West African countries are eager to build stronger economic and trade ties with the United States—especially in energy and mineral resources—but those hopes may be slipping away due to growing visa restrictions under the Trump administration, Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yussuf…
Marriage in the twenty-first century increasingly resembles a volatile investment—one that promises lasting dividends but too often crashes under the weight of hidden liabilities. Love may headline the story, but the financial and emotional fine print now reads like a…
The Nigerian Senate Committee on Public Accounts, chaired by Senator Aliyu Wadada, has raised serious concerns over major financial discrepancies involving trillions of naira in the audited reports of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). The revelations have been…
By Erasmus Ikhide THE attack in Benue State’s Yelewata community, which claimed over 200 lives, has triggered outrage globally, including the Catholic Pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, denouncing the massive gruesome killings in the midst of governments abdication of its…
EVENT organized by the Edo State government last week Thursday, June 12, 2025 has attracted criticism due to a banner with a glaring spelling error anchor by the State Governor and Commissioner for Information and Orientationr, Mr. Paul Ohonbamu.…
By Hamza Nuhu Dantani, Esq.Constitutional Lawyer and Rights ActivistJune 17, 2025 INTRODUCTION Every day across Nigeria, brave police officers put their lives on the line to arrest criminals — kidnappers, robbers, rapists, and murderers. But for many of these cases,…
In a chilling scene that has shaken Kenya and drawn fresh attention to the country’s long-standing problem with police brutality, an Associated Press photographer captured the moment a civilian was shot in the head at close range by a police…
By Osazua IVBAZE I am persuaded more by conversation on how to achieve de-escalation and easing of tensions, than dwelling on the strength of the combatants. The conflict has been escalating, with both sides engaging in a series of attacks…
CIS David Oluwole Adebambo, Comptroller of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) in Lagos State, recently received a delegation of media and entertainment industry stakeholders who came to celebrate his service and appreciate his strong leadership. The team was led by…
There’s no greater tragedy for a country than when its government falls silent in the face of the suffering of its people. Across Nigeria, families are being forced from their homes, their farmlands destroyed, their children orphaned — all at…
