AT the recently concluded third Ministerial Performance Review Retreat in Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari assured that the proposed Nigeria Air national carrier would commence operations before the end of this year. He said it was already 91 per cent accomplished, and counted it as one of the achievements of his government. The national carrier idea […]

WE share the joy, relief and optimism of the government, people and residents of Lagos State over the imminence of a second airport for the city. A metropolis of more than 20 million people and a bustling centre of commerce like Lagos definitely needs more than one airport. The approval for this project was issued […]

NO credible excuse or explanation can be spruced up to justify the international embarrassment that the military authorities exposed Nigeria to in the burning of a pirate ship caught in the act of illegally lifting oil in the Niger Delta. The 87-metre long ship, which was arrested by the private security outfit of ex-militant leader, […]

MANY elected officeholders hardly grasp the import of the oath of office and allegiance they take when being sworn in. They fail to understand that it is an undertaking to obey, defend and implement the Constitution and the laws that derive from it, and not merely to use it to feather their selfish interests and […]

EXACTLY two years ago, a tragic event that has set the Lekki Toll Gate in Lagos aside as a historic monument of sorts took place. A crowd of unarmed youths singing the national anthem was shot at by troops in a bid to quell protests which had lasted for nearly two weeks. The youths called […]