In the landscape of Nigerian governance, local government autonomy has been a long-sought goal, heralded as a significant step towards decentralisation and grassroots development. Hon Adebo Ogundoyin, the Speaker of…

Upon completing the routine security check, we ascended to the impressive Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) complex in Abuja. Led to a spacious yet modest hall where an event was…

While still basking in the glory of realising a lifetime ambition in March 2023 as president-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had then assured Nigerians that his administration would not only be a…

The recent visit of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle to Nigeria, ostensibly to promote the Invictus Games, unearthed a familiar strain of commentary in the British media. Kevin O’Sullivan and…

Barely 48 hours after the reintroduction of the old colonial national anthem by President Tinubu in cahoots with the Akpabio-led National Assembly, a so-called ‘bill’ for an act to replace…

What is only prevalent during election season? Voter education! During election periods, many civil society organisations do well to steer voters toward who, why, what, and how to choose, but…

Children’s Day has been celebrated on May 27, in Nigeria since 1963. The day is set aside to recognise the place of children in society, reexamine their challenges with a…

By Editorial Board 07 June 2024   |   4:38 am For democracy to thrive at the grassroots for the benefit of the people and national development, the State Independent…

Nigeria, like virtually every African country, is a colonial construct of western imperialism and the Berlin Conference of 1879. Its name is a colonial coinage imposed by Flora Shaw, who…

Within the one year of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, he has taken bold and audacious decisions to put Nigeria on the path of economic growth, which others would be afraid…