Editorial

Football is not for sale

Football is not for sale

Football is the world’s most popular sport. It belongs to everyone. From dusty neighbourhood pitches to the grandeur of the FIFA World Cup, its appeal has always rested on the belief that sporting merit, not financial engineering, determines its destiny. That is why the reported proposal by FIFA under President Gianni Infantino to create a […]
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INEC must improve its BVAS

INEC must improve its BVAS

THE Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS, developed by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to inject technological impetus into our electoral system must be worked on to minimise the suffering of voters. It has caused a lot of anger and frustration in the three instances it was deployed. These were the Isoko South 1 State […]

Taking drug war to campuses

Taking drug war to campuses

The novel idea of establishing units of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, on the campuses of tertiary institutions of learning is a commendable one. We wonder how no one had thought of it before now. The NDLEA’s Chairman/Chief Executive, retired Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, has a track record of result-oriented public service which was […]

Candidates should table their agendas

Candidates should table their agendas

WITH about twelve months to the general election of 2023, candidates for the various elective offices have predictably started showing up. While some have already declared their intentions to contest, others are still consulting. Among the names already known for their presidential ambitions include Pius Anyim, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Tinubu, Peter Obi, Kingsley Moghalu, Governors […]

Dirty fuel, an avoidable evil

Dirty fuel, an avoidable evil

Nigerians, especially those living in Abuja and Lagos and adjoining states, suddenly woke up this week and found themselves in the middle of petrol scarcity and the usual sufferings at fuel stations that come with it. The scarcity ensued because stakeholders within the fuel importation and distribution system had to stop the sale of dirty […]

Time for a global coalition against ISWAP

Time for a global coalition against ISWAP

The Federal Government can be very confusing in its approach to the war on terrorism. Governor Umara Zulum of Borno State has raised the alarm that the Islamic State in West Africa Province, ISWAP, is recruiting massively and fast gaining ground. He said unless something is done against them, Boko Haram, which has held Nigeria […]