Curbing trans-Sahara human trafficking
The rescue of four Nigerian girls from a suspected prostitution ring in Morila, Mali, is another reminder that trans-Saharan human trafficking is not a path to prosperity. It is still a booming, predatory business in which traffickers, recruiters, “madams,” transporters and exploiters profit while young Nigerians lose their freedom, dignity and, sometimes, their lives. The […]
Ministry Of Nothing Affairs
POLITICIANS patronise tokenism. They have easy solutions for challenges, no matter how deeply rooted they may be. The attitude is to get obstacles out of the way, even if they re-surface.
May 29 – Just Believe
NIGERIANS like debates. If you ask, some of them would tell you that it is the most tangible dividend of democracy. There are still debates about what dividends of democracy mean and whether it is only civilians, who can deliver these dividends.
National robbers, thieves, rogues
NIGERIANS scorn scandals. They have seen enough that nothing is new. When former President Olusegun Obasanjo said most legislators were “rogues and armed robbers,” no outrage was expected.
Deceptive Images Of Nigerian Child
UNICEF did a great disservice to the Nigerian child this year by focusing its State of the Child Report on “urban children” with the Kuramo (Bar) Beach in Lagos as setting of its story on deprivations Nigerian children face.
Truths About Constitution
WHY do we amend the Constitution so often yet end up more dissatisfied with the document? What are the important items that should be changed to make the Constitution workable?
