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Governor Makinde, save us from impending danger
The bridge linking UI/Agbowo and Agbowo Expressway is currently a death trap and a disaster waiting to happen. In fact, it is already caving in on both sides and what is left is just a narrow passage for one car at a time. This bridge has…
Attacks on South African business interests
Over the last four decades, National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has been a major and strategic voice in the Nigerian history of struggles for genuine political freedom, economic emancipation, good governance, observance of…
Let’s talk about the N2trillion constituency projects
The chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC), Prof Bolaji Olasanoye has stated that the country had spent two trillion naira on constituency projects in the last 19 years without commensurate results during the…
Laxity in ministerial screening
In a country where insecurity, poverty, corruption, ethnic clashes, religious sentiments, illiteracy, rape, robbery, thuggery and many more man-made disasters are common and normal, a ministerial screening exercise should not be…
Need for new security architecture in Nigeria
There is need for the Nigerian military command to monitor Niger Republic and Nigeria border. There is need to dig moant on this border to restrict movement of jihadists and bandits. Nigeria needs. New security architecture which should be…
Time for peace and solidarity
The Eid-ul-Adha always coincides with the annual pilgrimage to Makkah. It commemorates both the greatest example of submission, Prophet Ibraheem’s readiness to sacrifice his son, a biblical tradition too, and a mark of the end of the…
Responsibilities of community leaders in tackling security challenges
All over the world, insecurity has been identified as nations’ bane of development. The Federal Republic of Nigeria as a nation is not exempted. This has retrogression of development for most of the federating units of our nation as a…
Flip side of Sowore’s revolution
Before his adventure in online news publication, the notable antecedent associated with Omoyele Sowore was that of a young undergraduate that had issues with constituted authorities. The climax of Sowore’s adventure into public…
Climate change and infectious diseases
The fifth African Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity organised by Global Emerging Pathogens Treatment Consortium tagged ‘Climate Change and Conflict: Implications for Emerging Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity in…
Need for moderate intake of caffeine
Caffeine acts as a central nervous system stimulant when it reaches the brain; the most noticeable effect is alertness. This is primarily linked to caffeine withdrawal, the blood vessels in the brain become used to caffeine effect so if one…