The EFCC, Bello and Ododo: Stranger than fiction

The glory has departed. In the Obasanjo era, politicians dreaded the EFCC. When Ribadu was at the helm, the EFCC didn’t do tales by moonlight. Obasanjo and Ribadu were not…

Editorial: Vote for Asue Ighodalo, Vote for Edo Future

As Edo voters head to the polls tomorrow to elect their next governor, the stakes have never been higher. The race to succeed outgoing governor, Godwin Obaseki, who completes his…

Editorial: NNPCL, Dangote Refinery and Fuel Price Chaos

The ongoing row between the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) and Dangote Refinery over fuel pricing highlights deep-rooted structural issues in Nigeria’s energy sector and raises broader questions about…

Nigeria’s Latest Petroleum Price Hike: A Blow Too Far By Aisha Samaila Dahuwa

The recent massive increase in petroleum price which was done overnight has sent a shock wave, depression and fear across the nation, as citizens are left lamenting many questions, on…

Editorial: Mr. President, Disband the National Economic Council

The economic trajectory of Nigeria has been on a downward spiral for years, culminating in the current crisis that has left millions of Nigerians impoverished, businesses struggling, and public trust…

Editorial: DSS invasion of SERAP and matters arising

In a sickening and disheartening display of authoritarian madness, agents from the Department of State Services (DSS) invaded the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on…

Editorial: Nigeria’s Debt Crisis – A Looming Catastrophe

The shocking revelation that Nigeria, the self-acclaimed giant of Africa and one of its largest economies, is teetering on the edge of a fiscal cliff, is certainly no complimentary news…

Editorial: Tinubu`s Hypocrisy and Betrayal of Democracy

In the annals of Nigeria’s political history, the #EndBadGovernance protests will be remembered as a defining moment in the people’s struggle for a better nation. These protests represent not just…

Editorial: A Hollow Gesture – Nigerian Legislators 50% Salary Cut

It appears there is no limit to the odium Nigerians would endure in the hands of President Ahmed Tinubu and his APC co-travelers, because just when the government seems to…

2023: Politics Without Ideas – Reuben Abati 

I am concerned, but not shocked in any way, that the most prominent reaction to the interview that Arise News conducted last week with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples’…