The grouse of critics of the Zamfara gold misadventure, and rightly so, is that since Nigeria is a federation, its revenue allocation formula must be
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Editorial: Zamfara Gold Controversy and Matters Arising (1)
Despite the preachments of successive northern politicians, including President Muhammadu Buhari about the imperative of a united Nigeria for national development, it is an insulting
Editorial: A Presidential insult to the South-south zone
Things are falling apart in Nigeria and in the minds of a beleaguered citizenry; the president is making things even worse. That traditional rulers, youth
Editorial: The Shameless 2023 Presidential Election Campaigners
For those who say Nigeria is a country where wonders shall never end, the callous and sycophantic campaign posters flooding cities across the nation, featuring
Editorial: On CBN freezing #EndSARS protesters accounts
The recent clampdown on #EndSARS protesters by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is an ignominious and reprehensible act of violence against social and political
Editorial: King Donald Trump – Good riddance of bad rubbish
The United States of America that elected Donald J Trump in 2016 was a highly polarized and divided nation; but the country Trump asked to
Editorial: The Massacre of #EndSARS Protesters in Lagos
Given the terrible scenario playing out in the country, manifested in rising insecurity, mass poverty, high corruption in government, gross official recklessness and near zero
Editorial: Needed – Police reform, not name change from SARS to SWAT
Despite stiff opposition from protesters and the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), the fact that the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) unit, which was established to
Editorial: The curious 2023 electoral timetable
Quite predictably, the election timetable released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has attracted mixed reactions from stakeholders. Speaking Thursday at the inauguration of
Editorial: SARS and the case for State Police
The announced dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police following days of nationwide protests against brutality and other misconducts