Editorial

An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority, LASTMA, Mr. Ola Oyeshina, was fatally injured by truck drivers and hoodlums in the course of sanitising traffic in the Iganmu-Sifax axis of Apapa, Lagos on Friday, November 29,…

Thuggery and violence have been awful parts of our democracy from the beginning. The recent elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states bore all the imprints of a nation, sinking further into the abyss of electing public officers through violent…

The Senate resuscitated the Hate Speech Bill it abandoned last year and it scaled through the first reading last week, dogged still by outrage in the traditional and social media. The sponsor of the bill, the Senate’s former spokesman…

Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola shocked many last week with his remark, describing media reports on the terrible condition of roads across the country as hyped. The faux pas came after a similar gaffe by the…

On September 26, an Imo State High Court presided over by Justice Benjamin Iheaka declared the impeachment of Prince Eze Madumere, the then deputy governor of the state, invalid and of no effect. Madumere had fallen out of favour with…

The discovery of four spiritual centres in Kaduna and Katsina states where hundreds of children and adults were tortured, starved and sexually abused is still sending shock waves across the country. More centres have since been busted…

Having functional and well-maintained federal roads across the country has over the years been a mirage. Successive governments have failed to keep the network of roads in a condition that will make the vital infrastructure contribute…

Two lecturers from the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have placed their integrity and livelihood in peril after featuring in a sexual harassment documentary produced by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The BBC documentary had…

Only about 700,000 out of 4.5 million taxable adults in Lagos are currently paying tax, the state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu disclosed last Tuesday. The governor reportedly revealed the number of taxpayers, which represents only 15.5 per…

Nigeria turns 59 on October 1. The Independence Day, a celebration of freedom from colonial rule is marked with prayers, parades and other events by government at all levels. Governments of other countries and friends of Nigeria also…