of their only sources of potable water – springs, streams and small rivers. This is mostly due to lack of government diligent attention to the welfare of the people and outright lawlessness by citizens, including corporate citizens. The people of Amankwo of Agbada […]
Need to implement value-addition export policy
Latest figures from the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics, NBS, indicate that Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded a healthy rise despite the severe security challenges occasioned by occupation of our forests and farmlands by armed criminals. Export of unprocessed raw materials fetched the nation N2.9trn by September 2025 compared to N1.174trn by September of 2024. This […]
Gun attack on ADC leaders in Edo
The savage attack that took place in Benin City, Edo State, on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 could be a sign that Nigerians might be in for a violent campaign and general election season. African Democratic Congress, ADC, leaders, including former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, gathered in the home of one of the party’s national […]
Executive Order and oil industry stability
The recent petroleum industry directive issued by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stirred a necessary national conversation about reform, transparency and constitutional balance in Nigeria. The order, titled: “Presidential Executive Order to Safeguard Federation Oil and Gas Reserves and Provide Regulatory Clarity, 2026” seeks to tighten remittance procedures for oil revenues, an intervention aimed at […]
Resolving Monday market boycotts in South-East
When markets fall silent, and highways lie deserted on what should be bustling workdays, the cost is not merely political; it is profoundly economic. Across parts of Nigeria’s South-East, sit-at-home orders, originally framed as a protest tactic by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, have evolved into a recurring paralysis of daily life. What began […]
