The Judiciary and The PDP Convention
The judiciary used to be trusted for its independence. Perhaps no longer Anybody who has read the history of the Italian judiciary and its judgments at the height of the rule of the Mafia in the...
View ArticleSHORTAGES OF AVIATION FUEL
The scarcity of Jet A1 is stifling the aviation industry in Nigeria For almost one year, airlines operating in Nigeria have been facing difficulties obtaining aviation fuel, known as Jet A1, at the...
View ArticleTHE DEATH OF CITIZEN NUNUGWO
The death of Desmond Nunugwo should be investigated The recent death in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) of Mr. Desmond Nunugwo, Chief Protocol Officer to the Minister...
View ArticleTHE RETURN OF POLIO
All the stakeholders must do more to contain the crippling disease Last week the dreaded polio virus made a return to the limelight in Nigeria. The wild polio virus type one (WPV1) was detected in two...
View ArticleCURBING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Government should enforce the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act The Sokoto State Police Command last week confirmed the gruesome murder of a 43-year-old woman allegedly by her husband. According...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Emergency Powers
President Buhari has more than enough powers to deal with the economic crisis There were media reports last week (later confirmed by the office of the vice- president) that the federal government would...
View ArticleTHE IMMIGRATION EMPLOYMENT SCANDAL
It is not right to subject the 2000 employees of the NIS to another test The decision by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) to subject 2,000 of its employees to another screening exercise is a...
View ArticleMISSING BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
Government, at last, seems determined to address the challenge of missing people On July 31 this year, Mojeed Kola Animashaun, a 54-year-old father left his Ikorodu, Lagos residence. He is yet to...
View ArticleTHE COST OF POOR SANITATION
Innovation and partnership are critical to delivering sustainable sanitation to the poorest communities, argues Kinya Seto Africa is a continent of astonishing potential. But if it is to build the...
View ArticleBEYOND THE SHAME IN RIO
Sponsorship of sports is increasingly becoming a burden to government. It could be lightened by the private sector Nigeria’s 78th position on the medal log at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, Brazil,...
View ArticleBOKO HARAM AND THE CHIBOK GIRLS
Government should do whatever it takes to bring the school girls back home On April 14, 2014, a gang of gunmen dressed in military camouflage broke into the students’ hostels at Government Secondary...
View ArticleTHE KILLINGS IN ZAMFARA
Government must ensure that the murderers are brought to justice Zamfara Governor, Abdulaziz Yari, last week provided gory details of the circumstances that led to the death of eight persons in the...
View ArticleDealing With Jailbreaks…(1)Dealing With Jailbreaks…(1)
There is urgent need to reform the prison system in the country A fortnight ago, the Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) confirmed that six prisoners who attempted to escape from the Abakaliki Prisons were...
View ArticleBOARDING FLIGHTS WITH TORCHLIGHT
FAAN needs urgent rehabilitation of its electricity system Penultimate Saturday night, the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos was thrown into darkness at a period the foreign...
View ArticleDEALING WITH JAILBREAKS (2)
There is urgent need to overhaul the criminal justice system The recent jailbreak at Abakaliki Prison in Ebonyi State (fourth within a period of six weeks) reinforces the argument that the Nigerian...
View ArticleSEIZING THE MOMENT TO END GLOBAL HUNGER
Kofi Annan challenges leaders of developing countries, private sector companies and donors to sentence hunger to history For the first time in human history, the end of hunger is well within our reach....
View ArticleIS JONATHAN BEING PROBED?
Government should focus on addressing the militancy in the Niger Delta The current crisis bedevilling the nation is bad enough to make any government nervous. For almost two years, the country’s...
View ArticleTHE EDO GUBERNATORIAL RACE
Politicians should allow the people to decide their destiny for the next four years The governorship election in Edo State coming up this Saturday is yet another opportunity for the Independent...
View ArticleYET ANOTHER OUTBREAK OF LASSA FEVER
There is need to strengthen public awareness on the viral disease Five fresh cases of Lassa fever were last week confirmed in Bauchi, Gombe, Plateau and Rivers States, according to a statement by Dr....
View ArticleEdo Poll and The Dasuki Option
The postponement of the Edo State gubernatorial election brings echoes of the ugly past The security scare that eventually necessitated the postponement of the gubernatorial election in Edo State by...
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