Editorials

DISTURBING reports that bandits are levying farming communities have again brought to the fore the imperative of addressing the banditry crisis. The menace has destabilised communities and exposed the lapses …

INTRICATE intrigues are playing out in Nigeria’s oil industry. These are bound to derail expectations of a reprieve in the form of lower petrol prices with the commencement of the …

The arbitrary arrest and detention of journalists that have, in recent times, become rampant in Nigeria signpost a descent into despotism and should not be allowed to persist in the …

The call by the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), for a constitutionally guaranteed four-year tenure for elected council officials could introduce some measure of stability in local government …

IT is a cruel irony that Lagos, a coastal city, cannot provide adequate potable water for its residents. The Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, should revamp the existing water infrastructure, create new …

The resignation of Finidi George as the Coach of the national football team, the Super Eagles, has naturally raised the poser, again, as to whether a foreign, or an indigenous …

The report that Nigeria is spending $600 million yearly to import palm oil should be disheartening to the generality of citizens, who knew the country to be foremost globally in …

THE streets of Kenya have been smeared with the blood of its citizens. Essentially, Kenyan youth are protesting the financial bill introduced by President William Ruto. The bill, which imposes …

A fresh initiative by Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo to audit the inmates across the 256 custodial centres is welcome. According to the Minister of Interior, this is part of measures to decongest …

With utmost sense of responsibility, government at all levels and other stakeholders should urgently take extensive measures to stop the deadly cholera that broke out in Lagos State and has …