Religious Mob: A Personal Story From Northern Nigeria
By Adetola Odusote The painful killing of Mrs Christiana Oluwatoyin Oluwaseun by Muslim extremist secondary school students in Gombe in 2007 was a tragic incident that deeply grieved me when…
Why Coup Plotters Cannot Be Tried In A Military Tribunal
By Femi Falana On October 18, 2025, the Sahara Reporters reported that some military officers ranging in rank from captain to brigadier general were arrested by the Defence Intelligence Agency…
Oshiomhole: From Radical to Rascal
By Abimbola Adelakun What struck me about the recent viral video of Adams Oshiomhole caressing the feet of a young woman on a chartered jet is that this man still…
HEDA commends ICPC for charging, prosecuting Ozekhome SAN over petition
The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has commended the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for filing criminal charges against a Senior Advocate of…
Nigerian economy: After stabilisation, whither the path to development?
By Marcel Okeke Nigerians in the market Claims about the stabilisation of the Nigerian economy have been made ad nauseam (to an excessive degree) since mid-2025; meaning that hitherto, it…
Tax Reform is Policy not Politics
By Arabinrin Aderonke Atoyebi Sir: Every administration is ultimately judged by its willingness to confront difficult structural problems. For President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government, tax reform represents one such necessary…
Venezuela, U.S. might and the limits of international law
By GEB The brazen invasion of Venezuela by the United States, subsequent arrest of its president and his wife, and their ongoing trial in New York, is clearly redefining the…
Makoko Demolition: When Economic Interest Overrides Humanity
By Ademola Oni When American missionary and science teacher, Jack Kyle, arrived in the mega slum of Makoko, Lagos in August 2023, I doubt if he ever thought that one…
Venezuela’s invasion: Time to diversify, end oil-dependent budgets
By GEB THE possibility of opening up the Venezuelan crude reserve, following the United States invasion of the commodity-rich country, has stirred anxiety and may deepen Nigeria’s revenue crisis. Already,…
Empty buildings and cost of abandonment to Nigeria’s development
By Aderonke Adegbite Idle buildings are more than architectural oddities; they are monuments to inefficiency, policy neglect, and wasted potential. When the Minister of Housing and Urban Development recently spoke…