Protecting NAF helicopter crash community
The crash of a Nigerian Air Force aircraft at Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area, Ondo State, on 5th October 2026, was a national tragedy. The ATR-42, travelling from Benin City to Lagos, plunged into a swampy stretch of the Igbokoda River, killing all 25 people aboard. While the nation mourns the victims, the surrounding community […]
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.
A Minister’s Youth Anger
THE youthful Minister of Youth Bolaji Abdullahi has threatened to stop posting of members of the National Youth Service Corps to private firms. The threat would be effected next year. He is angry that such firms rely on a regular supply of NYSC members who they use as cheap labour.
No, Not Money For AIDS
NEWS that more than N1.6 billion that should have gone into combating HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria could be missing or might have been misappropriated, should sadden anyone who has an idea of the challenges of Nigerians who suffer any of these pandemics.
The new driver’s licence, number plates controversy
Left to the Osita Chidoka-led Federal Roads Safety Commission (FRSC) the number plates and driver’s licences currently in use would be phased out come 2012. Already, the minds of Nigerians are being prepared by officials of the Commission each time they have the opportunity to speak to the public, especially through the media.
