When will Nigeria’s IDP camps finally close?
For millions of internally displaced Nigerians scattered across about 3,900 camps and settlements nationwide, home is no longer a place of comfort but a distant memory. Many have spent years in camps established as temporary shelters that have gradually evolved into permanent settlements. The question that should trouble every Nigerian is: when will these IDP […]
Red alert over killer cough syrups
MORE sensitisation is needed to alert the public, especially those at the grassroots level, over the infiltration of our markets by killer Made-in-India cough syrups which have already wreaked havoc in the Gambia. On October 5, 2022, the World Health Organisation, WHO, raised the alarm over four contaminated drugs linked with acute kidney injuries and […]
Gov Umahi’s flog-and-deny antics
ONCE again, Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, has been enmeshed in alleged dehumanisation of citizens who offended him or the law, rather than use civilised administrative and legal means to address such infringements. On Tuesday, October 4, 2022, the governor reportedly directed his military orderlies to flog late-coming civil servants, a viral video of […]
Arresting Niger, Benue annual floods
FLOODING is a worldwide, natural phenomenon which occurs mainly in countries prone to natural disasters such as hurricanes, typhoons, flash floods and others. These include south eastern United States, Japan and most countries in South East Asia. Nigeria is fortunate enough not to have any real natural disasters. The only real disaster we have is […]
Buhari’s national honours
DURING the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, regimes that lasted from 1999 to 2015, the bestowal of National Honours was an annual ritual which was largely criticised due to the unclear criteria used in the selection of the honourees. President Muhammadu Buhari was widely commended for suspending the rituals because, in truth, there is very little […]
Awaiting the Lagos trains
ONE of the landmarks for which the Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s government will be remembered is delivery of the Lagos State Government, LASG-owned railway transportation service. It will make Lagos the first state in Nigeria to establish a state railways network. That accolade should have gone to the regime of Babatunde Raji Fashola, who undertook an […]
