By TUNDE ELUDINI FORMER Green Eagles midfielder, Sylvanus “Quicksilver” Okpala, has called for greater respect and recognition for Nigeria’s past sporting heroes, insisting the country must value its icons well beyond their playing years. His appeal comes amid an outpouring of tributes after the passing of former Super Eagles goalkeeper Peter “Dodo Mayana” Rufai. The celebrated shot-stopper, […]
By CHRISTIANA ALABI-AKANDE ON Wednesday 30 September 2020, Favour Okechukwu, 11, was gang-raped to death in Ejigbo, a low-income suburb in Lagos State. The victim’s family had expected swift justice, but almost five years later, it remains a mirage. Frustrated by her failure to secure justice for her late daughter, the deceased’s mother, Ruth Okechukwu, […]
By KABIR YUSUF THE Director-General of Protocol to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Rogo, stands accused in a staggering ₦6.5 billion corruption scandal now under investigation by Nigeria’s two foremost anti-graft agencies: the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Investigators allege that Mr. Rogo masterminded […]
DESPITE multibillion-dollar investments in rice mills to boost local processing and production, many mills are closing or producing below capacity due to many reasons, as revealed in this piece. The Nigerian rice economy was worth an estimated ₦2.5 trillion in 2018, growing from ₦1.1 trillion in 2016, according to KPMG market analysis. According to the […]
WITH the startling thuggery and electoral malfeasance that marred the recent by-elections in some states, Nigerians fear that the 2027 elections may turn out to be the most awful in the nation’s history, given the proclivity of politicians to win at all costs and subvert the will of the people. Elder statesmen, leaders, lawyers, and […]
By SHARON EBOESOMI THE House of Representatives recently indicted 31 federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for financial infractions totalling over ₦103.8 billion and $950,912.05. The indictment follows damning revelations from the 2019 and 2020 Auditor-General’s reports. The lawmakers requested that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission […]
By CHIAMAKA OKAFOR WITH seven heads of state in attendance, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Sunday, 22 June, held its 67th summit of the Authority of the Heads of State and Government, ushering in a new leadership. After serving two tenures as leader of the ECOWAS Authority, Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu […]
By OWEI LAKEMFA UNITED States President, Donald Trump, invited Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, to the White House on Monday, 18 August. The purpose was to brief the latter on the outcome of his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin three days earlier. Trump had already briefed Zelenskyy on phone and thought a meeting to finalise […]
By SEYE OLUMIDE (Lagos) and LEO SOBECHI (Abuja) Adams, Olugbon, Yoruba Ronu, others sue for peace RENEWED rivalry between the Alaafin of Oyo and the Ooni of Ife has come with deja vu for keen observers of the Yoruba nation, which is partly famous for its epic wars and cavalry. The latest occupants of the […]
By ANDREW OOTA, Abuja Delivers 5,075.4km as ₦3 trillion are abandoned FG explores alternative funding arrangement for stalled projects Stakeholders allege subnational construction amidst inter-govt conflict SEVEN years into Nigeria’s Road Tax Credit Scheme, the programme may be grappling with survival crises, with many projects valued at ₦3 trillion, according to the latest data from […]