Daily Trust: Flood Kills Three, Destroys 10,000 Hectares of Rice Farm in Niger

Apparently, climate change did not get the government’s memo. The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) must ensure that the N15 billion flood fund recently approved by President Bola Tinubu does not vanish into thin air. We demand early warning systems, proper dam management, and emergency responses.

The Guardian: Over 284 Killed in Benue, Plateau in Three Months

The bloodbath continues, while Abuja yawns. Mr President, the time for ‘we condemn’ press releases is over. Deploy peacebuilding forces, hold murderers accountable, and treat this like the national emergency it is.

Tuesday

Punch: Tinubu Plans to Meet Service Chiefs 

When the kitchen’s burning, but you are busy choosing kitchen curtains in Paris. Dialogue is fine, but action is better. President Tinubu must ensure real security reforms.

Vanguard: Unity Colleges Rocked by Illegal Levies, Admission Racketeering

It turns out that PTA now means Pay Till Admission. The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, needs to clean up the rot in federal colleges by clamping down on racketeers, investigating school officials, and restoring integrity to public education.

Daily Trust: Zamfara Residents Forced to Pay Bandits for Safety

In Zamfara, extortion has gone corporate. The government needs to urgently dismantle these mafia-style extortion rings.

Wednesday 

Daily Trust: New Terror Group, Mahmuda, Intensifies Attacks

New bandit group is now calling the shots? The Nigerian police must step up surveillance and crack down on this growing threat before another humanitarian crisis unfolds.

The Guardian: IMF Predicts Tougher Economic Times for Nigeria

It is scary that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predicted a gloomy future for Nigeria’s already struggling economy. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, and his team need to revise the budget assumptions, cut wasteful spending, and prioritise economic resilience before Nigeria’s economy hits rock bottom.

Vanguard: Curfew in Niger State as Insecurity Worsens

Niger needs proactive security plans, not curfews. Address root causes, empower communities, and restore real law and order.

Thursday

Vanguard: ‘Enough is Enough, President Tells Security Chiefs

Another ‘enough is enough’ anthem, but where is the action? Nigerians are tired of lectures. Time for measurable security reforms and justice for victims.

Daily Trust: Patients Stranded as FCT Health Workers Strike

While leaders fly abroad for check-ups, citizens are stuck outside locked clinics. The FCT council chairmen must pay health workers their dues, upgrade PHCs, and stop treating healthcare like a charity project.

The Guardian: Opposition Parties Collapse Into APC

Citizens must hold politicians accountable beyond party colours. Democracy dies when voters stop paying attention.

Friday

Daily Trust: World Bank Predicts More Nigerians Will Be Poorer by 2027

If poverty were a competition, we seem determined to win gold. President Tinubu must shift economic focus from slogans to policies that lift people out of poverty.

The Guardian: US Withdraws $73million Malaria Aid, Health Crisis Looms

We hope that mosquitoes do not read the news, or else they will be partying by now. Nigeria must replace lost funding fast or risk undoing decades of malaria progress.