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 […]

NIGERIA is battling a severe outbreak of diphtheria – a highly contagious bacterial infection. The disease has been spreading rampantly throughout the country, posing a significant threat to public health and necessitating immediate action. Diphtheria is an infectious disease caused by the Corynebacterium diphtheriae bacterium which produces toxin that primarily affects the respiratory system and […]

NIGERIANS have surprisingly reacted with remarkable aloofness to the recent “state of emergency” on food security announced by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu government.  This might be due to the sub-optimal strategy in unveiling the all-important policy. Given the level of hunger in the land, such a crucial policy should have been announced by the […]