NIGERIA’S UNCONTROLLED POPULATION
An idle and largely illiterate population is a disaster waiting to happen As Nigerian population continues to rise amid decay in infrastructure and social services, it is unfortunate that there are no...
View ArticleTHE AWAITING TRIAL INMATES
There is an urgent need to decongest the prisons In what has become another season of lamentations by top government functionaries, the Minister of Interior, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau (rtd),...
View ArticleCURBING VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN
The law prohibiting violence against children should be enforced That the incidence of domestic violence across the country has extended to children is frightening just as the statistics of the...
View ArticleRESOLVING COMMUNAL CLASHES
The authorities must do more to contain the widespread internal disputes Frequent violent clashes across the nation are increasingly having destabilising impact on governance, the economy and the...
View ArticleFor PDP, A Second Chance
The PDP has another opportunity to change the political landscape Ever since it lost the 2015 general election, the in-fighting within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has robbed the nation of a...
View ArticleTRAVAILS OF NIGERIANS IN BAKASSI
MONDAY EDITORIAL The government could do more to cushion the plight of Bakassi people Following heavy-handed laws and state-sponsored violence from the Cameroonian authorities, thousands of Nigerians...
View ArticleABUJA AND THE INVASION OF COWS
The authorities must enforce the law banning cattle grazing within the FCT On the front page of a national newspaper last week was a photograph which painted a pathetic picture of the level to which...
View ArticleOF MILITARY AND POLICE DUTIES
The police should be well provided for The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, recently raised an alarm about the increasing deployment of military personnel in the country. At...
View ArticleWHEN WILL OGONI CLEAN-UP BEGIN?
Government should live up to its promise in Ogoniland More than a year after the federal government launched the implementation of the Ogoni clean-up project, not much has been done to inspire anyone,...
View ArticleLESSONS FROM OSUN SENATORIAL ELECTION
There will always be consequences for toying with people’s will Otunba Ademola Adeleke was sworn in penultimate Tuesday as the senator representing Osun West in the National Assembly after the...
View ArticlePublic Universities And Funding Challenge
Our public universities need to think out of the box to find creative solutions to their funding crisis The nation woke up recently to the decision by 38 public universities to jack up their tuition...
View ArticleBANKS AND THE WALK OF PROFITS
Okello Oculi argues that the banks could do more in their pan-African exploits A wind that blew across 2002 urged several Nigerian banks to cross borders and establish branches in a number of African...
View ArticleTHE HIGH COST OF FLOODING
The authorities must pay attention to the environment Following the recent floods that claimed several lives and destroyed property across the country, there is need for all the relevant authorities...
View ArticleTACKLING JUDICIAL RASCALITY
Judicial authorities must clarify urgently legal issues involving the recall process of elected members The decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to report a serving judge of...
View ArticleHOLDING LEADERS TO ACCOUNT
There is need for discreet and painstaking investigations of public officials Recently, in Brazil, something happened that ought to invigorate our country’s half-hearted efforts to root out corruption....
View ArticleBEYOND BOKO HARAM’S KILLING FIELDS
The authorities should find a lasting solution to sectarian violence In yet another wake-up call to the dangers still posed by Boko Haram, the Country Reports on Terrorism 2016 released last week put...
View ArticleNHIS SAGA AND THE HEALTH SECTOR
The authorities should get to the root of the problem and mete out appropriate sanctions For almost two weeks, the Nigerian public was subjected to the stench coming from the health sector in the form...
View ArticleThe Impunity of Truck Drivers
Truck drivers must be tamed if Apapa must retain its shine – and some of its treasures In the crowded field of reckless drivers in Nigeria, truck drivers stand out. They are apparently more powerful...
View ArticleOF GENDER AND THE LAWMAKERS
MONDAY Editorial Women have the same intrinsic worth as men Proceedings were disrupted in the House of Representatives last Thursday when female members kicked against the outcome of voting on...
View ArticleLET THE SUPREME COURT DECIDE
The executive should table its disputes with the legislature over the interpretation of the constitution to the apex court for resolution Right from the beginning of President Muhammadu Buhari’s...
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