Opinion

By Abba Abu “What a man can do, a woman can do better” This popular quote has been proven true by the Civil Defense, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board, through the appointment of the Deputy Comptroller General of Immigration, Adepoju Carol Wura-Ola, as the acting Comptroller General of the...

By Femi Aderotimi The historic payment of interim dividend by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited into the Federation Account less than three months into the stoppage of payment for fuel subsidy by the Federal Government has proven that Mallam Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of NNPCL...

By Rayyan Alhassan Fuel subsidy removal by the present administration of President Bola Tinubu has come with a thunderous alarm. Although the intention may be good, pure and sincere, and in fact it is even noble but the reality now is that it is severely haunting everyone. Both the haves...

By Philip Agbese Something is on the radar—the renewed onslaught on acts of crime and criminality nationwide. We have been regaled with tales of exploits, and I am not surprised. The moment the new service chiefs were named, I saw the light at the end of the tunnel in the...

By Aare Abiodun Oluwarotimi If I understand the embattled Senator Emmanuel Udende well in his last statement where he blamed Benue’s insecurity on the enforcement of the Open Grazing Prohibition and Ranches Establishment Law by the previous administration, then I can boldly say that the APC in the state have...

By Okechukwu Ukpa The more things change, the more they stay the same, the French writer, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, wrote in 1849. It is, therefore, not surprising that nine years after he was fuming in the mouth in political fits, he will resort to same crass tactics of name-calling, absolute...

By Richard Oriri Gross neglect of public services is a common bane in Nigeria. However, tertiary institutions were the worse hit. A country graciously endowed with human capital was almost slipping into the abyss in terms of educational infrastructure development as successive policies to accentuate speedy turnaround were either neglected or...

By Femi Falana, SAN Globally, subsidies, whether for food, transportation, energy or housing, are part of good governance. So, the issue is not subsidies but who benefit from them.In Nigeria, subsidies are primarily of the rich, by the rich and for the rich.I will highlight a few, how they are...

BY KENNEDY ONYEGBADO Amid political controversies and legal battles, one issue has recently captured the attention of the nation – the alleged forged certificate of discharge in the possession of Enugu State Governor, Mr. Peter Mbah In an unfolding legal saga, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has taken a...

By Philip Agbese After 50 years of its establishment, enduring a journey built on great heroes’ legacies for its continuity, Nigerians are now disenchanted with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Completing a year of service with the NYSC is mandated by Nigerian law, and thus made a necessity, except...