Full Text of President Buhari Democracy Day Speech
Fellow Nigerians, I join you all today to commemorate and celebrate our Democracy Day. It is a celebration of freedom…
Editorial: Nigeria’s ban on Twitter and matters arising (2)
Social media platforms undoubtedly helped transform the world into a global village but in making communication and connection easily accessible,…
Editorial: Nigeria’s ban on Twitter and matters arising
Quite predictably, the announcement that the federal government has suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria indefinitely, generated angry reactions on social…
Editorial: Abubakar Shekau’s exit and the war on terror
After five previous announcements in which the leader of the murderous Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram was pronounced dead, Nigerians…
Editorial: Asaba Declaration and Northern Ethnic Jingoists
It would have been enough to dismiss the recent provocative comments by the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the…
Editorial: Ben Ayade as metaphor for Nigeria’s dog-eat-dog politics
After four years of speculation, feet dragging and rabid denials, the defection of Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade from…
Editorial: Jonathan, El-Rufai and poverty of leadership
With his petulance, foul temperament, imprudent conduct and seemingly high propensity to stoke controversy, Nasir El-Rufai has impoverished the sobriety…
Editorial: Nigeria and unremitted revenues
The sensational disclosure by the Senate that no fewer than 60 federal government agencies failed to remit over N3 trillion…
Editorial: Covid-19 lockdown and rising incidence of rape
As despicable as this is, the sobering revelation that Covid-19 lockdowns in Nigeria have exacerbated the rising wave of rape…
Editorial: The insane call for a military coup
Ordinarily, the call by Robert Clarke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the military to take over power would…