NIGERIA is still in mourning mood over the avoidable, untimely demise of young Dr Vwaere Diaso, a medical intern at the General Hospital, Odan, Lagos Island last week. The lady doctor, who had only two weeks to the end of her housemanship programme, fell to her painful death in a faulty elevator. According to reports, […]

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has been criticised in some quarters for his seeming noncommittal attitude to fight corruption and make those whose criminal activities brought the economy to its knees pay a price. Since the regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo who took over power from the military in 1999, anti-corruption has always featured as a major […]

ONCE again, we urge the Bola Ahmed Tinubu regime to tread with caution with regard to the military takeover in Niger Republic. We must put dialogue first before (and if at all) taking any strong arm measure. The despatching of a high-powered delegation led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, with the Sultan […]

WHEN President Bola Tinubu announced the immediate commencement of implementation of the petrol subsidy removal on his inauguration day on May 29, 2023, all eyes were on the Federal Government to lead the way in initiating the necessary reliefs to enable the people to cope with the harsh burden it brought. The convening of the […]

LET us commend the 10th National Assembly led by President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, for opting to shelve the usual annual recess of the Federal Legislature which takes place soon after the full installation of every session. This time of the year is normally very […]

DESPITE President Bola Tinubu’s broadcast on Monday, July 31, 2023 outlining his wide-ranging relief package to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal, Organised Labour – the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC; the Trade Union Congress, TUC, and their affiliate unions – proceeded with their mass actions yesterday, Wednesday, August 2, 2023. The President of […]

THE scorching summer temperatures being experienced across Europe, the USA, Canada, the Middle East, and parts of Asia have raised concerns about the current state of climate change. United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, aptly referred to this phenomenon as “our boiling planet”. We join in the effort to call attention to the record-breaking summer […]

WE urge the leadership of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, to use their wits and desist from responding with force to the military intervention in our neighbouring Niger Republic. ECOWAS, which recently elected President Bola Ahmed Tinubu of Nigeria as its Chairperson, reacted with anger to the overthrow of the government of […]

All over the civilised world (meaning countries ruled by universally acceptable laws) extra-judicial killings or mob justice is seriously frowned on and unacceptable. It portrays a system as one that is ineffective and unable to implement its laws and prevent or minimise the prevalence of outlaw killings. Most countries where mob killings are the norm […]

THE Nigerian public, especially the electorate who fought hard to obtain their PVCs and stood under the weather, sometimes in threatening circumstances to vote, must keenly watch proceedings at the various election petition tribunals. The same way that it is our constitutional right to vote and be voted for, it is also our civic duty […]