Editorials

IN 2024, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission dismissed 27 officers for “fraudulent activities and misconduct.” This has again highlighted the poor perception of the anti-corruption body and the country’s …

THE Federal Capital Territory Police Command closed out 2024 with 1,077 arrests from 1,426 cases reported. It rescued kidnapped hostages, recovered weapons and over N409 million from bandits, kidnappers, and …

Amidst the doubts expressed in many quarters as to whether or not the country’s local petroleum refining capacity has improved, it is instructive that the price of petrol has dropped …

THREE years before the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, Nigeria is preparing to repeat its disastrous outing at the last Games. In the Paris 2024 Olympics, Team Nigeria returned empty-handed. The …

TO cleanse a system, rules must be followed, and when they are broken, the punishment must be stiff enough to serve as a deterrent. So, punishing infractions in Nigeria’s banking …

A situation whereby terrorists have the leisure to negotiate and renege at will is a damning comment on the commitment of the Nigerian government to prosecute the war against terror. …

THE statement by the Chief of Defence Staff during this year’s Armed Forces Remembrance Day has deepened the mystery surrounding Nigeria’s counterinsurgency war. On January 15, a day set aside …

SATURDAY’S tanker explosion at Dikko, Gurara LGA, Niger State, which claimed 98 lives is another grievous reminder of how the Nigerian government has repeatedly failed its citizens. Scores of people …

The decision by the Kaduna State government to negotiate a peace deal with terrorists that have virtually taken over five local government areas of the state as well as render …

NIGERIA is overly plagued by terrorism and banditry. Unfortunately, the deployment of military airstrikes which leads to despoliation of homes, displacement, and deaths in the affected communities signals a hapless …