Editorials

THE new National Bureau of Statistics report that Nigerians paid a whopping N2.23 trillion ransom to secure the release of their kidnapped relatives between May 2023 and April 2024 is …

The International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague might have felt compelled to issue its seemingly dramatic arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant …

VICE-PRESIDENT Kashim Shettima’s attack on Kemi Badenoch after her comments on Nigeria is typical of the country’s leaders. They are hostile to criticism and denythatfacts are sacrosanct. It is one …

THE North needs to tell itself the truth about theage-long almajiri system. The Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule opened up recently about the social misnomer. In a rare moment …

The reported killing of 20 soldiers in the Nigerian Army camp at Kareto, Borno State, by Islamic fighters and other attacks on military personnel on official duties nationwide constitute a significant threat …

FRESH reports of bullying in Nigerian schools have reignited public concerns about the pervasive menace plaguing both public and private institutions. The alleged bestial and potentially deadly “performance” by senior …

FOR two countries that gained independence about three years apart, the yawning disparities between Nigeria and Ghana’s political and electoral profiles are disturbing. While Ghana’s political evolution and electoral history …

As much as it is desirable to update the country’s tax laws, including a tweak at the sharing formula to promote equity and industry, it is also incumbent on the …

THE 2024 World Malaria Report has once again signalled the need for African leaders, especially in Nigeria, to adopt effective measures to tackle the epidemic and improve the quality of …

THE tragic deaths of two elderly Okuama community leaders– Dennis Okugbaye, 81, and James Oghoroko, 72, in military custody –have thrown a grim spotlight on the unchecked impunity and disregard …