The recent outbursts over the infiltration and rising incidents of cultism and cult-related activities in primary and secondary schools in Abia State, should not only raise concern, but also be taken as a matter of monumental contempt for a sane society. The foray of primary and secondary school children into cultism, or secret cults, in […]
Nigeria cannot go on like this for another five years, not to talk of 20 more years. The consequences would be too dire for the country. The President must act as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces by ensuring that the security challenges are tackled proactively. Enough of bloodshed The immediate past Chief of Army […]
On April 6, 2021, the opening ceremony of the Edo 2020 National Sports Festival took place at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin, It was indeed colourful and entertaining. However, just a day after the opening ceremony, a late press statement issued at about 11pm stated that the games would be abruptly ended by noon […]
For years now, Nigeria has remained one country that frequently defies most socio-political predictions and economic projections, especially when they tend to be negative. At the point the polity is assumed to be hitting the precipice, it turns 360 degrees to prove such forecasts wrong. How long this luck will last is for now […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sprung a surprise on the nation when he removed a former Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, from his seat. In his place, the president, who was represented by the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, announced a Deputy Inspector- General of Police (DIG) Usman Baba, as Acting Inspector-General of […]
The Police Service Commission (PSC) may have bent over and absorbed 925 recruits who were smuggled into the list last year, but one fact that must be put on record is that government seems to have a penchant for secret recruitment. Absorbing some individuals who are probably candidates of top government officials into the force […]
Nigeria is at a crossroads, delicately on tenterhooks, as non-state actors spread fear, violence and terror across the land of over 205 million people of diverse tongues, cultures, religions and worldview. Emboldened by official silence, non-committal or encouragement, a gang of bandits, parading as herdsmen wielding AK47 rifles, roams the countrysides, from North to […]
Genk of Belgium forward Paul Onuachu stole the show with his substitute role for the Eagles in the two Africa Nations Cup qualifiers played in Benin and Lagos recently. Here is a player who is the highest scorer in the Belgian league with 27 goals this term. He is the hottest Nigerian player abroad but […]
Two years ago, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, projected that by 2020, the country’s unemployment rate could get to 33.5 per cent from 23 per cent that the figure stood at the time. True to his prediction, the latest figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics has put the […]
The recent by-election in Aba North/South Federal Constituency of Abia State, speaks volumes of the fact that the fortunes of Nigeria’s electoral process is yet to witness any significant break from the past. There is no doubt that the by-poll was one that cast a harsh light on patterns of violence, corruption […]