Editorial

Jonathan’s “mind your business”caution to governors

Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s warning to governors and political heavyweights who descended on Osun for the August 15 governorship election is worth attention. It is a reminder that Nigeria’s democracy cannot afford to turn off-cycle elections into jamborees for outside political forces. The spectacle was difficult to miss. The All Progressives Congress (APC) constituted a […]
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Need to tackle solid mineral cartels

Former Labour leader and Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Interior, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, is not the first to tell Nigerians that our solid mineral fields have been hijacked by those he described as “retired Generals” in collaboration with foreign crooks. Oshiomhole addressed the media recently and disclosed how, as National Chairman of his […]

Unwarranted uproar over demand for 31 new states

On Friday last week, many media houses ran screaming headlines that the House of Representatives was “proposing” 31 new states. It raised quite some dust, as many angry commentators questioned the rationale behind such a “proposal”. In truth, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Okezie Kalu, read out a formal letter to […]

PSC, IGP endless feuds

Once again, the perennial fights between the Police Service Commission, PSC, and the Inspector General of Police, IGP, erupted last week. PSC, the constitutional body responsible for the recruitments, discipline and promotions in the Nigeria Police Force, had directed all officers who had attained the age of 60 or served for 36 years to retire. […]

Solar power to the rescue 

Recently, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, said the Federal Government plans to establish an aircraft manufacturing firm in Nigeria. Within that same period, the Permanent Secretary of Innovation, Science and Technology, Mrs. Esuabana Nko Asanye, also announced that Nigeria is to collaborate with the Republic of Russia in the areas […]

It’s another planting season

The first rains of the new year have started, marking the beginning of another planting season. It is another annual opportunity provided by mother nature to solve the problem of hunger on earth. But are Nigerians whose population is devastated by extreme hunger, ready to seize this opportunity of another planting season to try to […]

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