By Tony Asuquo

Seeking redress for reputational damage typically involves civil litigation for defamation (libel or slander), seeking damages for harm to reputation and the attendant emotional distress. In certain  instances, financial losses are involved. Victims can pursue legal remedies, including monetary compensation and injunctions to stop further publication. In seeking redress, there is one key ingredient that tend to be glossed over: the assumption that the right to seek redress for reputational damage is exclusive to a particular individual or group of persons. 

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday before a Federal High Court in Abuja, opened its case against five persons suspected to have carried out the June 5, 2022 attack on the St. Francs Xavier Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo, State, which led to the killing of over 40 worshippers. Over 100 others were injured.

On his 87th birthday on Tuesday, President Bola Tinubu honored former Defense Minister Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retd.), calling him "a distinguished statesman, soldier, and gentleman" who served Nigeria "with undivided loyalty" in both times of peace and war. Danjuma's life is inextricably linked to Nigeria's post-independence narrative, according to a goodwill letter that Tinubu personally signed. He noted that the former army leader "stood firm when unity was fragile, and the path ahead was uncertain."

While scouring the streets of Facebook days ago, I stumbled on a post by Hon. Ifunanya Nwanegwo, who happens to be the Chairman of Mbaitoli LGA, Imo State. In the post, she was appreciating the Director General of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mr. Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, for empowering ten people in the LGA to help them boost their small businesses.

According to the Business Recovery and Insolvency Practitioners Association of Nigeria, the country's high cost of doing business and the competition from foreign companies are the main causes of non-performing loans. Speaking on the sidelines of a press briefing on Friday to announce its annual insolvency law conference 2025, which is set for September 25 and 26 in Lagos, Mr. Albert Folorunsho, the first Vice President and Co-Chair, Conference Planning Committee, BRIPAN, added that a lack of working capital is another factor contributing to the rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) in Nigeria.

By Danladi Shehu

If a man cooks for a community ,the meal would scarcely go round, However, if a community decides to cook for a man, the feast will overwhelm him - old African proverb. The foregoing may have aptly captured the likely outcome of the current standoff between the Department of State Services (DSS) and Omoyele Sowore, activist and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 general elections.