By Muktar Tanko Insecurity has taken a center stage in Zamfara state as none of the 14 local government capitals is free from banditry activities. The most worrisome is that even the state capital, Gusau is not safe as pockets of banditry activities have taken turns periodically. The most recent is the ugly attack last […]

In the evolving landscape of global business, the rise of women in leadership positions has been a significant milestone

By AYODELE OKUNFOLAMI A concert-like memorial was held earlier in the week for the 39 individuals who lost their lives in Kenya’s anti-government demonstrations which is entering the second month. Like #EndSARS that had to do with police brutality, #RejectFinanceBill2024 began as a social media campaign to galvanize and mobilize Kenyans to reject a proposed bill […]

By ELVIS EROMOSELE UNIBEN students are at home in the middle of the academic session. The institution was shut down following a peaceful protest by the students. No, they were not asking for an arm, a leg or a free pass in core courses. The demand was for electricity and water, two basic ingredients for […]

By KENECHUKWU OBIEZU IT is difficult to, if ever, appreciate the blood-curdling terror which went into the terrorist attack at Gwoza,Borno State, on June 29,2024, without stripping bare and descending into vast, fathomless depths of depravity into which until now only a few people have been able to plunge into and plumb in Nigeria. Birth kickstarts […]

By Ayodele Adio During the COVID-19 pandemic, a South Asian Muslim man, Mohammed Asaduzzaman, provided 500 free meals to essential service providers as a show of gratitude for their contributions to the community. Not just that, he pushed for vaccinations for those with uncertain immigration status, acted as an interpreter for those in legal need, […]

Enter Honourable Davidson Akinlayo Kolawole, member, House of Representatives, representing Moba/llejemeje/Ido-Osi federal constituency

By JIMOH OLOREDE A KEEN analytical observation would show Nigeria had, in 1999, only returned to kleptocracy  and not democracy. The simple, common, widely-accepted definition of democracy as a system with the consent of the governed is “government of the people, by the people and for the people”, while kleptocracy refers to a government by those […]

By SUNDAY EZE THE gruesome murder of Celine Ndudim and her Ghanaian friend Afibah Tandoh should serve as a big lesson for young ladies of this age and time. The two had embarked on a visit to a supposed facebook friend called Andrew Amaechi in Aba. Unfortunately, nobody knows the where about of both since […]

Abisoye Ajila is a well-versed financial services and technology expert with over 15 years of cumulative work experience spanning the pension, insurance, and asset management industries within the Nigerian financial sector.

By CHIEDU OKOYE THE creation of states in Nigeria was a common feature of military governments which ruled Nigeria at different periods. Now the matter of state creation has come up again, what with members of the National Assembly debating the bill for the creation of some proposed states. But at this critical political juncture in […]

By Jerome-Mario Utomi The much awaited, and much publicized 2-day Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit 2024, themed: Renewed Hope for Sustainable Development of the Niger Delta, finally kick-started with a technical session on Wednesday, July 10th and is expected to run through Friday, July 13th, 2024, in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Capital. The event which […]

Water treatment is a cornerstone of public health and environmental sustainability. As our nation continues to grow, so does the demand for clean, safe water

By CHRIS EKPENYONG Corruption remains one of the most debilitating challenges in Nigeria. Despite numerous efforts to curb this menace, it continues to thrive, undermining the nation’s development. In countries like China, severe penalties, and sometimes including death penalty, are imposed on corrupt officials, serving as a deterrent against graft. The question then arises: why are those […]

By TONY EKE Minute by minute they live: The stone’s in the midst of all. Too long a sacrifice Can make a stone of the heart- “Easter 1916” by W.B. Yeats IN penning the above excerpt of poetic memorial for the Irish martyrs in the Easter Rebellion of 1916, W.B. Yeats, one of the greatest […]