THE EBOLA PREVENTIVE MEASURES
It is imperative to strengthen our health facilities at the border points Nigeria is once again on the high alert for another infectious disease and there are reasons to worry. For the second time in...
View ArticleTHE OWERRI CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ATTACK
The authorities could do more to make the prisons truly correctional Last September, the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCS) confirmed that six prisoners who attempted to escape from the Abakaliki...
View ArticleMY PROLONGED TRANCE OVER YINKA AND INNOCENT
Tony Iyare pays tribute to Odumakin and Chukwuma, two committed rights activists I’m still in a trance, numbed into some auditory hallucination, virtually unable to reconcile myself to the fact that...
View ArticleTackling Insecurity In The South-East
The authorities will have to do something drastic to stem the illegal flow of arms and ammunition into the country Prompted by the deteriorating security situation in the South-East, governors of the...
View ArticleSECURITY ALERT AND THE AIRPORTS
The authorities could do more to secure the airports A recent memo from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to some airport chiefs across the country on the need to beef up security...
View ArticleTHE STRIKE OF JUDICIAL WORKERS
Financial autonomy will aid judicial independence For the past two weeks, judicial workers across the country have been on strike to protest the lack of financial autonomy for the critical arm of...
View ArticleTHE ISA PANTAMI CONTROVERSY
The Pantami incident is a serious indictment on screening of public officers When in July 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari sent to the Senate his nominees for the Executive Council of the Federation,...
View ArticleBEYOND THE ISUOFIA TRAGEDY
The Isuofia incident is a wake-up call for the Police to rise to their responsibility The recent brazen attack on Isuofia community, Anambra State which led to the murder of three policemen and the...
View ArticleTHE DEREK CHAUVIN OUTCOME
The only culture permissible in a democracy is one that respects the rights of the citizenry The death last year of an African American, George Floyd, in Minneapolis aroused global outrage. Beyond the...
View ArticleThe Challenge of Internal Displacements
Internally displaced persons are increasingly becoming desperate. They need shelter from the storm The scale of forced displacements in the Northeast is triggering a complex humanitarian emergency....
View ArticleTHE N60 BILLION ‘PRINTING’ CONTROVERSY
Whatever the arguments, the economy is in dire straits All the critical stakeholders have had their say on the controversy over whether the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) printed additional N60 billion...
View ArticleMEASURING NIGERIA’S CRUDE PRODUCTION
Crude pumped out of the wells must be metered for transparency For several years, the Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) has been harping on the need to bring integrity to bear...
View ArticleTHE PROPOSED MAIDUGURI GAS-POWERED PLANT
Solar-powered plant makes more sense The recent decision by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to build a massive gas-powered plant in Maiduguri makes no sense in light of the reason...
View ArticleTHE CHALLENGE OF NATIONAL SECURITY
Government should take its responsibility of securing the nation seriously The worsening security situation in the country is a throwback to what happened in May last year when the First Lady, Mrs...
View ArticleTHE RISING COST OF COOKING GAS
Government should intervene to bring down costs The astronomical rise in the cost of cooking gas is posing is a serious problem for consumers. As of today, a 12.5 kg of gas is sold for no less than...
View ArticleGULF OF GUINEA AND PIRACY PROBLEMS
The authorities could do more to curb the menace of the criminals In a new United Nations report, “Pirates of the Gulf of Guinea: A Cost Analysis for the Coastal States,” maritime problems on the...
View ArticleCELEBRATING CHRISTMAS AMID THE PANDEMIC
Despite the restrictions imposed by the times, Christmas is worthy of celebration For the second consecutive year, Christmas will tomorrow be celebrated across the world amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In...
View ArticleTHE SACKING OF GERNOT ROHR
Rohr’s inability to enforce discipline has made his stay indefensible The termination of the employment of Gernot Rohr as the Super Eagles coach on the eve of the 33rd Africa Cup of Nations presages a...
View ArticleDESMOND TUTU (1931-2021)
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s anti-apartheid hero, dies at 90 The pulpit as a force for both moral and political change is not usually a very common or successful occurrence. But the history of South...
View ArticleNIGERIA AND THE HIV/AIDS BURDEN
There is urgent need for renewed commitment in fighting the scourge The misery index in the country seems to be increasing on all fronts. At a time many countries have learnt to tame the HIV/AIDS...
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