ISLAMIC human rights group, the Muslim Rights Concern, has asked both chambers of the National Assembly to consider initiating a bill to address what it described as the “glaring lop-sidedness” in the judiciary, by initiating a bill to create federal Shari’ah courts across the country, particularly in Southern Nigeria. In a statement signed by MURIC’s […]
WHILE banks in Nigeria declare humongous profits and race to beat the recapitalisation deadline, low-income depositors on the other hand feel plagued by peppery and duplicitous charges. According to them, banks operate like relentless predators, chipping away at savings through a myriad of charges, duplicitous SMS alerts, card maintenance fees, transfer levies, stamp duty; each […]
THE recent approval of ₦712 billion for the rehabilitation, upgrade and modernization of the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, is generating a rumpus, with aviation analysts and experts questioning it, it was reported. Stakeholders, including the opposition, are querying the timing of the project, the cost and the source of […]
By ADEBAYO PAUL THE Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) has publicly condemned the election of Rt. Rev. Cherry Vann, an openly lesbian cleric, as the Archbishop of Wales. The Church described the development as a “serious departure from biblical teaching” and a threat to the unity of the global Anglican Communion. In a statement signed […]
By AYOOLA FASEYI THE Greek philosopher Socrates once said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” But in today’s Nigeria, we appear more concerned with shining surfaces than confronting the festering sores beneath. The Yoruba people have a saying: “Ti ikun n ro, ko ni fi aso bo inu e,” which means “When the stomach […]
AS l grow older, particularly as a student of history, I’m more reflective about developments in our country. The brash, abrasive “I’m always right” mentality, particularly in the South West, needs to be interrogated. One thing l love about the North, in spite of their differences, the northern intelligential, knows how to manage their […]
PROFESSOR Leroy Edozien of Health Law at the University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED) in Ondo State has disclosed that patient safety incidents, also referred to as ‘medical accidents,’ lead to more than three million deaths globally every year. According to him, one in 24 people die from unsafe hospital care, and a national survey of […]
BY SEGUN ADENIYI MY alma mater, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, has recently been in the news for what can only be described as a masterclass in how not to major in minors. First, in June 2025, the University Council approved a ‘revised dress code’ that reads like a manual for moral fascism. Then, after the […]
BY TONY EKE TODAY, I’m veering off the predominant course of weekly commentary on socio-economic and political issues to look at an individual’s act of philanthropy, which is deserving of our attention and commendation. I would have done so much earlier, but the need to give the subject matter of this piece a relatively longer […]
BY TONY EKE THE hardship in the land is growing daily, making survival a big burden for a large group of Nigerians. Gone are the days when we easily cracked our brains and got simple solutions to basic issues. These days, even an occasional challenge such as being cashless or minimally broke requires more than […]