Tackling light arms proliferation
The proliferation of small arms and light weapons across Nigeria is not a distant threat; it is an immediate, corrosive reality that bleeds communities dry of security, livelihood and hope. Pistols, assault rifles and improvised firearms have become the currency of violence, multiplying the lethality of banditry, kidnapping, communal clashes and organised crime. Where once […]
Eleven years of renascent democracy
May 29th 2010 marks eleven years of unbroken democratic method of governance in Nigeria . It is the longest period, since our independence, when Nigeria was able to go without the intervention of the military in its political affairs.
Just before the next INEC Chair
THE nation waits to see who President Goodluck Jonathan will nominate as the new Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
2011:Shut the door on corrupt persons
When President Goodluck Jonathan was sworn in as the Acting President, he promised to intensify the war on corruption. On his inauguration as the President of Nigeria after the demise of his predecessor, Alhaji Umaru Yar’ Adua, he reiterated this pledge.
Zoning Pragmatically
ONE of the complications thrown up by the death of the late president Umaru Musa Yar’ Adua is the debate on the political future of his successor, Dr Goodluck Jonathan, President, Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
World Hepatitis Day 2010
THE United Nations Organisation (UN) has a policy of setting aside special days to raise awareness on issues that threaten the wellbeing of people around the world with a view to urging action on prevention and amelioration. One of these issues is the World Hepatitis Day, which falls due every May 19th.
