President’s frustrations
In a rare outburst, Monday, President Muhammadu Buhari said he had ordered the police and military to be “ruthless” with anybody who snatches ballot boxes or leads thugs to disrupt polling. He had also asked the law enforcement agencies and the military to identify hot spots, flash points, and be ready to move in “if they suspect attempts to cause More...
Agenda for INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is by the look of things overwhelmed to shift the general elections after months of chest-thumping on its preparedness to have a far better outing than the last More...
Stay the course
R-L; The Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Owasanoye with other members, after their swearing-in at the Council Chambers, State House, yesterday More...
A bold, courageous step
President Muhammadu Buhari, Saturday Feb. 2, freed himself from his re-election campaign to flag off a search for crude oil in the Gongola basin in the North. It was the start of drilling at Kolmani River 11 well More...
Let the elections be peaceful
Campaigning for the 2019 elections has been so lackluster that one cannot but be nostalgic about the robustness, dynamism and clarity of the campaigns in the first, second and probably third republics. In contrast, More...
Stop beating the war drum
Campaigning for the 2019 elections has been so lackluster that one cannot but be nostalgic about the robustness, dynamism and clarity of the campaigns in the first, second and probably third republics. In contrast, More...
No to socio-political meddling
Ahead of Nigeria’s 2019 general elections, the United States of America, France and the United Kingdom have curiously threatened to punish anyone found guilty of either instigating violence or plotting to rig More...
Negativism isn’t helping us
Nigeria’s rating by Transparency International on its latest Corruption Perceptions Index has improved considerably. It moved to position 144th in 2018 from 148th in 2017. The 4 places jump, however, did not alter More...
The telecoms sector burden
The mobile telecoms service industry in Nigeria is growing by leaps and bounds. One proof of this quantum leap is the number of mobile phone subscribers. This has hit 160 million and still rising. However, there More...
TETFUND: Between Baffa and Adamu
The removal from office of the erstwhile Executive Secretary of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND), Dr Abdullahi Baffa Bichi has raised controversy so much not just because of the personalities involved More...