Agenda for the Forest Guards
The graduation of the first batch of 950 Forest Guards under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration is a welcome development in Nigeria’s prolonged struggle against terrorism, banditry and kidnapping. This was a promise the president made as insecurity continued to confront Nigerians despite the best efforts of the Armed Forces. But graduation ceremonies, uniforms and […]
Protect Nigerians from terrorists, kidnappers
DESPITE security being a top priority of President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime, law-abiding Nigerians now live in fear more than at any other time in our history. Our people depend a lot on travelling to earn their living, but events of the past week show that travelling has suddenly become a very risky venture. Bandit terrorism […]
Ramadan, the most anticipated Islamic month, is here again
Muslims across the globe will be immersed in 29 or 30-day fasting, devotion and reflection. The sanctity of the month, as it is believed, was evidenced by the link of the Holy Qur’an with Ramadan. According to a scholar, the entire Qur’an came down in Ramadan; the first revelation also occurred in Ramadan as well […]
All under-bridge squatters must go
ON Wednesday, March 22, 2022, a viral video of an inferno under the Apongbon section of the Eko Bridge, Lagos emerged. The fire consumed the goods, containers and junk under the bridge, thus severely compromising that section of the flyover bridge into Victoria Island. As a result, the Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, had […]
Eagles’ flop and vandalism by fans
MILLIONS of Nigerian football fans had looked up to the Super Eagles to lift the spirits of the nation by qualifying for the World Cup coming up in Qatar later this year. Unfortunately, our soccer ambassadors compounded our woes arising from our socio-economic and security misgovernance. Their 1-1 draw at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja […]
Protecting Nigerians from banned pesticides
RECENTLY, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, debunked a report that 40 per cent of the registered brands of pesticide products in Nigeria were banned or restricted for use by the European Union. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director-General of the Agency, remarked that Nigeria will not be a dumping ground for […]
