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The title, Your Excellency, has completely been abused by Nigerian politicians. We believe that before any leader is called Your Excellency, the process in which the leader in question is elected should be excellent. But in Nigeria, politicians cut corners to get to power and begin to answer Your Excellency, which should not have been
The political environment ahead of Nigeria’s 2027 general election is becoming increasingly active, with a fresh disagreement emerging between Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr Nyesom Wike, and governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress over the Rainbow Coalition. The disagreement centres on whether the coalition supporting President Bola Tinubu’s 2027
Nigeria’s latest economic figures contain a message that deserves a closer look. Headline inflation has fallen, but millions of Nigerians are still struggling with the cost of food and basic necessities. WHAT THE NUMBERS SHOW Headline inflation fell to 15.43 percent in July 2026 from 15.91 percent in June. On paper, that appears to be
Authorities have uncovered an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi State and arrested a Mexican national suspected of involvement in a wider transnational drug network. The development has raised fresh questions about the extent to which international drug organisations may be attempting to establish production networks inside Nigeria. WHAT HAPPENED The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency
Security concerns have intensified in Ayilamo, Logo Local Government Area of Benue State, following another deadly attack that brought the reported number of police officers killed in the area within four days to six. The development raises questions about the ability of security agencies to protect communities facing repeated attacks. WHAT HAPPENED Two police officers
SIX POLICE OFFICERS KILLED IN FOUR DAYS IN BENUE: WHAT DOES THE AYILAMO VIOLENCE REVEAL? Read More »
We do not believe that the United States of America would release President Bola Tinubu’s drug records to the people of Nigeria for them to see. The United States of America is playing a hide-and-seek game with the people of Nigeria. Hence, we are calling on Nigerian voters to focus more on how they are
More than two years after the demolition of properties around Vanco Junction in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, an important question remains: What has happened to the Vanco flyover and underground tunnel project? The project was presented as a major infrastructure development that would transform traffic movement around one of Abakaliki’s busiest areas. But for residents, traders
Nigeria’s latest economic figures provide evidence of continuing disinflation, but the experience of many households remains difficult. The latest figures therefore raise a question that goes beyond whether inflation is falling. Are Nigerians actually experiencing an improvement in their standard of living? WHAT HAPPENED Nigeria’s latest headline inflation figure stands at 15.43 percent. Food inflation
NIGERIA’S INFLATION IS EASING – BUT WHY ARE MANY HOUSEHOLDS STILL STRUGGLING? Read More »
Nigerians should tell President Bola Tinubu’s government that existing roads which are bad should be fixed first before building a super highway as the government calls it. Looking at Nigerian roads and how bad they are at the moment, one would begin to ask, if Nigeria as a country has a government? Honestly, the roads
Some members of the Obedient family and other Nigerians were a bit disappointed that Mr. Peter Obi and his team did not aggressively confront those Nigerians in Benue state who blocked Mr. Peter Obi and his entourage from visiting displaced victims in Yelewata community in Benue state. Honestly Mr. Peter Obi did the right thing