Letters

Sir: Nearly 70% of Nigeria’s population is under 30, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. A nation so young should be a furnace of invention. Yet, too often, it

Sir: The swift response by the Nigeria Police Force to the case of Mene Ogidi, extra-judicially killed by the police in Delta State, is commendable. Accountability in a single incident,

Sir: For quite some months, some political leaders have been accusing the incumbent president of leading Nigeria towards a one-party state, although they have yet to prove their stance with

Sir: Did Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State actually mention “Wetie” at the opposition parties’ summit in Ibadan?  The video clip says “Yes.” The context says maybe. But the history

Sir: Local government, in its truest form, should not be an administrative afterthought but the frontline of governance, the first point of contact between policy and people, where statistics acquire

Sir: The communiqué issued after the Ibadan opposition summit reflects a familiar pattern: strong rhetoric against the ruling party, yet a troubling absence of introspection. Opposition parties in Nigeria are

Sir: In the unfolding political drama in Nasarawa State ahead of the 2027 governorship race, one truth is becoming increasingly clear: leadership is not always about waiting for universal approval;

Sir: The North had its golden opportunity under the late president, Muhammadu Buhari. For eight years, he presided over the affairs of the country, yet many of the promises made

Sir: The Saturday April 25 coordinated attacks by gunmen in Mali is frightening and calls for serious reflection. Several news outlets reported that insurgents attacked multiple locations across the country,

Sir: The last National Drug Use Survey of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) showed that 14.3 million Nigerians aged 15 to 64 had used illicit substances, excluding alcohol

Sir: Politics often produces strange moments, but every now and then a controversy emerges that says more about a society than it first appears. The recent uproar in Kano over

By Felix Oladeji The latest projection by the International Monetary Fund that Nigeria’s economy will grow by 4.3 percent in 2027 has once again drawn national attention to the complex