Building permit in Lagos: Approval must end in inspection
FOR much of this week, and as we inch closer to the next general elections, issues about and appertaining to the economy and well-being of Nigerians dominate discourse everywhere — in the traditional media, the social media, at beer parlours, and inside buses as commuters move from one point to another. Government and its spokesmen […]
Towards effective community policing
The issue of insecurity across the country remains a source of serious concern both to government and the governed. With the seeming inability of the Police to cope with bourgeoning security challenges, state governments are devising alternatives to complement the police efforts in tackling the problem. Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, was the latest to […]
Time now to clear the pension arrears
LIKE a stalking nightmare, the spectre of the country’s ill-treatment of its pensioners continues to strike the conscience of the nation.
Cynthia Osokogu: Justice at last
The Cynthia Osokogu Facebook love saga came to a somewhat fitting climax recently with two of the accused persons standing trial for her murder being sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court presided over by Justice Olabisi Akinlade.
Why another constitution panel?
When President Muhammadu Buhari delegated the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to inaugurate the 24-man Committee on Constitution and Electoral Reform headed by Senator Ken Nnamani early in October 2016, huge question marks trailed the exercise.
Get the real Shekau now!
THE official admission by the Federal Government through the Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan Ali, that the leader of Boko Haram Islamist terrorist group, Abubakar Shekau, is still alive and hiding in the Sambisa Forest came as a shock to most Nigerians who had taken it for granted that the military were now simply conducting mop-up operations.
