Tag: editorial
The Shocking UNESCO Findings On Education
It is sad that the Federal Government continues to relegate education to the background in spite of the salient role…
Jonathan, 2015 Race And The People’s Welfare
It is sad that more than two years to the presidential election in 2015, governance has been largely abandoned by…
Much Ado About Private Jets
In the wake of recent crisis between Rivers State Government and Nigerian aviation authorities over a jet purchased with Rivers…
Avoiding The Fury Of Flood
Late last month, the Director General, Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency, NIHSA, John Shamonda, presented the 2013 Annual Flood Outlook, AFO,…
Varsity Admission Time Bomb
It was with trepidation that the Education Minister, Prof. Ruqayyatu Rufai struggled last Saturday to explain the dilemma the Federal…
LMC/Clubs Managers’ Crisis: Time For Peace To Reign
Stakeholders of Nigerian football were shocked when clubs’ chairmen said they had sacked the League Management Company (LMC) headed by…
Baga Massacre: Too Little, Too Late
The media was awashed this week with news of a mass murder, arson and outright brigandage perpetrated in the fishing…
PDP’s War Of Attrition
The war of attrition between President Goodluck Jonathan and the Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, is heating up the political…
Youth Unemployment, A Time Bomb
After spending five days in captivity, the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Authority, Mr. Kehinde Bamigbetan, finally regained his…
Mobile Phone Numbers Portability And Its Challenges
Today, the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC, will launch the much awaited Mobile Number Portability, MNP, with Lagos as its flag-off…
Stop Oil Theft Now!
The rising incidence of oil theft, pipeline vandalism and other economic sabotage undermining oil production in the Niger Delta betray…
Bamigbetan’s Kidnap And Its Wider Implications
On Monday, at about 11 pm, when the Chairman of Ejigbo Local Council Development Area, Lagos, Comrade Kehinde Bamigbetan (former…
Lawmakers Should Not Wreck SEC
A new attempt by the House of Representatives to further stifle activities at the Securities and Exchange Commission, SEC, by…
Amnesty To Boko Haram?
Nigerians were jolted last Thursday when Abubakar Shekau, the purported leader of Boko Haram in an audio message rejected the…
Abia Govt Must Tackle Child Trafficking
News coming out of Abia State these days calls for concern and urgent intervention. The unpleasant news about child trafficking…