As the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration kicks off its inaugural cabinet retreat this morning, it is an opportune time to reflect on the challenges and opportunities facing our nation. Nigeria is a country with immense potential, but we are…
Nigeria’s self-inflicted moral burden of shame — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nigeria has reduced itself to the butt of the crudest jokes all over the world. Forgery at the highest echelon of power in the land has put a bad patch on Nigeria in the eyes of astonished commentators across the…
The return of Abacha via his bagman — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
It is no fake news that General Sani Abacha’s bagman has returned to the Nigerian cabinet to take charge of the budget. It is all in line with the fact that even in death Abacha keeps donating cool and hot…
Ojikutu calls on Nigerians to sincerely turn to God
A former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Alhaja Sinatu Ojikutu, has called on Nigerians to turn to God with sincerity. Ojikutu, in a statement, said the corruption, insecurity and economic problems Nigerians are currently battling with were self-inflicted. She attributed…
Hollywood billionaire Arnon Milchan testifies at Netanyahu trial day 2
Hollywood mogul Arnon Milchan started his second day of testimony in the corruption trial against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, in a court session that was live streamed from the UK to Israel. The trial is taking place…
11 footballers arrested for match-fixing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency has arrested 23 people including a coach and 11 players from one football team in its biggest crackdown on match-fixing in recent years. The Independent Commission Against Corruption on Tuesday said first division matches in the…
French court to rule on Sarkozy’s appeal in corruption case
The verdict in former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s appeal against a conviction for corruption and influence peddling is to be announced in Paris on Wednesday. In March 2021, Sarkozy, who served as president from 2007 to 2012, was handed a…
Ex-PM Imran Khan arrested outside court in Pakistan
Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been arrested during a court appearance in capital Islamabad over corruption allegations. Musarrat Jamshed Cheema, a leader of Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI), confirmed Khan’s arrest to Al Jazeera on Tuesday. “He went…
Israel passes new law protecting PM from removal as protests continue
Israel’s parliament has passed a new law that would prevent a prime minister from being declared unfit to hold office by the attorney general. It is considered to be in the interests of the incumbent, Benjamin Netanyahu, who is on…
Why it is important to adhere to certain values — Gbubemi Atimomo
Reflections on our values and their impact on our society One statement that the average Nigerian most likely heard growing up is: “remember the child of whom you are”’. It was said at different times: when the child had done something…
