2021 may be year of famine
PRIOR to colonisation, hunger and famine were alien to most African countries as there was widely-acknowledged food sustenance. Each household…
NASS has the powers to replace the 1999 Constitution (2)
LAST week, I commenced the discussion of this topic by highlighting the background of constitutional enactments and repeals in Nigeria…
NASS has the powers to replace the 1999 Constitution (1)
THE Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege, was recently reported to have stated that the National Assembly has no power to…
Unemployment in Nigeria: What can be done?
PERHAPS the most deep-rooted millennial problem facing Nigeria is the issue of unemployment. The expectation of the average graduate is…
Nigeria’s poverty capital status: Solution (3)
IN previous editions, much of the emphasis had been on the origin of poverty in Nigeria and the effect of…
Nigeria’s poverty capital status: Solution (2)
LAST week, I discussed the menace of poverty which now seems to have been woven into the fabric of Nigeria’s…
Nigeria’s poverty capital status: Solution (1)
AMONGST the many vices which have bedeviled Nigeria in the course of its existence as a nation, poverty seems to…
Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (4)
SEQUEL to previous discussion, this week, I will emphasise on the lack of proper, modern policing tools and equipment, as…
Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (3)
THIS week, more emphasis will be placed on the incidence of poor remuneration and lack of proper equipment confronting the…
Restoration of public confidence in the police: A herculean task (2)
LAST week, I started a discussion of the current challenges of the Police in Nigeria which birthed a nationwide protest…
Obaseki, Ehanire, Kokumo inspect looted medical stores, decry destruction
The trio of Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki; the Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire and the Edo State…
Lessons from Edo election: The dearth of ideology in the Nigerian political space (3)
IN the past two editions, I have discussed the effect of the lack of ideologies in political life in Nigeria…
Lessons from Edo election: The dearth of ideology in the Nigerian political space (2)
LAST week, I commenced a discussion on the unfortunate spate of political exodus amongst Nigerian politicians who jettison political ideologies…
Lessons from Edo election: The dearth of ideology in the Nigerian political space
THE governorship election in Edo State has come and gone. The political gladiators and their supporters, depending on which side…
Advent, role of private tertiary institutions (2)
IN the last week edition, I examined the history of the first universities in the world. The early universities were…
Advent, role of private tertiary institutions
IT is a historical fact that the first universities in the world were private institutions established mostly by students who…
Sovereign National Conference now and not amendment to 1999 Constitution
RECENTLY, the National Assembly announced the commencement of a process for the amendment of the 1999 Constitution. The Senate Ad…
Independence of Amotekun from police is supported by constitution
THE Western Nigeria Security Network, codenamed Operation Amotekun, was set up in response to the rising insecurity in the South…
Foreign loans not advisable
ACCORDING to recent statistics from the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt profile has hit an all-time high of N28.63…
Impeachment: Genuine or mischievous? (2)
IT is settled principle in law that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and the failure to…
