· Edo, Osun, Oyo, Rivers approve, others drag feet · By Clifford Ndujihe, Politics Editor Prologue Unless something decisive happens in the next 12 days, the push for state police, widely canvassed as a response to Nigeria’s worsening security challenges,…
The increasing prevalence of food adulteration has raised public health concerns, amid calls for a comprehensive reassessment of food safety protocols and regulatory frameworks across the country. Experts say food adulteration is driven by economic incentives, with individuals deliberately incorporating…
Less than one week to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s promise of cheaper transport costs across Nigeria by October 1, there are strong indications that many states may not meet the deadline. Checks by our correspondents revealed that while some states…
President Tinubu I wager that more than half of Nigeria’s economic problems have been solved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Walk with me. Now, it is important to understand Nigeria’s economic problems, especially from a historical perspective. Anyone who’s not…
By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South West Nigerians have expressed outrage at the revelation by former Cross River State governor and presidential candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in next year’s general election, Mr Donald Duke that some Nigerian…
The Presidency’s domestic and foreign travel-related expenditure has gulped N37.64 billion in three years, an analysis of government expenditure records has shown. The records, released by GovSpend, an accountability platform that tracks public expenditure in Nigeria, covered presidential trips and…
Adeniyi Adeyemi, the man accused of falsely parading himself as the Director-General of the illegal Presidential Foreign Intervention Promotion Council (PFIPC), created more fictitious government agencies and used forged legislative documents to open bank accounts in their names, according to…
Rockson A. Igelige, Esq Everyone who encountered Rockson knew how passionate he was about intellectual property rights and entertainment law. Long before these emergent areas of law became familiar, even to lawyers here in Nigeria, he had gone to the…
From where she sat under a mango tree beside two huts and an old three-bedroom bungalow, Hembadoon Tervershima watched a motorcycle turn onto the narrow footpath that ended in the compound. Since the disappearance of her daughter in May 2024,…
Osun State was created from the old Oyo State in August 1991 by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Since then, the state has been ruled by appointed military administrators and elected civilian governors, each leaving a distinct imprint…