Giving ex-prisoners another chance
The appeal by rehabilitated female ex-inmates for society to reject stigma is a timely reminder that punishment should not become a life sentence after release. The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) itself now has a statutory mandate to reform, rehabilitate and reintegrate offenders, while its programmes include education, vocational training and income generation through farms and […]
Ways out of the recession
The recent announcement by the Finance Minister, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, that the economy is now technically in recession did not surprise stakeholders. Even the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has repeatedly affirmed that the economy has been sinking, and the trend has held sway for most of 2016 with little prospect of an early rebound.
Law against land touts most welcome
Recently, the Lagos State House of Assembly passed a Bill which criminalises the activities of land touts and grabbers popularly known as “Omo Onile’s” or “Ajagungbale’s”, an action which has understandably been hailed in many quarters.
Calming the Abia guber storms
Respite came the way of the Abia State gubernatorial logjam on Tuesday July 26, 2016, when the Justice Morenike Ogunwumiju-led five-man panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja, ordered all parties involved in the power tussle to “remain as they were” before the case was brought to the court.
Abuse of power in Zamfara
On Wednesday July 20, 2016, operatives of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) reportedly swooped on the Speaker of the Zamfara State House of Assembly, Sanusi Rikiji; his Deputy, Muhammad Gumi and other principal officers of the House and hauled them into detention, allegedly on the orders of the State Governor, Alhaji Abdulaziz Yari.
A call for decency in National Assembly
The faceoff between Senator Oluremi Tinubu and Senator Dino Melaye again exposed the underbelly of Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber as one lacking in internal cohesion.
