The Recognition of Abiola And June 12
The conferment of national honour on Abiola in addition to the recognition of June 12 as Democracy Day is decision well made The conferment of the highest national honour of Grand Commander of the...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND WORLD CUP 2018
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is need for the Super Eagles to concentrate on their mission – to excel There is a simmering excitement around the FIFA World Cup due to kick off in Russia on Thursday (June...
View ArticleEXTRA YEAR FOR GRADUATES?
It will be an unnecessary gamble. The universities should be adequately funded At a recent retreat organised by the National Universities Commission (NUC) for the governing councils of federal...
View ArticleJUNE 12: A COMPLICATED STORY
President Buhari made the right call on June 12, argues Olusegun Adeniyi As much as I subscribe to the notion that given the timing, the action is very political, even opportunistic, I am also aware...
View ArticlePOLITICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
The security agencies should confine themselves to safeguarding the people Across the nation, there are several unprecedented security challenges straining the security and intelligence agencies. From...
View ArticleTHE END OF RAMADAN
Ramadan holds vital lessons for everyone The Muslims’ holy month of self-purification and self-denial otherwise known as Ramadan has just ended. While it lasted, the season of fasting and prayer...
View ArticleAVOIDING THE PITFALLS OF JUNE 12
Government should ensure that the new democracy day endures, writes Monday Philips Ekpe So, quarter of a century has gone by since the historic June 12, 1993 presidential election. And the proverbial...
View ArticleMilestones of Made in Aba
Okezie Victor Ikpeazu writes that the glory of Enyimba city is gradually being restored Aba, the commercial rendezvous south-east of Nigeria, is evidently responding to multifaceted rehabilitation...
View ArticleDemocracy And The Autonomy Law
The new amendment provides the legislature and judiciary in the states to be pretty effective With President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the Fourth Alteration Bill to the 1999 Constitution which gave...
View ArticleMANAGING THE ORPHANAGES
MONDAY EDITORIAL Strict rules must be enforced to contain the spread of ‘baby factories’ The disclosure last week by the Imo State government that there were no fewer than 250 illegal orphanages, most...
View ArticleTHE NOT TOO YOUNG TO RUN LAW
There is additional need for financial regulation on political expenditures For obvious reasons, President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent to the ‘Not Too Young to Run’ bill was greeted with so much...
View ArticleVIPS AND THEIR POLICE GUARDS
The continued deployment of police as personal guards and househelps is unsettling No case has brought home the illegal use to which many of our policemen are now deployed than the recent shooting at a...
View ArticleENOUGH OF THE JTF KILLINGS
Security agencies should work within the rules of engagement The recent killing of four persons, including a mother and her six-month-old baby in Oluasiri, Nembe Local Government of Bayelsa State,...
View ArticleDEATH FROM TOBACCO SMOKING
FRIDAY EDITORIAL The authorities should enforce the National Tobacco Control Act In a March 2018 fact sheet that should worry critical stakeholders in Nigeria, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
View ArticleAgenda For The New APC Leadership
Sunday Editorial For the Oshiomhole-led new national executive to earn respect, it must promote the common good Ordinarily, as the party in power at the national level and in majority of the 36...
View ArticlePLASTICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MONDAY EDITORIAL The authorities must pay more attention to the environment Scientists have raised global concern that plastics pose unimaginable danger to humanity and may reach crisis levels unless...
View ArticleTIME OUT FOR CAMPUS PREDATORS
Richard Akindele’s sacking holds lesson for others In a strong statement that lecturers who abuse their powers on campus would no longer have a field day, the authorities of the Obafemi Awolowo...
View ArticleIDPS AND THE BURATAI DIRECTIVE
The security agencies should ensure that the communities are safe and secure The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai last week added his voice to the growing calls on many of the internally...
View ArticleTHE REIGN OF DARKNESS
A flawed power reform is prolonging the country’s agony Nigeria’s public power supply system has for years been characterised by unreliable and poor service delivery. This has sadly continued even...
View ArticleENHANCING ALBINOS’ QUALITY OF LIFE
The government is making some right decision on albinos, writes Monday Philips Ekpe Sometimes, good news gets swept under the rug if it does not directly concern the generality of the populace. The...
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