Nigeria Customs Seizes Contraband Worth Over N3 Billion in Oyo-Osun
The Oyo-Osun Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted a large cache of contraband goods, including firearms, pharmaceuticals, drugs and other prohibited items, with a Duty Paid Value (DPV) exceeding N3 billion. Speaking during a media briefing, the Acting Controller of the Command, Wale Moses Adewole, attributed the Continue Reading
Opinion : The challenges, benefits of Lagos paid parking policy|Editorial Board
The decision by the Lagos State Parking Authority (LASPA) to introduce paid on-street parking in parts of Lagos before the end of 2026 is a significant pointer that Africa’s largest city is searching desperately for solutions to its chronic traffic congestion. Few residents would deny that indiscriminate roadside parking has Continue Reading
Opinion : Politicians, judiciary, judicialisation of the polity as threat to Nigerian democracy|Onuoha Ukeh
The judiciary is often described as the last hope of the common man. Whenever disputes arise, citizens turn to the courts for redress. When the powerful seeks to oppress the weak, the latter finds refuge in the temple of justice. This enduring faith in the judiciary rests Continue Reading
Opinion: Ethiopia-Nigeria prisoner transfer and resurgence of anti-Igbo sentiments|Rapheal
Those that snigger that Nigeria is a joke may not be entirely wrong. They have their reasons. This is a system that twists opportunity to problem and vice-versa. Consider how elections that should ordinarily serve as celebration of democracy and moments of selecting new set of leaders or returning Continue Reading
Opinion : America borrows power, Nigeria borrows survival|Blaise Udunze
Findings show that the United States owes more than $36 trillion while Nigeria owes over N159.28 trillion, with external debt now standing at approximately $51.8 billion. At a first glance, when comparing the debt profiles of the world’s largest economy and Africa’s largest economy, it may though seem misplaced. America Continue Reading