Opinion Corner

From the theatres of military operations against the insurgents, emanate conflicting reports that some commanding officers and soldiers look the other way as they are overwhelmed by the terrorist fighters, causing the avoidable deaths of troops, carting away and destruction of weapons and equipment. Some soldiers are caught revealing tactical information and selling weapons to insurgents. In what could be …

There is an old joke that scientists switched from lab rats to lawyers because you do not get as attached to lawyers. President Donald Trump has shown the same tendency to avoid becoming attached to either private or government counsel. Attorney General Pam Bondi is only the latest in a long line of lawyers let go by a president who …

That El-Rufai is the beginning and the end of Arewa and the oxygen of its people, could be deduced as Arewa, excepting for muffled condemnations of his arrest by some of his political associates, went to sleep as he cooled off his feet in detention. That reminds me about what our people say that “ọmwan nẹ rho owa ẹre ọgbe …

The sins of Michael Freeman was ‘daring’ to voice out on the Arise  set, the obvious that the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), a canopy-bulk of the country’s Shite sect, is “sponsored by the Iranian government”, another word for Iran’s mediated liability as backer of the jihadist and terror groups that had besieged Nigeria for decades, causing human massacres, religious …

Naiho’s advocacy is clear and unwavering. Governments – both federal and state – must rise to the challenge by implementing targeted environmental interventions, enforcing stricter controls on industrial pollutants, and establishing rapid response systems for ecological disasters such as oil spills. In a time when environmental decline increasingly intersects with public health crises, the voice of science has once again …

Perhaps the most staggering claim made by the cleric involves the kidnapping of students in Niger State. Gumi alleged that a staggering $7.6 million was paid as ransom to secure their release.While the Federal Government has officially maintained a policy of “no ransom,” the lack of a robust, evidence-based rebuttal to Gumi’s specific figure has fueled suspicions of back-channel dealings. …

The recent assertion by former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, that the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium can no longer host international matches unless major remediation works are carried out has generated considerable debate among sports enthusiasts and stakeholders in Edo State. In my view, such a claim deserves careful scrutiny, particularly given the importance of the stadium to the sporting …

  Benue’s landscape is marked by a complex terrain of challenges, from farmer-herder clashes and communal disputes and political contestation to rising youth violence and rising criminality like kidnapping and cultism. Climate change has intensified competition for limited land and water, while displacement and deepening economic hardship have further strained the state’s fragile social fabric. The toll is visible in …

  Unfortunately, the welfare of children becomes jeopardized when schools become breeding grounds that engender and tolerate child maltreatment. Sadly, children who are repeatedly mistreated at school will not only show emotional and physical signs of being abused but may lose and never recoup learning, become deficient in life skills and struggle in their bid to be properly integrated into …

  For most petrostates, this price spike represents a massive fiscal windfall. For Nigeria, however, the familiar paradox remains: a global oil boom does not yet guarantee domestic economic relief. Global energy markets are in a state of high alarm. This week, Brent crude has surged toward $114 per barrel, fueled by an intensifying conflict in the Middle East that …