Tinubu grains: A Nuhu Ribadu advertorial
In case you missed it, here is the video of National Security Adviser Mr Nuhu Ribadu, last week, advertising a fake product. A lifetime ago, it seems, Ribadu served as…
Editorial: The Battle for the Soul of Ondo State
As voters in Ondo State head to the polls on Saturday, November 16, 2024, to elect their next governor, the atmosphere is charged, and the stakes could not be higher.…
Editorial: Nigeria’s Power Crisis – Another Blackout is one too many
It is now all but certain that despite all the hollow promises of the administration of President Bola Tinubu, Nigerians are condemned to pay more for darkness. Else, how can…
Editorial: Freed Minors and Tinubu’s Cheap Publicity Stunt
The odious spectacle orchestrated last Tuesday by President Bola Tinubu, parading the unlawfully detained #EndBadGovernance protesters, including 29 children, as “pardoned” recipients of his supposed compassion and personal magnanimity, reeks…
Editorial: Dangote’s Oil Monopoly: A Critical Threat to Nigeria’s Economy
The news that oil marketers in Nigeria plan to sell imported petrol at a price lower than what is offered by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery has once again highlighted the…
Waiting for Dave Umahi’s Achievements
The history of modern Nigeria drips with the blood of hundreds of thousands of citizens who died needlessly in road accidents. One of them, a final year university student who…
Editorial: Prosecution of Children Protester Heartbreaking and Reprehensible (2)
The mere fact that Nigeria finds itself prosecuting children for participating in peaceful protests underscores a profound crisis in governance. These children are not criminals; they are the casualties of…
Editorial: Prosecution of Children Protesters Heartbreaking and Reprehensible (1)
The harrowing spectacle of emaciated, traumatized, impoverished, underage children being paraded before a Federal High Court in Abuja, last Friday, for participating in the #EndBadGovernance protests is a sickening indictment…
Editorial: The Savage Brutality of Corporal Punishment in Ogun State (2)
There is limited publicly available data on exact numbers of child fatalities in Nigeria directly attributable to corporal punishment in schools. However, available reports highlight that corporal punishment remains widely…
Editorial: The Savage Brutality of Corporal Punishment in Ogun State (1)
The decision by the Ogun State Government to shut down Obada Grammar School, Obada, Idi-emi over the tragic death last Friday, of an SS2 student, Monday Arijo, as a result…