THE disturbing trend of ritual murders, particularly involving young people, is steadily gaining notoriety across Nigeria. Once considered the preserve of hardened criminals, ritual killings have alarmingly become the plaything …
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Avoiding another dam collapse, flooding and dislocation
The collapse of a dam in Borno State, and consequent displacement of people and animals should be a wake-up call for greater strategy and synergy in tackling flood issues across …
Read More »For peace to reign in Edo guber election
Saturday’s election to produce the next governor of Edo State is expectedly much anticipated, not just because it is being keenly contested by 17 candidates, including one female; but also …
Read More »Resumption of school session
SCHOOLS are resuming nationwide, and parents and guardians are distraught by the hike in tuition. While September usually raises tensions among parents as their wards, especially primary and secondary pupils …
Read More »Tinubu’s trip to China
AFTER two weeks out of the country, President Bola Tinubu returned on September 15. Nigerians are familiar with his long and frequent global shuttles, with the China trip being his …
Read More »The minister’s curious lamentation on power supply
The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is reported recently to lament the resort by industries to ‘their own captive power plants’ while ignoring electricity supply from the national grid. The …
Read More »Mass killings, abductions endure under Tinubu
DOES the Bola Tinubu administration have an effective and coordinated security strategy for taming the chronic killings and abductions? Since its inauguration in May 2023, the administration has logged a …
Read More »The scourge of open defecation
A new UNICEF report that Nigeria requires approximately 20 million toilets to eliminate open defecation indicates that Africa’s most populous country is off the rails concerning achieving Sustainable Development Goals …
Read More »Wale Omole Foundation as template for national moral rebirth
What was launched in Lagos on Thursday, August 22, 2024, as The Wale Omole Foundation for Virtues and Ethics in Yoruba Culture is the strategy needed to rescue Nigeria from …
Read More »That proposed cabinet shake-up
The reported plan by the Federal Government to reshuffle the Federal Executive Council (FEC) is desirable, as a periodic performance evaluation of public officials to deliver quality service to the …
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