Category: Editorial

Editorial NEWSCOUNT condemns in the strongest possible terms the reported utterance of Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi, the serving senator representing Osun East Senatorial District, who was allegedly heard directing supporters to “kill” members of the Accord Party ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. Such a statement cannot be dismissed as ordinary campaign rhetoric, particularly coming from […]

NEWSCOUNT Editorial There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we increasingly treat criticism of people in authority in Nigeria. The moment a respected person questions government, some supporters immediately assume that the person must be an enemy. The question is no longer whether what was said is correct or incorrect. The focus shifts to […]

Editorial By Chukwudi George Ozalla The outrage that greeted the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu’s remarks about starting small businesses such as frying akara, roasting corn or making kuli-kuli says more about our mindset than it does about her statement.Many Nigerians interpreted her comments as being insensitive to the country’s economic realities. Others turned them […]

Editorial By Chukwudi George Ozalla At a major dinner banquet held during a United States delegation visit to China, some of the world’s most influential business figures were present. Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk was there. So was Tim Cook. Yet the woman seated prominently between both men drew unusual attention.She was neither a politician nor […]

Editorial By Chukwudi George Ozalla There was a time in Nigeria when elections were fierce contests of ideas, personalities, temperaments, and visions. Political parties were living organisms with ideological debates, internal clashes, and rival power blocs vying for supremacy. Today, the landscape looks frighteningly different. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) dominates the federation, controlling […]