Editorial

Dangers of state governments bankrolling mass weddings

Dangers of state governments bankrolling mass weddings

Kano’s recent announcement that it spent N1.5bn to bankroll mass weddings should prompt national alarm rather than applause. Kano State remains rampant in the worrying roster of northern states – including Kaduna, Sokoto, Zamfara, Katsina and Borno – that have for years organised and financed large-scale nuptial ceremonies. Authorities offer three common rationales: to reduce […]
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SGF Lawal must step aside now

SGF Lawal must step aside now

HOW the Presidency treats the corruption scandals involving the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) David Babachir Lawal, is perhaps, the greatest test of the integrity of President Muhammadu Buhari as a leader and the anti-corruption stance he has projected since he came to power in May 2015.

Constitute the Procurement Council now

Constitute the Procurement Council now

One of the attractions in the manifesto of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign was the promise to constitute the National Council on Public Procurement (NCPP) if voted into power.

Making buildings safer in Nigeria

Making buildings safer in Nigeria

THE recent collapse of a church building that killed scores of people in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, during a service with Governor Udom Emmanuel in attendance has become part of grim national statistics on the poor quality of buildings and their construction in Nigeria.

Happy New Year 2017!

Happy New Year 2017!

After spending all the seven months available to him in 2015 just forming his government, 2016 was the first true test of the character and purpose of the President Muhammadu Buhari regime. Faced with a withering economic recession, the war against Boko Haram terrorists in the North East, the return of militancy in the Niger Delta, the upsurge of Biafra separatists, his war on corruption and the menace of armed herdsmen and cattle rustlers, the President had quite a lot on his plate.

Send Justice Onnoghen’s name for confirmation

Send Justice Onnoghen’s name for confirmation

ON 9th November 2016, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Honourable Justice Walter Onnoghen as the Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) following the retirement of the, Honourable Justice Mohammed Mahmoud as CJN, on November 10, 2016 on attainment of the mandatory age of 70 years.