SUICIDE IN THE POLICE
The rising cases of suicide has become a national challenge Worried by the increasing rate of suicide among its officers and men, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Kpotum Idris, has...
View ArticleSOUTHERN KADUNA: A PLEA FOR PEACE
Government must protect and secure the people While the sectarian violence in Southern Kaduna which has pitched one group against another and has led to the death and displacement of thousands of...
View ArticleCARNAGE ON THE HIGHWAY
Government could curb the mayhem by putting the roads in order No fewer than 187 persons died within nine days in road traffic accidents on the nation’s highway during the last Yuletide season. The...
View ArticleBURDEN OF PENSIONS TO EX-GOVERNORS
There is urgent need to review pension laws as they affect former state executives The cost of scandalous pension paid by 21 states to some 47 former governors in the last four years has been estimated...
View ArticleOn CJN, President Buhari Must Act Now!
It’s time for the President to name the Chief Justice of Nigeria Unlike the heads of the executive and legislative arms of government who are elected into office, the head of the judiciary is by...
View ArticleLESSONS FROM GHANA
The rest of Africa has one thing or two to learn from Ghana’s democracy, writes Paddy Ezeala The presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana have been won and lost against the backdrop of the...
View ArticleREVAMPING THE WAR AGAINST CORRUPTION
MONDAY EDITORIAL The anti-graft battle is gasping for air President Muhammadu Buhari’s war against corruption is showing signs of stress and it will be unfortunate if a man who rode to power...
View ArticleAMBODE AND RIGHTS OF THE POOR
Lagos breaches its own law by forcibly ejecting residents of some waterfront communities Notwithstanding a court injunction which restrained it from carrying out forcible ejection of the residents of...
View ArticleTHE INDIGENES/SETTLERS DICHOTOMY
Governments may do well to ensure that the dichotomy is abolished Rising from their meeting in Kaduna last week, Governors of the 19 Northern states advocated the abolition of the indigenes-settlers...
View ArticleAJAOKUTA STEEL: QUESTIONS AND MORE QUESTIONS
Nurudeen Aliyu Musa raises questions about the ability of a Russian company to manage the project The response given by Natasha Akpoti on the various issues raised by the Association of Small Scale...
View ArticleCHALLENGE OF THE CASSAVA INITIATIVE
The economic benefits of the initiative are huge if well implemented In September last year, two American companies, Ecotech-rab and Tranfeed Group along with their Nigerian partner, Satco Global Group...
View ArticleTHE KILLING OF A HIPPOPOTAMUS
Government could do more to protect the country’s wildlife The photograph on the front page of The PUNCH newspaper last Sunday of two people sitting atop a hippopotamus killed in Abaji Area Council of...
View ArticlePresident Buhari’s Health
Aspects of his private life that affect his performance in office are of public interest The current health status of President Muhammadu Buhari is a matter of serious public concern and interest. The...
View ArticleCUSTOMS AND THE 661 RIFLES
The customs service should wake up to its responsibility The recent seizure by the Nigerian Customs Service of 661 Pump Action Rifles illegally imported into the country from China has brought to the...
View ArticleMESSAGE FROM THE PROTESTS
Nigerians are living in difficult times The recent rash of protests on both sides of the governance divide was healthy. First it underlined the increasing awareness of the people that they have a right...
View ArticleEMIR SANUSI’S WISE COUNSEL
Converting mosques to temporary school facilities will do a lot of good The Emir of Kano, Mohammad Sanusi 11, recently advised northern governors to use mosques to offer primary education instead of...
View ArticleTARDINESS IN MAKING APPOINTMENTS
President Buhari does not have the luxury of time anymore. He should speed up the system In about two weeks’ time, it will be exactly one year that Mr. James Ocholi, SAN, Minister of State for Labour,...
View ArticleTHE BUSINESS CLIMATE IN NIGERIA
The country could do much more to improve the business environment The World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 which ranked Nigeria 169 out of 189 countries in the overall Ease of Doing Business should spur...
View ArticleTime and The Judicial Process
An overhaul of the country’s judicial process is long overdue Mr. Donald Trump has yet to spend one month in office as President of the United States of America. But within this period, concerned...
View ArticleSAVING THE NATIONAL PARKS (1)
MONDAY EDITORIAL The authorities may do well by putting the country’s parks to good use A National Park is officially described as an area of special scenic, historical or scientific importance set...
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