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EDITORIAL: Federal Government's profligacy amid a bile of hunger and misery

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The process leading to the inauguration of a tripartite committee to fix a new minimum wage, has further exposed the dark side of the government in the use of resources. A leaked m... Read More


Hardship: Ibadan youths, traders protest high cost of living amid heavy security

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Against the backdrop of the current hardship, occasioned by inflation, removal of fuel subsidy and the exorbitant prices of foodstuffs and other basic services, youths and some tra... Read More


Military or civilian, a coup is a coup!, By Wole Olaoye

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Coup making is not the exclusive preserve of soldiers or the armed forces. Civilians, too, do stage coups. In Nigeria, we have had our fair share of coups and counter-coups, and ha... Read More


Terrorists invade Niger community, raze houses, foodstuffs, other valuables

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Boko Haram terrorists, on Sunday, invaded Allawa, a garrison town in Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State, razing over 30 houses, foodstuffs, livestock and other valuables.... Read More


Court strikes out treasonable felony charges against Sowore

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday struck out the treasonable felony charges filed against Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, who were both ch... Read More


Professor premieres documentary on late Ayinde Barrister at 13th remembrance anniversary

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- A United States-based Nigerian Professor of History and African Diaspora Studies, Saheed Aderinto, recently premiered a documentary on the life and times of the late Fuji music mae... Read More


'If another election is held tomorrow, I'll still vote Tinubu'- Seyi Law

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- Amidst the growing concerns about government policies that have led to sky-high living costs, comedian Lawrence Aletile, known as Seyi Law, has reaffirmed his loyalty to President ... Read More


Nigeria, the age of digitisation, and leadership, By Marwan Haruna Abdulkarim

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The components fundamental to democracy - such as freedom of speech and assembly, fair elections, and an impartial judiciary - have long been regarded as essential elements for fos... Read More


Protecting citizenship rights and ending statelessness in Africa, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- This past week in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) adopted a new treaty Relating to the Specific Aspects to the Right ... Read More


Withheld Salaries: Nigerian govt pays ASUU, CONUA members as non-academic workers kick

Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The Nigerian government at the weekend commenced the part-payment of withheld salaries of Nigerian lecturers as earlier pledged in October 2023 by President Bola Tinubu. Both memb... Read More