Osun guber as a primer to 2027 elections
The Osun State governorship election has offered Nigeria a preview of what the 2027 general elections could become—and what they must never become. It was preceded by an ugly cocktail of defections, political brinkmanship, institutional controversy and violence. Governor Ademola Adeleke’s hurried exit from the PDP, after failing to secure a route into the APC […]
Nigerians need COVID-19 vaccines also
WITH thousands of deaths now routinely linked to the COVID-19 pandemic each day, obtaining a safe and reliable vaccine has been an urgent priority. Thanks to the ingenuity of science, the long-awaited vaccine is finally here. Governments all over the world are already making plans to acquire doses of the milestone vaccine and make it […]
The ghost workers syndrome in Nigeria
TWO teams set up by Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, to audit primary school teachers and local government workers in the state recently found that a total of 22,556 ghost workers were in the payroll of government. Of the 22,556 ghost workers, 14,762 were discovered at the local government level, while 7,794 were found to […]
Insecurity: Help our people stop immigrating
THE 1964 prediction of the media and communication theorist, Marshall McLuhan, that the world will become a “global village” due to advancement in communication technology, has come to pass. Amazing information communication technological inventions which have roots in the Internet have actually shrunk the world. From that day in March, 1876, when Alexander Graham Bell […]
Three things for a happy New Year!
AMONG all the good wishes in the world, human beings have chosen, as a tradition, to wish themselves happiness at the beginning of every new year. That may be an instinctive recognition of the fact that happiness is the purpose of life, and that “the very motion of our life is towards happiness.” The above […]
Let the ICC probe take its full course
AFTER over a decade of preliminary examination, the International Criminal Court, ICC, on December 11, 2020, announced its decision to formally open an investigation into allegations of war crimes against Nigerian security forces. ICC Prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, said the court found reasonable basis to investigate Nigerian soldiers for crimes against humanity, alleged to have been […]
