THE primary statutory duty of the Nigeria Police Force as enshrined in the Constitution and the Police Act is the protection of lives and property of citizens. This onerous responsibility is sometimes observed in the breach by some officers and men of the Police Force. Cases abound where Policemen turned their guns on helpless citizens they are supposed to protect, resulting in death or permanent disability.

From mini-aircraft to power generating solutions and homegrown electronic systems, inventions have been tumbling onto the desk of the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, of late.

GENERAL Muhammadu Buhari is the President of Nigeria today mainly because most Nigerians were sick and tired of unbridled corruption in government and they wanted somebody to rein in public officials. Buhari’s tough anti-corruption stance in 1984-5 as Military Head of State easily recommended him as the man for the job.

The revelation that taxpayers spend N37 billion in sustaining the pension and other benefits for 47 former governors of 21 states is indeed shocking.

The resurgence of armed robbery and kidnapping on some major roads across the country has raised fresh concerns over the safety of lives and property for travellers. The Abuja-Lokoja-Okene-Kabba, Kabba-Lokoja and Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba roads in Kogi State rank among the most dangerous havens for criminals in the country.

THE Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, at a recent DAILY TRUST dialogue told the participants: “we have no choice but to borrow”. She disclosed that the Federal Government received “about N140 billion” from the federally allocated revenue while she must cover N330bn a month before she could embark on a single capital project.

ON Thursday, January 19, 2017, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, informed Nigerians that President Muhammadu Buhari was going to the United Kingdom to spend part of his annual vacation.

IN spite of other available options being proffered by the Senate, aviation experts and critical stakeholders, the Federal Government has expressed its determination to shut down the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (NAIAA) for a period of six weeks to rebuild its runway. Meanwhile, it has also stuck to its decision to use the Kaduna Airport to service air travellers to Abuja during the period.

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) has reiterated its standing as an effective regional bloc in the world, following the successful ousting of former Gambian dictator, Yahya Jammeh, without firing a shot or destroying a single structure.

January 17, 2017 has gone down as a dark day, not just in the history of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) but also in the fight against Boko Haram insurgency in the North East, following the tragic, mistaken bombing of an Internally-Displaced Persons’ (IDP) camp in Rann, headquarters of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno State.