Worsening school closures as terrorists advance
Nigeria’s school-abduction crisis has become a grim instrument of terror, ransom, and psychological warfare. Jihadist groups, bandits, and kidnappers have learned that children are especially valuable hostages. Their abduction paralyzes communities, terrifies parents, and places enormous pressure on governments. Mass school abductions are generally traced to Boko Haram’s seizure of 276 girls from Government Girls […]
Tinubu’s Armed Forest Guards
The recent announcement by the Presidency of President Bola Tinubu’s intention to establish a national Armed Forest Guard, AFG, was received with mixed feelings, and for obvious reasons. The unveiling of such an all-important security outfit by a presidential aide, Sunday Dare, on his “X” handle, did not garb the programme with enough seriousness of […]
No to mandatory voting
A Bill to amend the Electoral Act 2022 to force all eligible Nigerians to vote has just passed the second reading in the House of Representatives. If it becomes law, an eligible Nigerian who fails to vote could pay a fine of N100,000, go to jail for six months or both. The Bill, which enraged […]
Lamido’s call to “close June 12”
The call by an elder statesman, Alhaji Sule Lamido, for the proper and full closure of the “June 12” phenomenon in Nigeria’s history deserves immediate, positive response. The former Member of the House of Representatives, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Governor of Jigawa State, also urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently take steps to pay […]
Securing our airport perimeters
Tragedy was averted over the weekend (Saturday, May 10, 2025) when a taxiing Air Peace flight from Lagos crushed an antelope on the tarmac of the Asaba Airport in Delta State. The incident damaged the aircraft and caused flight disruptions.
Prof Oloyede and JAMB crisis
The ongoing concerns over students’ poor performances in this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, UTME, and the crisis of confidence within the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, have raised geopolitical tensions. The result released recently by JAMB showed that over 75 per cent of the candidates who sat for the examination scored below 200 […]
