By Babafemi Ojudu I have pondered on this for a long time, and I must now give voice to it—before we are once again used and discarded, before we are called out, not to think, but to chant. In less than
Contrary to the universal principles of corporate governance, there is a glaring evidence of absence of such in Oriental Energy Resources Limited as Court papers obtained in connection with the legal tussle between the children of Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Indimi and
By UGO ONUOHA THE abuse has been on since May 29, 2015. First, it was Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, an elderly retired officer of the Nigerian army who acceded to the presidency after three previous failed attempts. His political party, the
By Dr. Charles Obiajulu Ugwu If Nigeria were a human body, she would be an athletic frame with an Olympic build—endowed with brawn, potential, and speed—but forever tripping over her own feet, gasping at the starting line while her peers sprint
The Ekiti State Government on Tuesday rebuked critics of its financial policies, describing them as misinformed and merely engaging in political theatrics. Commissioner for Finance, Akin Oyebode, defended the fiscal conduct of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s administration, insisting it has maintained full
Before the Benin-Ore highway was repaired to its current state, it was known for terrible traffic. I once got stuck there, we had already spent about five hours between Ore and Benin and had barely made any progress. Then we saw
By Dr. Lanre Towry-Coker, FRIBA, FNIA, MA Law (UL), PhD We were a colony. That’s not rhetoric—it’s historical fact. For decades, Nigeria was governed, shaped, and mined by people who didn’t speak her languages, didn’t share her past, and certainly didn’t
China today Wednesday urged both India and Pakistan to exercise restraint following India’s deadly strikes on Pakistani targets, expressing concern over the rising tensions. “China regrets India’s military action this morning and is concerned about the current developments,” a spokesperson for
(6th from right): Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima and other stakeholders at the ECOWAS Parliament’s delocalised meeting in Lome Togo on Tuesday. By Mark Longyen Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima and other stakeholders have decried the
By Tiamiyu Arobani The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has expressed deep concerns after India launched missile attacks on Pakistan in the early hours of Wednesday. Guterres, in a note to UN correspondents issued by his spokesperson in New York, called for