Editorial

Growing menace of infrastructure vandalism

Growing menace of infrastructure vandalism

The perceived stripping of metal fittings from a flyover bridge around Alakija, Lagos, is another frightening reminder of the growing menace of infrastructure vandalism in Nigeria. The incident was serious enough to attract Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the scene, while the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, also weighed in on the danger posed by the […]
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Freedom for justice miscarriage victim, Sunday Jackson

Freedom for justice miscarriage victim, Sunday Jackson

A major flaw in the Nigerian legal system has been exposed to the global community with the trending story of brazen miscarriage of justice visited on citizen Sunday Jackson, a farmer from Dong community in Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. Sometime in 2015, Jackson was working on his farm and a Fulani herdsman, […]

US-Nigeria joint security group

US-Nigeria joint security group

When recently US President, Donald Trump, designated Nigeria a Country of Particular Concern over Christian genocides and the ill-checked spread of jihadist terrorism, he threatened to take military action. The Federal Government showed its willingness to work with America to address the issue by sending a delegation to Washington. The upshot of the diplomatic exchanges […]

Education: Bowing to terrorists’ pressure?

Education: Bowing to terrorists’ pressure?

The mass abduction of the 276 Chibok Schoolgirls in April 2014 marked a milestone in the advance of jihadist terrorism in Nigeria. Because politicians and activists successfully weaponised it against the regime of former President Goodluck Jonathan, the terrorists realised what a powerful instrument of blackmail it was. As a result, Nigeria, unlike any other country in […]

Ugborodo’s abandoned FIFA project

Ugborodo’s abandoned FIFA project

When former FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter, launched the FIFA Goal Project in 1999, the initiative was envisioned as a catalyst for global football development; one that would help countries build modern training grounds, nurture grassroots talents and strengthen the structures of football administration. For many nations, the project has been nothing short of transformative. […]

Salvaging our N20trn abandoned properties

Salvaging our N20trn abandoned properties

The House of Representatives is about to embark on a seemingly quixotic venture of recovering about 12,000 abandoned federal building projects scattered throughout the federation, particularly Abuja and Lagos which have served as our Federal Capitals. In May 2024, the Senate had kicked off the effort with a six-member committee led by Senator Lola Ashiru. […]