Rehabilitating South Africa evacuees
The latest xenophobic violence in South Africa has again exposed the precarious existence of African migrants in a country that owes much of its liberation history to African solidarity. Nigerians and other foreigners have been harassed, threatened, and driven from homes and businesses by armed mobs and vigilantes. More disturbing is the apparent inability or […]
Budget Bothers
ANY things are instructive about the way our country runs. The most recent concerns about the Federal Government’s intention to borrow $1 billion for its war against insurgents, is the pedestal for calls to probe the expenditure on security. Some want the probes to range as far as 1999.
Nyako – Why Do They Celebrate?
WHY would anyone celebrate the impeachment of Murtala Hamman-Yero Nyako as governor of Adamawa State?
Derivation Would Serve All
AN erroneous belief that relevance of oil approximates to the life span of Nigeria’s oil reserves partially fuels the laxity with which the authorities treat diversification of the economy. Concerns over dependence of the economy on oil raged more than three decades ago. Now, Nigeria’s dependence on oil is total, yet the matter is discussed as one of several issues beleaguering Nigeria.
Extradition Of Ogwuche
THE successful extradition of suspected Nyanya motor park bomb mastermind, Aminu Sadiq Ogwuche restates the importance of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. The dispatch with which the extradition processes was concluded was remarkable.
Tougher Action On Thugs
ELECTIONS present the best opportunities for candidates to say the worst things about their opponents. Threats and counter threats appear to be the only selling points of most candidates. We heard threats as contestants jostled for space in the governorship election in Ekiti last month.
