Editorial

EDITORIAL: Road Accidents and the Culture of Recklessness

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 day ago

Road accidents have become a disturbing feature of life in Nigeria. Every year, thousands of people die on our highways,…

EDITORIAL: The N110bn Judgment and the demand for Accountability

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 days ago

The recent judgment of the Federal High Court in Lagos declaring the National Assembly's N110 billion vehicle and allowance schemes…

EDITORIAL: 18 Days in Captivity: When will Oyo’s children come home?

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Eighteen days after gunmen stormed a school in Oyo State and whisked away dozens of pupils and teachers, the deafening…

Editorial: Obasanjo’s timely health message Nigeria must not ignore

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 week ago

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's revelation that he has lived with diabetes for more than 40 years while maintaining an active…

Re-introduction of Environmental Sanitation: A timely move to rescue Lagos

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

The decision by the Lagos State Government to reintroduce the monthly environmental sanitation exercise deserves commendation, not cynicism. In a…

EDITORIAL: Recycled Leaders, Recycled Problems

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 weeks ago

As Nigeria gradually drifts into another election season, one familiar pattern has already resurfaced: the recycling of the same political…

Editorial: The Growing Threat Of Mobile Terror Networks

Paul Dada

3 weeks ago

The implication is grave. No state can afford to assume it is insulated from terrorism. The movement of insurgents from…

Editorial: Tax sugary drinks, save lives

Paul Dada

3 weeks ago

Sugary drinks are not harmless refreshments. They are now directly linked to a rising epidemic of non-communicable diseases in Nigeria,…

EDITORIAL: Nigeria Cannot Keep Counting Kidnapped Students Like Statistics

Kazeem Ugbodaga

3 weeks ago

Across two different regions of the country, the insurgency-ravaged North-East and the relatively calmer South-West, gunmen once again invaded learning…

Editorial: Primaries must reflect the will of party members

Paul Dada

4 weeks ago

The opposition parties have an equally important responsibility. Parties such as the Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the…

EDITORIAL: How Nigeria can end Violence and Bloodshed during Party Primaries

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

As political parties across Nigeria begin their primaries ahead of the 2027 general elections, fear is already rising in many…

EDITORIAL: A Nation that stops Reading starts Declining

Kazeem Ugbodaga

4 weeks ago

Nigeria is facing a silent crisis that many people are not paying enough attention to. It is not about politics,…

EDITORIAL: Xenophobia in South Africa Must Concern Africa

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

This is painful. It is painful because South Africa was once a symbol of African unity and resistance against oppression.…

EDITORIAL: The Cost of Living Crisis is Becoming a National Emergency

Kazeem Ugbodaga

1 month ago

Across Nigeria today, millions of citizens are carrying a burden that grows heavier with each passing week. Nigerians are not…

EDITORIAL: Courts Under Siege: Ending Political Abuse of Justice in Nigeria

Paul Dada

1 month ago

This practice, often described as forum shopping or multiplicity of actions, is neither new nor subtle. It manifests most visibly…

EDITORIAL: Time to restore purpose to local government administration

Paul Dada

2 months ago

In many communities, health centres are either non-functional or poorly equipped, roads are impassable, and waste management is virtually non-existent.…

EDITORIAL: Tolu School Project good, but Lagos must do more

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 months ago

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu deserves credit for the transformation going on at the Tolu Schools Complex in Ajegunle. Turning the place…

Editorial: Nigerians deserve better than this Telecom Service Mess

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 months ago

The major service providers-MTN Nigeria, Airtel Nigeria, Globacom, and 9mobile, have all come under heavy criticism from subscribers in recent…

Editorial: UTME 2026: A Defining Test of Credibility for JAMB

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 months ago

As the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) begins on Thursday, April 16, the national mood is one of cautious…

EDITORIAL: Time to Confront Nigeria’s Deepening Security Crisis

Kazeem Ugbodaga

2 months ago

When villagers are killed in their sleep, travellers fear major roads, farmers abandon their land, troops are ambushed, and kidnappers…