Tragedy in custody: The deaths of young miners in Niger State
By OWOLOLA ADEBOLA In the early hours of 17 September 2026, a grim discovery was made in Minna, capital of Nigeria’s mineral-rich Niger State. Thirty-seven young men and boys, arrested days earlier on suspicion of illegal mining, were found dead in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). Many of the […]
Chibok girls and conspiracy theories
I AM one of those who have wondered why President Goodluck Jonathan has been unusually slow in taking a decisive action on the ‘kidnap’ of 234 students of the Government Girls’ Secondary school, Chibok in Borno state.
For Justice Oputa, Sir Otedola and Amaka Igwe
DEATH is the last crowning glory of every man’s sojourn on earth. The fool will die. The wise will die. The rich will die and the poor will also not escape the deadly and cold grip of death. The deadly thing about death is that it will come when it will come. Some die at birth.
Spectrum: The oxygen of digital world
The internet in such a short time has become the most pervasive communication system in the world. Digital statistics show that whilst it took Radio 38 years and TV 13 years to individually reach 50 million users; it took the Internet only 4 years.
The scheme against Jonathan
THE longsuffering Nigerian moaned in grief: “Although I have borne this burden for many years, I am prepared to forgive and forget.
2015: How effective is the Opposition’s strategy
THE PDP has not been brilliant in the running of the country’s affair, since the current civilian dispensation – 1999 till date. They have continued to wobble and fumble, becoming so arrogant and insensitive to the yearning of the ordinary Nigerian, most crucially; the inability to contain the monster of corruption.
