Growing menace of infrastructure vandalism
The perceived stripping of metal fittings from a flyover bridge around Alakija, Lagos, is another frightening reminder of the growing menace of infrastructure vandalism in Nigeria. The incident was serious enough to attract Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to the scene, while the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, also weighed in on the danger posed by the […]
We need free and fair state elections
BARRING any last-minute force majeure that might come from the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC(which has formed the habit of postponing major elections), all is set for the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly polls.
Need to maintain safety on our highways
UNDER the Federal Road Safety Commission Act, Part 11, Section 4 (t), “carrying passengers or loads in excess of the number a particular vehicle is licensed to carry” is a serious traffic offence.
First term blunders Buhari must correct
Once the President is sworn-in for a second term on May 29, 2019 he should be ready for serious business. His cabinet should be ready for submission to the Senate, and a fine-tuned agenda to improve on the performances of the past four years should be immediately activated.
Securing NYSC members as INEC ad-hoc staff
During the Presidential and National Assembly elections on February 23, 2019, among scores of people killed was an ad hoc electoral officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Ms. Ibisiki Amachree, who was reportedly hit by a stray bullet in Rivers State. About 13, 637 corps members were mobilised as INEC ad hoc staff for the 2019 general elections.
Dousing ethnic tensions in Lagos
ONE of the ugly sides of the recently-concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday, February 23, 2019, was the reported ethnic tensions arising from the alleged harassment and disenfranchisement of a section of the non-indigenous ethnic groups in some parts of Lagos.
