Boko Haram: The Unfinished Business
The brutal insurgent group still constitutes grave danger to civil order There is no doubting the fact that the military has whittled down the striking powers of the violent insurgent group, Boko...
View ArticleDEALING WITH ASUU’S WARNING STRIKE
MONDAY EDITORIAL Government may do well to obey agreements freely entered Predictably, academic activities were for most of last week grounded in several universities across the country as the...
View ArticlePOLITICIANS AND CRIME
All the stakeholders must join forces to curb crime in the society It is always laughable when politicians declare endless ‘war’ against criminals and cultists, considering that there is a nexus...
View ArticleTHE PRESIDENTIAL ALARM ON FAMINE
WEDNESDAY EDITORIAL The strange alert on famine is uncalled for The recent presidential alarm about possible famine in the country by January next year is another manifestation of confusion and...
View ArticleSoftware Firm, Microsoft Move to Bridge Gap in Digital Learning in Nigeria
By Sunday Okobi A software company which specialises in educational application technology, Dynamiss, and Microsoft have called on the Nigerian government, schools, parents and students to take...
View ArticleCURBING EXTORTION IN PUBLIC SPACES
Begging is not only demeaning but could be dangerous. It’s in our interest not to encourage it From airports to supermarkets to hotels, banks and the major highways across the country, a serious social...
View ArticleEL-RUFAI AND HIS SCHEMES
Azibola Omekwe argues the Kaduna State Governor is overstepping his bounds The African proverbial world has taught us so many wise sayings to guide us in our daily ventures. If an African man tells...
View ArticleSTILL ON THE SHIITES CONUNDRUM
Violent suppression of the Shiites could provoke a backlash The latest clash between members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), better known as Shiites, and the police in Kano has once again...
View ArticleThe Last Authentic Revolutionary
Fidel Castro, Cuban revolutionary leader, dies at age 90 Following the death yesterday of the former Cuban leader, Mr Fidel Castro at the age of 90, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described him as...
View ArticleAMNESTY AND THE PRO-BIAFRA KILLINGS
The military must abide by the rules of engagement In yet another damning report titled, “Nigeria: ‘Bullets Were Raining Everywhere,’ Deadly Repression of Pro-Biafra Activists” Amnesty International...
View ArticleTHE RESURGENCE OF BOKO HARAM
The insurgents have been largely contained, but not vanquished If any proof is ever needed that the war against Boko Haram is far from being over, it is in the fact that on a daily basis, Nigerians...
View ArticleZAMFARA AND THE KILLING SQUADS
The security agencies could do more to contain the violence Mr. Shaba Alkali, the Police Commissioner in Zamfara State, last week announced the rescue of 41 persons, including a police officer...
View ArticleTHOUGHT FOR THE PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
The government must create a conducive atmosphere for socio- political integration of the physically challenged People with Disabilities (PWDs) in Nigeria used the Ondo State gubernatorial election of...
View ArticleA New Day in The Gambia
The election of Adama Barrow marks the first democratic defeat of the country’s president For several years, most citizens of The Gambia had resigned themselves to the idea that it was impossible to...
View ArticleLUGGAGE PILFERING AT AIRPORTS
MONDAY EDITORIAL There should be efficient internal control of access to baggage storage space When passengers entrust their bags to the care of airlines, it is in the belief that they will move such...
View ArticleTHE PREVALENCE OF JUNGLE JUSTICE
The authorities must do more to curb the rule of the mob To curb the growing rate at which innocent Nigerians are killed by the mob who most often take the law into their own hands, a bill titled...
View ArticleTHE VALUE OF OPEN DEBATE
The presidential election in the United States holds lessons for Nigeria The recently concluded presidential election in the United States of America has presented different nations with a diversity of...
View ArticleTHE LOOMING CRISIS IN BADAGRY
The people should be taken into confidence in the Badagry Deep Seaport Project Two months ago, aggrieved youths and elders of the 10 communities hosting the Federal University of Technology, Owerri...
View ArticleAS RIVERS PEOPLE VOTE AGAIN… v
All the stakeholders must ensure that the election is peaceful, free and fair Less than 24 hours to the National Assembly rerun elections in Rivers, both Governor Nyeson Wike and his immediate...
View ArticleGhana Keeps Faith, Reversal in Gambia
The Gambian strongman, Yahya Jammeh, must not be allowed to damage his country’s democracy On a day the presidential election in Ghana was concluded with concession by the defeated incumbent President...
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