ENDING TORTURE IN NIGERIA
Security operatives must act within the law In a damning report, the United Nations has highlighted the inadequacy of measures to end torture and ill-treatment of detainees in Nigeria, especially in...
View ArticleREFORMING THE LIVESTOCK SECTOR
Reforms are in order. But there is no need for a new ministry The Presidential Livestock Reform Committee recently submitted its report to President Bola Tinubu, declaring that the most viable...
View ArticleTIME TO CELEBRATE TEACHERS
Teachers should be well motivated As Nigeria joins other countries to mark the 2024 World Teachers’ Day tomorrow, it is important for authorities at all levels and other critical stakeholders to...
View ArticleAhead of NEC Meeting, Governors, Atiku, Wike Jostle for Control of PDP
Chuks Okocha in Abuja The National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scheduled for October 24, 2024, is no doubt a three-pronged battle among the party’s state...
View ArticleTHE SIX-YEAR SINGLE TERM DEBATE
The challenge of the present system is not in the number of years or terms, but in good governance The debate on the number of years and terms a Nigerian president or governor should spend in office...
View ArticleHARVEST OF DEATHS ON THE WATERWAYS
Regulators should enforce safety standards No fewer than 50 persons had been confirmed dead with dozens of others still unaccounted for in the 1st October boat accident in Niger State. The boat was...
View ArticleTHE POLITICAL CRISIS IN RIVERS STATE
There must be a limit to meaningless politics and brigandage The outcome of the local government elections held last Saturday in Rivers State showcases the superficiality of our political party...
View ArticleWHEN LIONS PREY ON HANDLERS
Zoo keepers must be extremely careful In what is now becoming a recurring tragedy in Nigeria, a 35-year-old zoo worker, Babaji Daule, was last week killed by a lion at the Olusegun Obasanjo...
View ArticleAS CHOLERA CONTINUES TO KILL…
All the stakeholders must do more to contain the scourge The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control’s latest report that cholera outbreak has seen a sharp increase in 2024, with suspected cases rising by...
View ArticleADDRESSING THE CRISIS OF TERTIARY EDUCATION
Government should do more to stem human capital flight Since the brain drain from Nigerian universities began in the late 1980s, there has been a progressive decline in the numbers and quality of...
View ArticleTHE VALUE OF CREDIBLE OPPOSITION
A slew of crisis and divisions is hampering the Opposition in holding the government to account In a democracy, opposition parties are expected to offer credible alternative to the governing party and...
View ArticleSUBSIDY ON RELIGIOUS PILGRIMAGES
Subsidising pilgrimage has become a drain Perhaps in coming to grips with the deteriorating economy, the federal government has signalled its intention to end the concessionary exchange rate...
View ArticleBEYOND THE SEIZURE OF ILLICIT WEAPONS
Security agencies must do more to secure the nation Ordinarily, peace and order are only guaranteed because citizens surrender their right of self-defence to the overarching force of the state. Once...
View ArticleTHE GROWING FOOD CRISIS IN NIGERIA
Government must do more to avert the looming danger A combination of climate-induced issues and socio-political instability in various regions are sparking growing food crisis in the country. That’s...
View ArticleLIBYA’S UNACCEPTABLE GAMESMANSHIP
There should be consequences for Libya’s horrible behaviour We condemn in the strongest terms the ill-treatment meted to the Super Eagles of Nigeria by the Libyan authorities, prompting the...
View ArticleTACKLING BANDITRY IN THE NORTHEAST
All the critical stakeholders must unite to contain the criminal elements Despite the best efforts of the military that has taken the battle to insurgents and bandits, the Northwest of Nigeria is...
View ArticleA NEEDLESS CRISIS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA
Aisha Maikudi’s candidacy as substantive vice-chancellor of University of Abuja should be evaluated on its merits, argues John O. Adam This week, several media outlets circulated stories alleging a...
View ArticleISSUES IN THE JIGAWA TANKER EXPLOSION
The authorities must do more to stem the carnage on the roads In an explosion reminiscent of the 1998 tragedy in Jesse, Delta State, dozens of people were killed last week in Jigawa State while...
View ArticleKEEPING RECORDS OF BIRTH AND DEATH
Birth and death certificates are critical to planning The 2024 World Statistics Day was commemorated yesterday with the theme, ‘Connecting the world with data we can trust’. Although there was not...
View ArticleSTILL ON AWAITING TRIAL INMATES
Minor offenders have no business in prisons The latest report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) that there are 84,767 inmates across correctional centres in the country, with 68...
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