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 […]
Iyayi and recklessness of governor’s convoy
DR. Festus Iyayi, author, academic and activist of extraordinary endowments lost his life in a ghastly auto crash along Abuja-Lokoja highway on Tuesday, November 12, 2013, to bring to a climax an odyssey of struggle, commitment and dedication to social justice in his fatherland.
Don’t politicise budget 2014
President Goodluck Jonathan was sup-posed to present and lay before the combined session of the National Assembly the 2014 Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, November 12, 2013. As preparations towards the event peaked, the event was suddenly postponed to Tuesday, November 19, 2013, and the President wrote the leadership of the Assembly to that effect.
Celebrating the Golden Eaglets
THE Golden Eaglets of Nigerian have, once again, proved that Nigeria is the undisputed king of world youth football.
Troubling signals from Taraba, Ekiti
When the ailing Governor of Taraba State, Danbaba Suntai, returned from his elongated medical vacation abroad and could not be allowed to resume due to his subsisting indisposition, the state fell into the shadow of deadly power play.
Road accidents – more causes for alarm
NIGERIA is reputed to have the second highest rate of road accidents among 193 countries and deaths from reckless driving are the third leading cause of death in Nigeria. In 2012, at least 473 persons died from a total of 1,115 vehicular accidents nationwide.
