Category: Opinion

By Olusegun Adeniyi When I woke up yesterday to news of a military coup in Gabon, I concluded there must be a better way to earn a living than peddling opinions on the pages of newspapers. We were still coming to terms with developments in Niger Republic where military adventurers are digging in when we […]

NLC President Joe Ajaero By Sunday Onyemaechi Eze The acclaimed role the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) plays in protecting the interest of workers and citizens in the governance structure is fast eroding. The guiding popular aphorism that, “what affects one affects all” do not seem to apply anymore. NLC known for its active, consistent, dogged, […]

Shettima at BRICS Summit By Alabi Williams When it was announced that Vice President Kashim Shettima was to attend the 15th Annual Summit of the BRICS in Johannesburg, South Africa, last week, many would have wondered in what capacity Nigeria was attending. It’s likely that because of our engagements with the Economic Community of West […]

Niger Republic coup plotters. Pix: Twitter The recent coup in Niger Republic and the attendant diplomatic impasse foretells grave consequences of continued military incursion into the political arena in the West African sub-region. The unfolding scenario in Niger Republic clearly demonstrates that ECOWAS faces daunting challenges ahead considering the complexities of military coups which are […]

By Martins Oloja It is expected that our current political leaders and those who are asking why the new cartel of emerging market leaders called BRICs…didn’t invite Nigeria to join the elite club in South Africa last week, are also following what is happening to the former President of the United States, Donald Trump. And […]

A recent World Bank report titled “Deliver the future: Catalysing opportunities for women, children and adolescents” reveals that across the world, over 12 million girls have their education truncated annually due to early marriage. In particular, the report also stated that 250 million women and girls in developing countries who want to avoid pregnancy are […]

By Dan Agbese President Bola Tinubu has a full plate. Even his worst political enemies could not have wished him the many troubles he faces. To take a random inventory: he faces a tanked national economy on the brink of total collapse. He faces hungry citizens whose stomachs are rumbling, indicative of the absence of […]

The reported displacement of about 12,000 Nigerians following the recent demolition of several houses in Oke Eri, Odun-Ifa, and Precious Seed communities in Oworonshoki, Kosofe Local Area of Lagos State by the Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force) is a matter of grave concern for lovers of humanity. It is not […]

By Eze Onyekpere Last week, the Federal Government through the National Economic Council approved N5bn for each state of the federation as a palliative to cushion the harsh effect of fuel subsidy removal. The palliative also includes five trucks of rice for each state. States are to purchase sundry items, including 100,000 bags of rice, […]