Osun guber as a primer to 2027 elections
The Osun State governorship election has offered Nigeria a preview of what the 2027 general elections could become—and what they must never become. It was preceded by an ugly cocktail of defections, political brinkmanship, institutional controversy and violence. Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hurried exit from the PDP, after failing to secure a route into the APC […]
We All Need Patience
CONTROVERSIES are spicy alternatives to the daily tedium of reports of deaths, scandals, government inactions and the pictures of a future tarred with bleakness. When the news broke that Dame Patience Jonathan was promoted permanent secretary in the Bayelsa Civil Service, many were shocked.
Death Of The Living Dead
WHEN life is meaningless, people throw it away without a thought. Thousands did so in Jesse, Delta State in 1998, and the hundreds who died in Okogbe, Rivers State last Thursday, added to the long list of Nigerians who died scooping fuel.
Ribadu’s interim regret
FORMER Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, deserves pity in his defence of his EFCC days. His recent attempts at exonerating some individuals of corruption fail under the barrage of questions he posed about their conduct.
Criminals, Not Herdsmen
HERDSMEN have the headlines this week, introducing new dimensions of denials to the security challenges Nigeria faces. The pretences at action are worse than doing nothing.
Pains Of Progress
MOST of the pains that people will go through in Lagos as the Third Mainland Bridge is being fixed are avoidable. They are part of the larger lessons about the consequences of poor planning. It is a great idea to maintain the bridge, but more thoughts should have been invested in minimising disruption of life.
What If They Die?
MORE than 100 people were killed in two days in Barkin Ladi and Riyom Local Government Areas of Plateau State. We may be paying attention to the killings – which are routine – because Senator Gyang Dantong and the Majority Leader of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Mr. Gyang Fulani were killed on Sunday.
No Place For Fools
A FEW things are becoming clearer about the fuel subsidy scandal that is rocking the House of Representatives – there are more scandals within the scandal, and the public must not know them.
Only Three Million Barrels Stolen!
WE hope Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice-Marshall Oluseyi Petinrin was not feeling triumphant when he told the House of Representatives committee probing the oil industry that oil thieves stole only about three million barrels of crude oil monthly. He sounded so.
More Protection For Widows
JUNE 23 was the United Nations’ International Widows Day. Many interests and non-governmental groups, in Nigeria, took to the streets with placards calling for an end to crises and violence, the major sources of widowhood – especially among young women.
NYSC’s Poor Assurances
ON 10 May 2011, Nigeria was drenched in emotion as President Goodluck Jonathan paid compensation of N5 million each to families of 10 members of the National Youth Service Corps killed in election-related incidents.
