Need for speedy reconstruction of police barracks
Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu’s recent inspection of police barracks under reconstruction in Lagos has exposed a painful reality: decades of neglect have turned many police quarters into slums unfit for human habitation. His frustration over delays in completing the projects is understandable. But beyond expressing frustration, the inspection must translate into urgency, accountability and […]
Women In Politics
Women In PoliticsWomen In PoliticsNIGERIANS have continued to express outrage at the converging upon Eagle square, Abuja, of a “mass rally” last month, hosted by First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan.
A Nation’s Blessing
IF Blessing Okagbare, the 25-year-old Nigerian lady who is putting the country’s name on the global map, were a footballer, Nigerians would have appreciated her achievements more profoundly.
INEC’s Lopsided Appointments
ISSUES around the lopsided appointments in the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, have been long lasting, and also long-ignored, but they persist because they are not simple matters. They would not go away by being ignored.
“Baby Factories” – Growing Lawlessness
SALE of babies has been going on for a while. Teenage girls with unwanted pregnancies give out the children, for adoption, usually to couples who want them. Such couples get the children at agreed terms.
Syria Upstages 9/11
PRESIDENT Barack Obama is in a bind. He has vowed to punish Syria’s President Bashar Al Assad, for allegedly unleashing poisonous gases on his people – many are unconvinced.
Electronic Voting Possible If…
NIGERIANS can vote electronically today if the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, wants it to work. The other side to the use of electronic voting is the National Assembly, and myriad of politicians who have interests that electronic voting would not support.
Accountability Crusades
EVERYONE talks about accountability, demands it, makes an issue of its importance to governance, but it must be noted that those who are being called to account, are the least interested in the matter. It is an endless tango.
Imo’s Abortion Law
FURORE over the abortion law in Imo State raises many issues about legislative processes that led to the law. The main grouse of the people, according to reports, was that they were not consulted before the law was passed. How could a law have been passed without a public hearing? Can the State Assembly explain this aberration?
Lagos’s Poor Metro Ranking
IT is worrisome that Nigeria’s former capital and still its current economic capital, Lagos, is ranked the fourth most difficult city to live in the world.
Punishing Political Rascals
OVER the past few months, governments across the country have been giving out cheques to victims of the political riots that followed the results of the 2011 presidential election.
