Coping with the flood menace
The torrential rains that pounded Lagos, Ogun, Rivers and several parts of southern Nigeria on 30th June were not merely another episode of seasonal downpours. They were a damning reminder that Nigeria has learnt little from decades of recurring flood disasters. As roads disappeared beneath raging waters, homes were submerged, businesses grounded and thousands of […]
Abia’s proposed free, inclusive education model
Governor of Abia State, Dr Alex Otti, has announced January 2025 as the date the state will join those that offer free, compulsory basic education to its residents. Many states throughout the federation have been operating the same model, but some of them adopt discriminatory practices that largely exclude non-indigenes. The model that Abia will […]
Nigerians in grips of hunger and disease
The universal commemoration of this year’s World Diabetes Day, WDD, last Thursday presented another opportunity to draw attention to the plight of Nigerians trapped in disease and hunger. The theme of this year’s event was simply: “Diabetes and Well-being”. The Diabetes Association of Nigeria, DAN, President, Dr Ejiofo Ugwu, disclosed that diabetes affects between five […]
“Wike’s houses” and judicial autonomy
One of the grounds on which Supreme Court judges “mutinied” in June 2022, leading to the forced exit of Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, was inadequate housing for judicial officers. They complained that many of them lived in rented apartments which rendered them vulnerable. On the face of it, the move […]
Poor children feeding from dustbins
Ever wondered how the poorest of the poor are coping with the current hunger pandemic sweeping through Nigeria? With about 160 million Nigerians now living in multidimensional poverty, and the middle class drastically eroded due to the harsh economic policies of the Bola Tinubu administration, the very poor and vulnerable have largely lost their fall-back, […]
Nigeria, fertile ground for terrorists
Defence Headquarters, DHQ, on Thursday, November 7, 2024, announced the emergence of what it described as “a new terrorist group” which goes by the name of Lakurawa in the North-West, especially the Sokoto, Kebbi and northern parts of Niger State. The arrival of this new armed group will definitely worsen the terrible security situation in […]
