Building permit in Lagos: Approval must end in inspection
FOR much of this week, and as we inch closer to the next general elections, issues about and appertaining to the economy and well-being of Nigerians dominate discourse everywhere — in the traditional media, the social media, at beer parlours, and inside buses as commuters move from one point to another. Government and its spokesmen […]
Threaten Us Please…
NIGERIANS ignore threats. Ask General Sani Abacha, or those who advised him that he could rule with threats. Nigerians have seen too many governments (19 in 51 years – an average of a new government every two and half years) that threats that the country would collapse unless President Goodluck Jonathan increased prices of petroleum products would be regarded as regular fare.
God-Made leaders V Nigerians
NOTHING is new in Goodluck Jonathan’s claim that God made him President of Nigeria. We are used to leaders who resort to the Almighty as cover for their actions, particularly when they face opposition for anti-people policies.
More Police Duties For Soldiers
THE Ministry of Power must have known that something was wrong with the deployment of the military to its installations for it to offer an explanation of the decision that has added to the tension between it and its workers.
Rising cases of bank robberies
ANYONE would be right to wonder what the police do. The rising number of bank robberies and their regularity should be of concern to the authorities who need to act decisively and quickly.
Farida – Nothing To Applaud
THE anti-corruption campaign engaged a long awaited new gear with the sack of Mrs. Farida Waziri chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. There are no indications that the change in leadership had anything to do with any effort to re-invigorate a flagging fight.
