Housing families of fallen heroes
The commissioning of 50 energy-efficient homes for wives of fallen military personnel in Ibadan is a reminder that the nation’s obligation to those who die defending it does not end with a funeral. Delivered through PHDL, Family Homes Funds Limited and other partners, the homes offer security and dignity to families who have paid a […]
Amnesty: Hard Questions
THE choice of Major-General Godwin Abbe as the latest Minister of Defence, had a lot with the expectations of the President that a former military administrator, who is also an indigene of the Niger Delta, and other indigenes of the area in government, would work for the benefit of the region.
Tenure of Perm-Secs
The old system of giving Permanent Secretaries and Directors in the Federal Civil Service unlimited tenure appeared to take the term: “Permanent Secretary†literally. It gave rise to so many abuses that the federal civil service became the engine room of corruption, ethnic domination, sectional cabalism and the nurturing of super-powerful public officers who were […]
Pa Soludo – A Challenge
THE police has been handed another rare opportunity to prove its seriousness with the promises it has made to tackle kidnapping. The kidnap of Pa Simeon Nwankwo Soludo, father of Professor Chukwuma Soludo, former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, has upped the intrigues in the Anambra State governorship election. Events so far are […]
Deregulation – Pains To Gains
OUR governments have notoriety for failing in their promises. This character is solely responsible for the vicious attacks on the planned deregulation of the oil industry. There is even the sinister conclusion that what government is aiming at is not deregulation, but price increase.
Bothering Corruption
THE conviction of Chief Olabode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and five others, for corruption has deceptively revved hopes that government is serious with the fight against corruption.
