Editorial

Need for speedy reconstruction of police barracks

Need for speedy reconstruction of police barracks

Inspector-General of Police Olatunji Disu’s recent inspection of police barracks under reconstruction in Lagos has exposed a painful reality: decades of neglect have turned many police quarters into slums unfit for human habitation. His frustration over delays in completing the projects is understandable. But beyond expressing frustration, the inspection must translate into urgency, accountability and […]
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Buhari’s unhelpful utterances

Buhari’s unhelpful utterances

NIGERIANS deserve accolades for the general atmosphere of calm that pervades the nation in the aftermath of the Presidential and National Assembly elections which held on February 25, 2023. The initial impulse to embark on street protests were reined in by responsible leaders. Even the march to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission, […]

Their arms rock our world

Their arms rock our world

WEDNESDAY, March 8, 2023 was celebrated all over the world as the International Women’s Day, IWD. Some romantically refer to the female gender as “the better half” of mankind. This is mere flatter because in practice, most cultures abnegate the position of women in society. From human antiquity, societies grew on the primitive concept of […]

Can we afford this census?

Can we afford this census?

BARELY a month from now, Nigeria is expected to conduct a population and housing enumeration exercise. It will be the sixth in our history as a united entity, and the fifth since Nigeria gained independence from our British colonial masters. Even before the colonies that became Nigeria were amalgamated in 1914, the British imperialists had […]

Buhari, fix this fuel scarcity!

Buhari, fix this fuel scarcity!

WHEN President Muhammadu Buhari made himself the Minister of Petroleum Resources in 2015, his ardent supporters justified that action. They said that as a former Oil Minister, Buhari had the experience to fix a sector which they accused former President Goodluck Jonathan of plunging into ruin. Eight years later, the only tangible achievements of the […]

Promises INEC chairman did not keep

Promises INEC chairman did not keep

THE Presidential Election, which took place along with the National Assembly polls on Saturday, February 25, 2023, was the most important of the general elections 2023. This is because a Nigerian president impacts the lives of Nigerians at home and abroad more than any other human factor. At this juncture of our history where the […]