A lazy opposition in disarray goes for broke, by Rotimi Fasan
In just over two weeks, it would have been two years since President Bola Tinubu won the 2023 presidential election. His victory was hard won and is still the cause of much bitterness among members of the opposition who still cannot reconcile themselves to it. For them, it’s as if there could be a way to overturn […]
From Chibok to Dapchi: Sad tale of the girl child
It would seem that the pun about Nigerians now waking up, daily, and wondering what exactly will be the next bad news, seems to be sticking, no longer as a joke but reality.
It’s a piggy fight in Kaduna
Stories from Kaduna State in recent times have not been pleasant. In addition to the killings carried out mostly in the southern part of the state by suspected Fulani herdsmen, among others, the political crisis now rocking the state appears to have assumed a more dangerous dimension.
Now that snakes are swallowing millions
Very strange things really do happen in Nigeria, and in quick succession, too. As the now popular saying goes, there’s no dull moment in the country.
Wonderful! Police now asking for number plate receipts
The term, ‘Police is your friend,’ must have been aimed at dispelling the fears and ‘false impressions’ the general public had about the police force in the past. That may have been so in the past and still so in the present because the force is easily the first place one runs to in time of emergency and danger. But all that depends on individual experiences.
2019 and call for coalition
Going by the popular quote attributed to French philosopher, Joseph de Maistre: ‘Toute nation a le gouvernement qu’elle mérite,’ but translated in English in several variables, including “Every country has the government it deserves” and “In a democracy, people get the leaders they deserve,” politicians alone should not be blamed for present day Nigeria’s woes.
Christmas at the petrol station
Call it a Christmas gift, if you like, but the point is that the whole idea of N3,000 rations was mere window for bribery and corruption eating deep into the fabric of this country
$1bn ECA deduction and decimation of Boko Haram – Rose Moses
Since last week when chairman of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF), Abdulaziz Yari, announced to a very shocked nation that they had during a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), asked the Federal Government to withdraw $1bn (over N360 billion) from the Excess Crude Account (ECA) to fight Boko Haram, the public space has been abuzz with reactions, mostly of condemnation.
Cost of human trafficking – Rose Moses
It ought to concern every person, because it is a debasement of our common humanity. It ought to concern every community, because it tears at our social fabric. It ought to concern every business, because it distorts markets. It ought to concern every nation, because it endangers public health and fuels violence and organized crime. I’m talking about the injustice, the outrage, of human trafficking, which must be called by its true name—modern slavery.”
Libya and modern day slave trade – Rose Moses
Libya and modern day slave trade – Rose Moses
Death in the Mediterranean – Rose Moses
Death in the Mediterranean – Rose Moses
