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Dealing with fake Army recruits

Dealing with fake Army recruits

The unearthing of candidates with questionable documents at the 86 Regular Recruits’ Intake for Tradesmen and Tradeswomen by the Nigeria Army in Lagos must not be swept under the carpet to douse political tension across…

Obi Faults FG For Not Paying Enough Attention To Economic Management

Obi Faults FG For Not Paying Enough Attention To Economic Management

Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general election has faulted the recent National Assembly’s approval of President Bola Tinubu’s request for the securitisation of outstanding N7.3 trillion ways…

Menace of hunger in Nigeria

Menace of hunger in Nigeria

The recent alarm raised by the United Nations Food Programme (UNFP) that Nigeria ranks amongst the six countries with most severe hunger crisis, placing 109 out of 125 countries globally, with a score of 28.3…

NYSC and the Akeredolus

NYSC and the Akeredolus

Departed Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, deserves a place in the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Hall of Fame. A Yoruba man from Owo in Ondo State, he met Betty Uburuamaka Anyanwu, an Igbo…

Medical Brain Drain: A Serious Threat to Our Wellness

Medical Brain Drain: A Serious Threat to Our Wellness

W ith the frightening figure of a meagre 24,000 licensed medical doctors to a population of 218 million people in Nigeria, as against the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendation of 1:600 there is cause for…

Corruption Allegations: Buhari Has Questions To Answer

Corruption Allegations: Buhari Has Questions To Answer

Long before he mounted the pedestal of political power as the democratically elected Nigerian president in 2015 he had earned for himself, not just the toga of a no non- sense anti-corruption czar but epitomised…

PTSD and the military

PTSD and the military

P ost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is part of the price some combatants pay as a result of conflict. It disorientates the humanity endowed by creation and leads to dastardly consequences. In Nigeria there is need…

Need for synergy in Armed Forces

Need for synergy in Armed Forces

The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), also referred to as drones, by the Nigeria Army is aimed at improving the fortunes of the Armed Forces in the fight against insurgency. However, there is a…

2024 should be government for the people

2024 should be government for the people

After eight consecutive years of maladministration, Nigerians expect a whiff of fresh air from the nascent regime of President Bola Tinubu. Government is about the people and not the same as a political campaign which…

Badagry as Slave Museum Centre

Badagry as Slave Museum Centre

There is something about Badagry which, unfortunately, continues to be ignored by the Federal Government. In an era where diversification of the economy is mouthed by those who manage our resources, it is clear that…