Armed forces personnel and social media exposure
Social media has become a torchlight and a tripwire for Nigeria’s armed forces and security agencies. It has enabled the public to expose alleged oppression, corruption, and abuse that might otherwise remain buried. In January 2024, soldier Ruth Ogunleye used TikTok to allege sexual harassment, intimidation, and abuse by senior officers. The Army investigated and […]
An Eye On Egypt
THE unfolding events in Egypt should be a cause for serious concern for Nigeria. The continent’s second most populous country sits on the proverbial keg of gunpowder, and there is no predicting the outcome of its on-going turmoil.
Nigeria’s Oily Economy
AN erroneous belief that the relevance of oil approximates to the life span of Nigeria’s oil reserves partially fuels the contentment with which the authorities treat the diversification of the economy.
Monetisation Of Our Politics
PREPARATIONS for the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State have again raised the issue of the highly monetised nature of Nigerian politics.
Mali’s Democratic Renewal
COLLECTIVE relief swept through the world when Mali’s post war elections passed off peacefully with Soulmania Cisse conceding victory to Ibrahim Boubacar Keita in the second round of ballot.
Doubtful Future For Education
THERE is a paradox governments have built around education – they are spending billions of Naira on education, yet the financial issues around education are not being resolved. The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, strike is only one of many matters that are dogging education.
Victimisation of Nigerians in S-Africa
SOUTH African-born wives of Nigerians living in South Africa are set for a major nationwide protest against their increasing stigmatisation by their fellow countrymen and women.
Human Rights Retreat
THE once booming business of promoting human rights is on serious retreat in Nigeria. It is appropriate to remember this, as elections and contests for power dominate national discourse. The quest for power cannot be an excuse, not even a reason for rights violations.
What About Malaria?
MINISTER of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu last year announced that more than 90 per cent of Nigeria’s population, 150.3 million (the population of ECOWAS countries without Nigeria), is at risk of malaria infection. His prescribed emergency plan was use of more mosquito nets.
Working Without FRA
NIGERIA has some laws Nigerians would wonder why they were made. One of them is the Fiscal Responsibility Act, FRA, a 2007 law that expects prudent management of public finances from governments and their agencies.
PDP, Please, Please
WHERE is the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, heading? It is doubtful if PDP, any side of it, knows. Matters are complicated, so complicated that the intentions of its members are unknown. The size of PDP and its pervading influences are factors in its struggles.
