Ombatse: Nip this murderous militia in the bud
The outrage engendered by the senseless mass killings and destruction in Baga and Bama, both in Borno state, had hardly subsided when, about a fortnight ago, Nigerians, and the rest of the world, were once again horrified and outraged beyond words by yet another round of even more senseless massacre of fellow Nigerians. This time, though, the incident More...
Proposed international conference on Syria
Having battled each other to a standstill, Syria’s beleaguered regime and its military adversary – nine odd insurgent groups – desperately need some moments away from the battle fields to consider More...
Worker lock-outs by governors
A practice that was fashionable with military governors/administrators during the 14-year interregnum of abrasive military rule has caught the imagination of some of today’s so-called elected civilian governors. More...
Esprit de corps, not rancour
A federal high court, sitting in Abuja, recently ordered the Directorate of State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigeria Police Force to pay N5 million each to the Peace Corps of Nigeria, a registered NGO, for closing More...
Adamawa’s judicial quagmire
As it is, Adamawa state has been without a substantive Chief Judge for almost two years. The last one, Justice Bamarie Bansi, retired in 2011. Since then, Governor Murtala Nyako, who has the Constitutional power More...
NUC, ‘illegal’ varsities and urgent challenges
A startling news emanated from the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the National Universities Commission (NUC) on Wednesday. Over 40 universities branded as illegal More...
Jonathan’s South African Parliament address
President Goodluck Jonathan’s address to a joint sitting of the South African parliament on May 7, the first by a Nigerian leader, was the best speech he had given since his presidency, whether at home or More...
OAU/AU at 50
By any measure, the founding or establishment of the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) on May 25, 1963 was a watershed, and of huge significance. The trickle of few African states winning independence from their More...
Beyond the Berom, Fulani peace deal
Leaders of two of the warring ethnic groups on the Plateau – the Berom and the Fulani -met penultimate Sunday in Jos, resolving to pursue a process that could end their lingering feud. This is a welcome development, More...
Munguno’s kidnap: Who dun it?
Concerned Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief on Tuesday last week when news filtered in that the kidnapped elder statesman and former petroleum minister, Alhaji Shettima Ali Monguno, had been released by his abductors. More...
