Editorial
On the Editorial page, we set aside our objective news-gathering role to join our readers in a dialogue about important issues of the day to exhort, explain, deplore, mourn, applaud or champion, as the case may be.
The editorial page strives to reflect the dynamism of Nigeria and the world as whole. The region’s iconic status as global entertainment capital, its entrepreneurial spirit and its extraordinary cultural diversity are among its distinguishing strengths, and we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to fulfill their dreams.
We demand accountability from the people’s representatives in government, promote the rule of law and support policies that encourage commerce and growth and that raise living standards in the region.
Freedom is our core value. We feel a special obligation to defend civil liberties and human rights. Because newspapers and other news media, uniquely among businesses, enjoy and rely on a provision of the Bill of Rights that protects freedom of the press, we assume an obligation to defend the rights of all citizens.
We reject overreaching moves by public authorities to control the culture or private mores. Citizens’ right to privacy, to decide for themselves how best to lead their lives, is fundamental. It is in keeping with our Western roots to champion individual autonomy and the freedom of conscience.
At home and abroad, we believe that free markets are the best engines of prosperity. We are deeply skeptical of government attempts to subvert markets to engineer economic outcomes, though we also believe that a private economy requires a robust public infrastructure and a social safety net to prevent some members of society from falling prey to unconscionable levels of poverty and privation that corrode our democracy.
Engagement with the rest of the world is a requirement of good citizenship. Nigeria should be an unabashed promoter of freedom and democracy in the world, ready to work with others to help ease the burdens of less fortunate nations. We believe that the Nigeria should have, and sometimes must use, the strongest military in the world.
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Super Eagles World Cup Quest: A Metaphor For National Unity
On the 29th of March, the Super Eagles of Nigeria will once again lock horns with West African neighbors and rival the Black Stars of Ghana in what is a win or go-home match-up in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria.
The...
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The Pathetic Conditions Of Workers In Present Day Nigeria
Every Nigerian has a survival story, no doubt. The same conditions that you'd think will break a Nigerian are most times the conditions that make a Nigerian. Probably because a typical Nigerian is made strong by adversity. But everyone has a...
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Bamise And The Untold Stories Of Dismembered Bodies
The gruesome murder of 22-year-old Bamise Ayanwole still hovers on the rooftop of every major and minor news platform in Nigeria.
The feeling of losing a young, vibrant and hardworking Nigerian youth has left every human heart with a conscience psychologically traumatized.
It reminds us...
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Fuel Scarcity And Its Effects On The Nation
When the Nigerian government announced the elimination of fuel subsidies in exchange for a N5000-per-month transportation grant for the poorest Nigerians in November 2021, fuel scarcity crisis informally began.
Consequently, the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority announced earlier...
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Will The Electoral Bill Break The Tide?
Just recently, the president of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, signed the electoral bill after much consultations and pleadings.
Since 2015, President Muhammadu Buhari has declined signing the electoral bill for a number of times with a series of excuses....
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Fuel Scarcity And ASUU Strike: Is There An End In Sight?
Two events that have become customary without timelines are the 'annual' unofficial break Nigerian students get to enjoy once or twice in their degree programs, and the usual long queues in filling stations, all over the nation as a...
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Bribery And Corruption: Will The Sad, Age-Long Story Of Nigeria Ever End?
It is sad to note that a country so richly blessed in natural and human resources still has more than 70 per cent of its populace surviving on less than a dollar per day. In present day Nigeria, the average Nigerian...
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Unchecked Blood Letting: When Will This End?
The record of 407 killed, 332 kidnapped across 72 different attacks is enough to send cold shivers down the spine of even the bravest and, as worrisome as that may sound, these killings have become a norm over time. The above...
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Who To Vote For In The 2023 Elections
The third year of every democratic administration ushers in a lot of things for the people in that country/state.
We see it as a time that heralds the birth of the leaders to take over power in the next tenure....
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2023 Elections: The Nigeria We Want And The Choices We Have To Make
The Nigeria of yesterday, the Nigeria of today and the Nigeria we are going to wake up to tomorrow, are all a realization of the choices we have made and the ones we are yet to make.
The gong is...
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