Editorial

Economic reforms are never painless. Across Nigeria today, the story is the same — families cutting meals, businesses shrinking operations, and workers watching their wages lose value faster than they earn them. Yet, on paper, the figures tell a different story. Government reports and international lenders point to “positive macroeconomic…

Niger State Governor, Umar Bago The recent devastating flood that ravaged Mokwa, claiming over a thousand lives and displacing countless families, marked a tragic chapter in Niger State’s history. The calamity, which officially unfolded on May 29th, has left scars not only on the land but also on the psyche…

In a nation where access to healthcare often depends more on one’s wallet than on one’s condition, the death of Senator Ibrahim Musa Kontagora is both shocking and painfully familiar. Having served Niger North from 2011 to 2015, he was denied critical surgery when he couldn’t pay the full bill,…

Earlier this week, Nigeria came together in unified celebration as President Bola Tinubu honoured the Super Falcons, the indomitable women’s football team, whose exceptional performance at the African Women’s Cup of Nations rekindled national pride. Each player was awarded a three-bedroom apartment and a generous cash reward—a historic gesture highlighting…

In what many see as an unguarded admission of systemic failure, former presidential spokesperson Femi Adesina recently declared that the late President Muhammadu Buhari might have died had he not sought medical treatment abroad. According to him, the overseas treatment “saved his life,” suggesting that Nigeria’s healthcare system was too…

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State stirred public discourse recently when he boldly revealed that 99 percent of arrested kidnappers in his state are Igbos, not Fulanis—a declaration that cuts through layers of ethnic myths and blame games that often cloud Nigeria’s internal security challenges. His frankness is not just…

Stanley Ihedigbo In villages once brimming with life and harvest, silence now hangs in the air. The rhythm of hoes tilling the land, of grain-laden trucks heading to market, and of farmers trading smiles over a good yield is fast becoming a distant memory. Across Nigeria, the agricultural sector, once…

The heartbreaking news of about 20 Nigerian soldiers losing their lives during a bandit attack near Bangi, Niger State, has left families shattered and entire communities gripped by fear. These were not just soldiers—they were fathers, mothers, sons, daughters, and friends who bravely stood on the frontlines to keep us…

A significant political tremor is shaking Nigeria’s opposition landscape, and its epicenter lies in the growing irrelevance of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The recent move by a coalition of heavyweight politicians to float a new party, the All Democratic Alliance (ADA)—could be the clearest signal yet that the PDP,…

Each year, June 12 reminds Nigerians of a bitter betrayal, the annulment of the freest and fairest election in our nation’s history. It was on that day in 1993 that Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M.K.O.) Abiola emerged victorious in a presidential election that transcended ethnic and religious lines, only for the…