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 […]
Abuse of Presidential pension list
THE National Assembly’s passage of the law awarding more perks for Nigeria’s former leaders cannot stand. It proposes glaring abuses.
Attack on Obasanjo
OBASANJO bashers should not celebrate Monday’s attack on former President Olusegun Obasanjo at the presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. It does not matter how much they love to hate the man.
Constitutional confusion coming
A FEDERAL High Court decision that annulled amendments to the 1999 Constitution may be the initial descent to constitutional anarchy, unless parties to the dispute abide by a judicial ruling on processes for amending the Constitution.
Don’t shut down Nigeria over N1,000
NEWSPAPER headlines have blazoned threats from the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress to shut down Nigeria today with a warning strike over a new national minimum wage.
No to National Guard
OVER the past weeks, the media has reported the Federal Government’s justifications for establishing the National Guard. The main reason is to tackle Nigeria’s ever-growing security challenges. This is the second time a national security outfit going by this name has been mulled.
