Editorial

  After weeks of unbearable gridlock, stranded motorists, frustrated commuters and travellers reportedly spending days on the road, the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, arrived at the troubled corridor and confronted the situation. The cameras were there. Nigerians watched. The Minister spoke. The country applauded. For a moment, hope…

  As Nigerians await the outcome of the controversy surrounding an alleged hate speech by a senator in Osun State, fresh questions are being raised by a series of reported statements attributed to some members and officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reports of alleged threats by a local…

    The Nigerian workplace is facing a growing challenge that deserves urgent attention: declining work discipline, poor accountability, distraction and, in some cases, theft and other forms of misconduct by employees. While employers have a responsibility to provide decent working conditions and treat their workers fairly, employees also have…

  The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to lift the ban on campaign activities marks the beginning of another critical phase in Nigeria’s democratic journey. As political parties, candidates and their supporters begin to mobilise for the elections, there is an urgent need for a new culture…

    For thousands  of Nigerians, travelling on the Benin-Lagos Expressway has become a nightmare. What should ordinarily be a journey of a few hours now stretches into days as motorists and passengers remain stranded because of failed sections of the road.   Families sleep in their vehicles,  businesses lose valuable…

The African continent has witnessed too many tragedies, too many needless deaths and too many occasions when the voices of those who should speak have been drowned by political convenience and diplomatic silence. It is against this troubling background that we commend African leaders who have found the courage to…

The conduct of direct primaries by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in recent years was widely presented as a revolutionary step toward strengthening internal democracy within Nigeria’s political system. Supporters argued that allowing all registered party members to participate in choosing candidates would reduce the influence of godfathers, curb manipulation…

There are places in history that define the conscience of a nation. The Uzuakoli Leprosy Centre in Bende Local Government Area of Abia State is one of such places. Once celebrated across Africa as a pioneering medical and humanitarian institution, the centre today stands in painful neglect, abandoned structures, collapsing…

Federal Government’s position that Nigerians seeking to return home from South Africa due to xenophobic attacks must bear the cost of their evacuation has sparked outrage and disappointment across the country. At a moment when fear, uncertainty, and violence confront many Nigerians living in South Africa, the expectation that victims…

Nigeria is witnessing a troubling moral drift, one that goes beyond economic hardship, political frustration, or social pressure. It is the steady hardening of the human heart and the alarming erosion of the fear of God in everyday life. The recent killing of a 17-year-old boy, reportedly murdered by his…