21 YEARS OF UNBROKEN CIVIL RULE
Leaders could do more for the wellbeing of the people For the first time in 21 years since the advent of the current democratic experiment, today is not a public holiday. To honour the memory of the...
View ArticleCOVID-19 And Nigerian Universities
Paucity of research in the universities is a symptom of a deeper malaise The paucity of research efforts for both vaccine and cure of COVID-19 by Nigerian universities is a serious indictment on the...
View ArticleTHE WASTE CALLED REFINERIES
It’s time to privatise the refineries A recent report by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) that no drop of petrol or kerosene was produced by any of the refineries for months between...
View ArticleMUCH ADO ABOUT EXECUTIVE ORDER 10
Governors should do what is right by granting the legislature and judiciary financial autonomy guaranteed by law The Executive Order 10 recently signed by President Muhammadu Buhari which grants...
View ArticleSTILL A FRAGILE NATION
The latest report on fragile states is another wake-up call Based on information at its disposal, the United Nations Department for Safety and Security (UNDSS) recently alerted Nigeria to a looming...
View ArticleJUSTICE FOR UWA AND NIGERIAN WOMEN
Uwa’s killers must be found and brought to justice The tragic death of a University of Benin female undergraduate, Vera Uwaila Omozuwa, following an assault has brought to limelight, once again, the...
View ArticleACCOUNTING FOR COVID-19 FUNDS
Funds donated to contain the pandemic should be judiciously managed Since last February when the first coronavirus index case was discovered in Nigeria, many individuals, corporate and philanthropic...
View ArticleThe Trial of Akinwumi Adesina
Africa should pull all the strings and keep faith with Adesina. The global bully must be tamed The endorsement of 15 former African leaders adds considerable political weight to the efforts to save the...
View ArticleWALKING INTO ANOTHER DEBT TRAP
Government should borrow with discretion In March this year, the National Assembly approved a foreign loan of $22.7 billion under the 2016-2018 Medium Term External Borrowing (Rolling) plan. About...
View ArticleTHE KILLINGS IN CROSS RIVER
This is the age of enlightenment. The killers should be brought to justice The recent tragedy in Cross River State in which no fewer than a dozen persons were set ablaze over allegations of witchcraft...
View ArticleTHE NORTH-WEST AND BANDITRY
The security agencies must do more to contain the increasing menace Katsina State is in a mess. So are Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and Kaduna States. They are all under siege by rampaging gang of bandits,...
View ArticleWHO WITHOUT THE UNITED STATES
The world health body should prioritise its interventions Following weeks of threats on Twitter, President Donald Trump has finally pulled the United States from membership of the World Health...
View ArticleTHE ESSENCE OF DEMOCRACY DAY
President Buhari’s government must be all-inclusive By upholding June 12 as Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari has demonstrated that the passage of time does not diminish courageous restitution....
View ArticleThe Case for Justice Ikpeme
Denying Akon Ikpeme the position of substantive chief judge is untenable The consistent refusal to confirm Justice Akon Ikpeme as the substantive Chief Judge of Cross River State by the House of...
View ArticleTHE BANK ROBBERY IN KOGI STATE
The security agencies must apprehend the culprits and bring them to justice The audacious bank robbery that led to the killing of eight police personnel and a civilian in Isanlu, Kogi State, last...
View ArticleBATTLE OVER NATIONAL ASSEMBLY CLERK
The National Assembly should be focused The attempt to review the revised conditions of service for staff by the newly reconstituted National Assembly Service Commission has created unease within the...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND THE CHILDREN OF WAR
Efforts should be renewed to end the abuse of children In an assault that has become commonplace, some members of ISWAP, a breakaway faction of Boko Haram, last weekend raided Monguno in Borno State...
View ArticleASO ROCK SECURITY BREACHES
The President should put his house in order The investigation ordered by President Muhammadu Buhari into the ugly brawl at the State House involving his personal assistant and security personnel...
View ArticleDOCTORS’ STRIKE AMID COVID-19
Government should keep to agreements freely entered The frequent face-off between health workers and the federal government has not only left an indelible stain on the image of the public health care...
View ArticleCurbing Gender Violence in Nigeria
All stakeholders must do more to support the women and girls in danger That violence continues to manifest itself in new forms and trend against women and girls in Nigeria is now a source of serious...
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