Tag: editorial
Registration Of APC And Challenges Ahead
After several months of twists and turns and seemingly insurmountable hurdles placed on the path of getting the All Progressives…
ASUU Strike: One Too Many
Once again, the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities, ASUU, and the Federal Government have reached an impasse as the…
Okagbare And The Redemption Song
Nigerians who are sports lovers are singing redemption song after Blessing Okagbare set a new African record of 10.79 seconds…
Curbing Hepatitis B Scourge
On Sunday, 28 July, 2013, many countries across the world celebrated the World Hepatitis Day. The disease that is most…
The Death Knell For PDP
The fact that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is facing very serious internal problems that are threatening its existence came…
Much Ado About Oil Theft
All the cacophony about oil theft in the Niger Delta and the setting up of a panel to probe the…
Check Proliferation Of Arms
Though the 2015 election is still far away, the national space is currently awash with reports of manouverings by ambitious…
Beyond The Razzmatazz Of NFF’s New Secretariat
On 18 July, 2013, Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, represented by the Vice president, Namadi Sambo, commissioned the permanent secretariat of…
Let There Be Peace In Ekiti
Violence and assassinations often characterise governorship elections in Ekiti State. The fracas that broke out in Ekiti State chapter of…
Paying More For Darkness
To many people around the world, Nigeria seems to be a very strange country. The closer you look, the lesser…
Kudirat’s Blood Will Cry For Justice
Nigerians have continued to express outrage over the recent Appeal Court judgement which discharged and acquitted Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and…
IAAF Flop: A Wake Up Call
The 8th IAAF World Youth Championship in Ukraine has come and gone. Just like the 2012 London Olympics,Team Nigeria returned…
The Mistake Of Courting Chinese Investors In Aviation
When it comes to aviation, Nigeria seems to repeat the same mistakes with an appalling consistency and accuracy. The announcement…
The Show Of Shame In Rivers Assembly
The sitting of Nigeria’s Rivers State House of Assembly was disrupted Tuesday when hoodlums led by four renegade members of…
Curbing Boko Haram Attacks
Last week, the Boko Haram sect that has wreaked havoc on the country, grabbed the headlines again for its bloodletting…
Much Ado About Immunity Clause
Last Thursday, the House of Representatives Ad-Hoc Committee on Constitution Review stirred the hornet’s nest when it proposed the removal…
Egypt: A Warning To Reckless African Rulers
African rulers who refuse to listen to the voice of the people may sooner or later face the fate of…
Obama’s Clarion Call On African Leaders
Now that the much-vaunted American President’s visit to Africa has come and gone, it behoves us to take stock of…
The Need To Tighten Security In Prisons
On Sunday, a number of armed men, some reports put the number at 30, attacked the Olokuta Medium Security Prison…
Brazil’s Victory Over Spain And Lessons For Keshi
The 29 competitive unbeaten run of Spain came to an end Sunday, as they were trounced 3-0 by Brazil in…
Perishable Cargo Terminals Long Overdue
The announcement last week that thirteen airports in Nigeria have been designated as perishable cargo airports by the Ministry of…
Time To Reduce Unnecessary Foreign Trips
Nigerians are known across the globe as great entrepreneurs whose business concerns keep them on the move always. From the…
Is Police Truly Your Friend?
The catch phrase, “Police Is Your Friend” has proved to be an abhorrent paradox against the character deficit of the…
Adieu, Abibat Mogaji
The demise of Alhaja Abibat Mogaji, MFR, MON, president-general, Association of Nigerian Market Women and Men, on 15 June, is,…
Killings By Police Bullets
The killing of innocent people in Nigeria by police bullets has become a frequent occurrence and many are asking: when…
Governors Forum: Stop The Show Of Shame
Again, the nation was treated to a needless power show on Sunday when Governor Jonah Jang of Plateau State and…
Expectant Mothers Beware
There is nothing as painful as nursing a pregnancy for nine months and losing the baby immediately after birth. That…
Between Clicking And Thinking
These days in Nigeria, clicking seems to have replaced thinking and viewing and browsing seem to have replaced reading, discovering…
Stop Politicking And Face Governance
The recent warning by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, against political campaigns by politicians and political parties ahead of…
The Menace Of Killer Containers
How long will containers fall off flat beds of trucks and kill motorists? This is a poser for law enforcement…