Sachet alcohol: A N100 threat Nigeria must not ignore
Thousands of Nigerians begin their day with something far more dangerous than tea: cheap alcohol. At bus stops, motor parks, roadside kiosks and places frequented by young people, sachets and tiny plastic bottles have made spirits remarkably easy to obtain. The small package may look harmless. It is not. The Federal Government, through the National […]
Probe the Oyerinde murder arrests
THE search for the real killers of the late Principal Private Secretary to the Governor of Edo State, Comrade Olaitan Oyerinde, is rapidly turning into another show of shame amidst conflicting efforts by the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) and the Department of State Security Services (SSS).
Osokogu: Perils of social media
ONE of the numerous downsides of the Internet revolution is the use of it by perverts, predators and criminals to prey upon naïve, young and impressionable minds.
NNPC and the FoI Act
Nigeria’s state oil monopoly, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) recently stirred the hornet’s nest by rejecting a request by Daily Trust Newspapers to furnish it with details of a recent recruitment exercise, over which the paper accused the corporation of favouritism.
Give Ibori’s $15m to Delta State
AN unnecessary controversy has been making the rounds between the Delta State Government and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the rightful owners of the $15 million (N2.4 million) which the commission alleged former Governor of the state, Chief James Ibori, gave as a bribe to it in 2007.
Happy Id el Fitri
Sunset of Saturday, August 18, 2012 marked the end of the month-long Ramadan fast in the Muslim world. The Federal Government of Nigeria has declared today and tomorrow as public holidays to enable the celebrants, their friends, well-wishers and other Nigerians enjoy full four days of relaxation and merriment.
