THE GROWING MENACE OF CULTISM
The authorities could do more to contain the scourge From Plateau to Ogun and Cross River States, the rate at which young men butcher one another in the name of cult killings has become a worrisome...
View ArticleSHEHU ALIYU SHAGARI (1925 – 2018)
Shehu Shagari, former President of Nigeria, dies at age 93 The death, on Friday at age 93, of Second Republic President, Alhaji Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari has robbed our country of a patriot who was...
View ArticleTHE ANARCHY IN ZAMFARA STATE
MONDAY EDITORIAL The security agencies could do better That armed bandits have a strong foothold in Zamfara State is no longer news. What worries is that these criminal gangs are now so emboldened that...
View ArticleOF MALNUTRITION AND STUNTED GROWTH
The authorities need to do more to address the problem A recent review of national nutritional reports between 2003 and 2016 indicates that a child nutritional status levels in Nigeria is far below...
View ArticleREBUILDING THE NORTHEAST
The AfDP recent intervention should be deployed meaningfully In a bid to restore socio-economic activities in the Northeast, the African Development Bank (AfDP) recently made another significant...
View ArticlePUTTING AN END TO GAS EXPLOSIONS
There is a need for enlightenment campaigns to reduce incidence of gas explosions Despite the recent warning by the Nigeria Liquefied Petroleum Gas Association (NLPGA) on the need for stringent...
View ArticleInsulating Security Agencies from Partisan Politics
The involvement of security agencies in politics is an ill wind that blows no one any good From the questionable attempt to retain a controversial Inspector -General of Police whose tenure has ended to...
View ArticleASUU: A STRIKE WITHOUT END
MONDAY EDITORIAL It is time to call off the strike because of the damaging effect on education While we share the frustration of the students who are at the receiving end of the protracted face-off...
View ArticleRETURN TO PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM?
It’s not necessary. The problem is with the operators and not the system In recent times, there have been mounting criticisms by several individuals and groups that the presidential system of...
View ArticleMUCH ADO ABOUT REFINERIES’ UPGRADE
The refineries have continued to be a drain to the economy The federal government’s Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP), which contains the road map for Nigeria’s economic development, has already...
View ArticleWHY WE MUST DEAL WITH PIRACY
There is need to strengthen the enabling laws to fight piracy Nothing can be more disheartening for writers and artistes than to see their works being pirated and sold on the streets of major cities...
View ArticleTHE FUMES OF DEATH
There is need for enlightenment campaign on the use of generators A family of six lost their lives in a rather cheap manner recently in Igboetche, Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State. The...
View ArticleOf Military, Media and Insurgency
There is need for a continuous dialogue between the military and the media on the conduct of the war against the insurgents The invasion last Sunday by soldiers of the offices of Daily Trust Newspapers...
View ArticleEAT AND DIE!
MONDAY EDITORIAL There is need to ensure that the food we put on the table is good enough for consumption The recent claim by a Professor of Food Science and Technology, Alfred Ihenkuronye, that no...
View ArticleTHE QUESTIONABLE TRIAL OF THE CJN
The government must work within the law The decision of the federal government to drag the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over his assets...
View ArticleTHE RISING CASES OF SUICIDE
There is need to set up trauma centres for counselling purposes With an average of one every 40 seconds according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), suicide is topping the chart as the number one...
View ArticleDEATH AND THE TRUCK DRIVERS
Erring truck drivers should be prosecuted Six months after a tanker truck loaded with petrol fell and spilled its content on the Otedola Bridge axis on Lagos-Ibadan expressway, bursting into flames and...
View ArticleGABON, CONGO AND DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA
Credible elections are the surest path to power While we condemn in the strongest terms the foiled military coup in Gabon, the outcome of the presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
View ArticleIGP Adamu and The Task Ahead
Mohammed Adamu needs to rekindle public confidence in the police. That will be a struggle Following the unceremonious retirement of Mr Ibrahim Kpotum Idris as Inspector- General of Police (IGP) on...
View ArticleTHE COST OF DARKNESS TO BUSINESSES
Power outages eat deeply into business profits It is a notorious fact that the epileptic nature of power supply makes Nigeria one of the harshest environments to do business and this renders the...
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