Xenophobic attacks and ANC’s leadership failures
South Africa is once again disgracing itself. The latest wave of xenophobic attacks against African migrants, including Nigerians, Zimbabweans, Mozambicans and Somalis, has reopened wounds that should have healed after the shameful outbreaks of 2008, 2015 and 2019. Shops have been looted, businesses destroyed, homes abandoned and livelihoods shattered simply because fellow Africans crossed borders […]
Boko Haram, Its Conditions
OUR security agencies are becoming an embarrassment. President Goodluck Jonathan compounds the situation by excusing the lapses. According to him, the bombs that have been going off in Nigeria were the country’s portion of the rise in global terrorism.
New Reps, New Offices, New Microphones
THOSE who have canvassed part-time legislatures have a point as the long recesses, high costs of maintaining legislators and their low contributions to the society are showing.
States, Freedom Of Information Act
ARE celebrations about the passage of the Freedom of Information Act too early? They seem so. There are checkpoints along the routes to the expected explorations of the new territories the slightly lifted veil on information could provide.
CBN’s Threat To Its Eight Banks
TIME and expertise have run out on whatever decisions the Central Bank of Nigeria wants to take on the eight banks it dislodged their boards from 14 August 2009. Tired of nearly two years of equivocation, CBN is threatening to revoke their licences if they do not meet a 20 December 2011 re-capitalisation deadline.
June 12 – claims continue
FEW will allow others to write history against them and maintain silence, especially where they have a chance to represent issues in ways that will portray their fondness and sacrifices for humanity.
