Africa: New scramble by forces of insecurity
Africa is witnessing a scramble for control, but this time the contestants are not colonial powers planting flags. They are terrorist organisations, criminal syndicates, traffickers, mercenaries, kidnappers, and armed groups exploiting Africa’s weaknesses. The result is a continent where insecurity is becoming an alternative system of power. The warning from US Africa Command (AFRICOM) should […]
PIB: We Need To Pass It
THE inconclusive journey of the Petroleum Industry Bill, PIB, began in 2000 when concerns about more transparent management of the oil and gas sector resulted in the bill. It has remained controversial since then.
Good Night Madiba (1918-2013)
THE tributes are endless. They all agree that a great man has gone at 95. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was extraordinary in his selflessness, generosity of spirit. The perspective, perception, and perspicacity he brought to all issues marked him out – they account for the endless panegyrics that have attended his transition.
National Assembly’s Laxity On Illegalities
ILLEGALITIES are gradually creeping into the conduct of the nation’s legislative affairs. It is worse that illegalities are becoming part of Nigeria’s legislative processes.
Human Rights As Rhetoric
DECEMBER 10 has been World Human Rights Day since 1948. The pursuit of human rights was one of the tasks the United Nations gave itself when it was founded three years earlier, on a mission to save the world from wars and their brutalities.
Calling Junaidu Mohammed To Order
KANO-BASED politician and commentator, Dr Junaidu Mohammed has declared that blood would flow if President Goodluck Jonathan runs for a second term. This is the latest in a series of incendiary comments from Mohammed, who should otherwise stand as one of our elder statesmen.
