Special Report

Special Report

56,131 inmates languish in custodial centres over non-implementation of community service

At least 56,131 non-sentenced inmates of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) are currently rotting away in various custodial centres instead of s

Despite risks, matchmaking business thrives in Kano

Mai dalilin aure, which literally means the act of matchmaking, is an age-long practice in Hausa land. This practice occurs when two or more people ar

Despite several contract awards, Jos-Saminaka road remains deplorable

From the administration of Umaru Musa Yar’adua, through Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, Muhammadu Buhari and the present government of Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the

Beggars ‘take over’ Abuja streets

Abuja, Nigeria’s bustling capital city, is a landscape of contradictions. While luxury cars weave through broad avenues and glass buildings glimmer in

I resigned from government when I felt I had served enough — Mutallab

Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab is a retired banker and businessman who chaired many companies, including First Bank Plc, and founded the first Nigeria’s