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SIR: From 1989 to 1993, General Ibrahim Babangida ruled Nigeria as military president with an iron fist. Under the gap-toothed evil genius, many Nigerians, including high-ranking military officers, were executed before they knew what hit them. Despite this, Babangida had promised to return the country to civil rule. To achieve Continue Reading

  I am compelled to revisit the problem of local government administration and funding in Nigeria once again. It is a challenge that we cannot afford to gloss over or backtrack upon being a long-term struggle that has taken so much toll on the people and the structure called Nigeria. Continue Reading

The Lagos State Government has initiated a probe into the tragic maternal death of Mrs Kemi Folajimi, the pregnant woman who supposedly died because a private healthcare facility denied her crucial emergency care when her husband could not deposit N500,000 for her treatment. We have been Nigerians for long enough Continue Reading

The Lagos State Government has initiated a probe into the tragic maternal death of Mrs Kemi Folajimi, the pregnant woman who supposedly died because a private healthcare facility denied her crucial emergency care when her husband could not deposit N500,000 for her treatment. We have been Nigerians for long enough Continue Reading

Aishat Raji enchants the tennis court. Not from electric chants or thunderous applause, but from the sheer astonishment of her being. Just 14, she saunters into the Games arena shorn of symmetry but with the sovereign gift of a single right hand that swings like a poet’s plume. Raji is Continue Reading

“As President, I reaffirm this administration’s steadfast dedication to the welfare and empowerment of the Nigeria Police Force. A secure Nigeria is vital for our collective prosperity, and this vision begins with ensuring that our police force is well-equipped, well-trained, and well-motivated. We are resolute in our commitment to police Continue Reading

The scourge of killings in Nigeria has reached alarming proportions, with various factors contributing to this menace. One of the most pressing concerns is the clash between herdsmen and farmers, which has been ongoing for years, resulting in significant loss of life and displacement of people. This issue is complex, Continue Reading

The Judgment that Shook a Nation: Hope Uzodinma & APC v Emeka Ihedioha, PDP, & INEC The Supreme Court’s decision in Hope Uzodinma & Anor v Emeka Ihedioha & 2 Ors (2020) LPELR-50260(SC), which arose from the contentious 2019 Imo State governorship election, became one of Nigeria’s most controversial electoral Continue Reading

Nigeria’s heightening problem of insecurity, which recently made a devastating land fall in Abuja, the country’s federal capital territory is pushing Africa’s most populous country down the rough slope to state failure. For more than a decade since 2010, Nigeria has rapidly degenerated into a country at war with itself Continue Reading

There’s no question that whatever happens in Kano often has implications for the way Nigeria’s unending game of thrones play out. Five years ago when then Governor Abdullahi Ganduje dethroned Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir, he thought he had consigned him to history’s dustbin. He probably expected the ruling All Continue Reading