Editorial
Super Falcons’ flop: Time to rebuild our football
The Super Falcons’ quarter-final exit from the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco is more than another painful sporting disappointment. It should be the moment Nigeria finally confronts
IPCR AND THE QUEST FOR PEACE
It’s risky to rehabilitate repentant insurgents When in 2018 the military established a camp to ‘rehabilitate and reintegrate surrendered and repentant Boko Haram terrorist members’ via an exercise known as Operation Safe Corridor (OPSC), many Nigerians, including
Listing fintechs on the Stock Exchange
The call by the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) for President Bola Tinubu to mandate major fintechs to list on the Nigerian stock market deserves serious attention. NGX Group Managing Director and
SPARING A MOMENT FOR HUMANITARIAN WORKERS
We must protect workers committed to alleviating the sufferings of vulnerable communities While the World Humanitarian Day (WHD) 2026 being celebrated today is dedicated to honouring humanitarian workers and celebrating their incredible impact
Call Sheikh Jingir to order
Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir’s recent outburst was reckless rhetoric and a dangerous provocation that well-meaning Nigerians have condemned. Speaking at the Kano State Government’s mass wedding for 1,500 couples, in
DEATH AND THE ARTISANAL MINERS
There is need to do more to safeguard lives In what is becoming a recurring tragedy, seven miners lost their lives last Wednesday in Kassa community, Barkin Ladi Local Government
Growing menace of infrastructure vandalism
The perceived stripping of metal fittings from a flyover bridge around Alakija, Lagos, is another frightening reminder of the growing menace of infrastructure vandalism in Nigeria. The incident was serious
TIME TO REFORM FOOTBALL ADMINISTRATION
The Nigeria Football Federation is incompetent Like the Super Eagles, Nigeria’s senior women’s football team, the Super Falcons, will not be in the lineup when the FIFA Women’s World Cup
ONE GOVERNOR, 4,800 SPECIAL ASSISTANTS
The appointments are outrageous and wasteful The recent appointment of 4,800 special assistants by Governor Lucky Okpebholo of Edo State as part of efforts to deepen the participation of All
When will Nigeria’s IDP camps finally close?
For millions of internally displaced Nigerians scattered across about 3,900 camps and settlements nationwide, home is no longer a place of comfort but a distant memory. Many have spent years
