Arresting the diphtheria scourge
Nigeria’s continuing diphtheria outbreak is a grim reminder that preventable diseases can become deadly when public-health systems fail to sustain basic immunisation. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says more than 10,000 confirmed cases have been recorded in 2026, with Kano, Borno and Bauchi among the worst-affected states. The figures are particularly […]
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.
Our great Olympic flop
THE much anticipated London Olympics of July 27 and August 12, 2012 has come and gone. Nigeria sent a contingent of 116 athletes and officials. We participated in the eight sports, where we are supposed to enjoy some comparative advantage — athletics, boxing, weightlifting, wrestling, table tennis, canoeing, basketball and taekwondo.
