Tackling light arms proliferation
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons across Nigeria is not a distant threat; it is an immediate, corrosive reality that bleeds communities dry of security, livelihood and hope. Pistols, assault rifles and improvised firearms have become the currency of violence, multiplying the lethality of banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and organised crime. Where once […]
Ikeja Blast: 10 Years Of Disgrace
MEMORIES of what transpired at Ikeja Cantonment on 27 January, 10 years ago, are vastly being eroded by time and conspiracy to minimise the extent of the neglect that cost thousands of lives and more.
Sacked Governors – The Rest Of Us
WHERE does the law stand on speedy trials? Is it impossible to reach decisions on time? Does the law ever consider consequences of its disinterest on speed, even when matters so obviously demand? Or is the law meant to be a waste of everyone’s resources?
From Abubakar, Ringim, Biu To Sokoto
RINGIM, Biu and Sokoto are names of Nigerian cities, but that is not the link among them or the difference between them and Abubakar. The trio is intertwined in matters that Nigerians want to see to their end.
Other Side Of PDP
NIGERIA’S ruling party for 13 years, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, makes the point emphatically that Nigeria’s politics reflects the personalities and not party policies, which in most cases are ordinary words.
Transformation – Beyond Subsidy
AS agenda for an election, the President’s manifesto, ‘Agenda for Transformation’ made fantastic reading with its picture of a government that wants to change Nigeria by transferring it to the path of enduring greatness. Great promises create great expectations.
