Category: Opinion/Editorial

Mouka Celebrates World Sleep Day, Calls For Sleep Equity

Mouka, Nigeria’s leading manufacturer of mattresses, pillows, and beddings, joins the World Sleep Society and other organizations to mark this year’s World Sleep Day (WSD) on 15th March. The award-winning company celebrates WSD annually to raise awareness of the importance of good sleep for a better life. The brand has been at the forefront of…

Maximizing Out-of-Home Advertising ROI: The Role of OOH Monitoring and Audit, By Philip Odiakose

Out-of-home (OOH) advertising has long been a cornerstone of marketing strategies, offering brands the opportunity to reach consumers in high-traffic locations where they live, work, and play. However, measuring the return on investment (ROI) of OOH campaigns has historically presented challenges due to limited data availability and the inability to track audience engagement in near…

Saheed Ademola Elegushi: Twelve Years as a KING

By Temitope Oyefeso When the instrument of authority was presented to Oba Saheed Ademola Elegushi on April 27, 2010, as the 21st monarch of Ikate-Elegushi kingdom, a coastal community along the Lagos lagoon, the people were ecstatic. But there were careful expectations because the prince, though steeped in the rich pedigree of his predecessors and…

As Ikeja Electric Bill Is Now More than the Minimum Wage

By Abolade Ademola In Laaga community, located around Ewu-Elepe, a suburb of Ikorodu, residents have been made to pay an estimated bill that is more than the minimum wage of the entire country, Nigeria. The steady rise in the bill is very discomforting in a country where the rate of inflation keeps rising without a…

Petroleum Subsidy Removal: You Gave Approval As Soon As You Signed That Bill

By Adewole Kehinde “President didn’t order fuel subsidy removal, Lawan clarifies” was the major headline in the media on Wednesday according to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, after meeting Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja,  stating that he had gone to convey the feeling of constituents to him on some concerns, including the…

Trial of Corrupt officials: Niger Delta Youths back Buhari, Laud Akpabio

By Henry Ovie Youth leaders in the Niger Delta on Sunday applauded President Muhammadu Buhari for vowing to rid the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) of the moral and political rot that has plagued it for so long. “We are continually inspired by Buhari’s dedication and vision to addressing development issues in the Niger Delta…

Pipeline Vandalism; A Major Challenge to Nigeria’s Economy

By Adewole Kehinde Frequent attacks on oil pipelines are worrisome due to its devastating environmental effects. It destroyed arable land for agriculture and caused economic losses in terms of revenue to the government. The sabotage of oil installations and the resultant repairs of pipelines have depleted Nigeria’s income around N898.93bn in 2021 according to a…

Dakuku Vs Wike: Setting the Records Straight

By Chiwete Nwaka Eke Reading through a disjointed piece written by one Ibim Amieyeofori, a roustabout working with Rivers Commissioner for Information, one would readily understand why the state government information machinery lacks fitness, tact, guile and grace. The watery attempt at having something tangible to say in response to words of wisdom from a…

Karen Akpagher and Premiere Academy: The “Truth” They Are Trying To Bury

By Noah Christopher Nearly six months ago, Premiere Academy entered media spotlight when news broke that one of its students, Karen Happuch Akpagher, had died in a hospital in Abuja. The news of the death of the 14-year old diabetics’ patient which occurred on 22nd June, 2021 soon became a hot issue as several media…