THE Oduahgate scandal is another proof positive that the rot in government at all levels, not just aviation sector alone is indeed, hydra-headed.

Nigeria’s terrorist insurgent group, Boko Haram, has formed the habit of preparing special “gifts” for ordinary, innocent Nigerians in parts of the North as festivals draw near, when vigilance is at the lowest ebb and citizens are in carefree mood.

THERE has been an alarming increase in crisis of confidence between state governments and religious organisations, particularly Christian churches in our society. It is coming in different variations from different parts of the country.

THE safety and well being of Nigerians living abroad, particularly African countries, was once again, called to question after the recent lynching of some Nigerians in Bissau, the capital of Guinea Bissau.

ONE of the areas in which the regime of Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has frequently been in the news is the education sector. Apart from reintroducing free education in the state, Aregbesola has also embarked on revolutionary measures that have kicked up much dust, which does not promise to settle any time soon.

THE recent sad crash of Associated Airlines plane just outside the perimeter fence of the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammad Airport, Lagos exposed, once again, an ugly side of our society, which has become a regular occurrence.

IT did not come as a surprise to wary Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan called for a national conference. When the Senate resumed for its new legislative year in September this year, its President, Senator David Mark, had backed the call for a “national conference of ethnic nationalities.”

THE state of the economy is discussed in muted tunes. Nigerians have not been parties to the economic decisions that they bear the brunt. Public funds are essentially seen as the property of those who preside over them.

AS attacks on defenceless civilians go, the one launched against students of the College of Agriculture, Gujba, Yobe State, in the early hours of Sunday September 29, was one of the goriest. Innocent students were woken from their sleep, assembled in groups and then cut down in a barrage of bullets.

ONE of the most urgent bills before the National Assembly is one seeking amendments to the 2004 Passport Act. It has gone through the second reading at the House of Representatives and it is a matter of time for the amendments to become law.

THE attack on the Nigerian Embassy by ex-Niger Delta militants studying at the People’s Friendship University, Moscow is another such incident of unruliness.

WHEN staff of the National Aviation Management Agency, NAMA, withdrew their services to protest failure of negotiations between their union and NAMA management on new salary scales the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission approved for them, last May 20, it was the third major disruption of air transport services in two months.

EXPECTED lamentations have flowed from Thursday’s crashed Associated Airlines flight that was heading to Akure with the remains of former Ondo State governor Dr. Segun Agagu. Our hearts are with the mourning families.

NIGERIA runs on paradoxes. We cannot ignore them as we impress it on all sides contending for the future of Nigeria that it is impossible to change Nigeria without discussing the directions of the future.

STATISTICS on rape incidents may still not be a good reflection of the extent of the crime. Stigmatisation of rape victims keeps the numbers low, a further armoury to the criminals.