Two people were again killed by some gun-triggered policemen within the last three days. One shot at a newlyweds convoy and killed someone, while the other killed a taxi driver when escorting another vehicle. Despite desperate cries from all section of the society against the… Read More
The Presidency shouldn’t think they can conceal the cost of treating President Buhari in London, the same way they kept his health status and whereabouts secret last year. One would expect an institution like the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), with a designated desk for… Read More
The fraud cases we’ve heard against the National Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), and their recent induction into the Freedom of Information (FOI) Hall of Shame, call for an urgent thorough probe of the agency. Its failure to disclose critical information to the public about… Read More
Last weekend’s shooting of a truck by our policemen pointed out again the level of unprofessionalism plaguing Nigeria’s police force. In the guise of chasing criminals, the gun-wielding officers take pleasure in going to the extreme as the first step. Irrespective of the extent of… Read More
While indiscriminate killings are going in different part of the country, the Nigerian police are busy arresting innocent protesters. This is no longer about hate speech and incitement, but a deliberate attempt to suppress dissent and public demands. Nigerians had thought the federal government’s stance… Read More
Government officials like the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami are demeaning the essence of the judiciary and dispensation of justice in Nigeria. Since his indictment in October 2017 that placed him at the center of the controversial reinstatement of… Read More
Policemen requesting money, bribe per se, from victims to prosecute criminals is impunity taken too far. A herbalist raped a disabled minor in Itele community of Ogun state and was subsequently arrested upon reporting, but now that it’s time for arraignment, the Divisional Police Office… Read More
Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) spent 19 billion of its 45 billion budget for 2017 on maintenance and logistics, but we wouldn’t stop having problems with card readers. We will understand if the problems are seldom and minor, but when the battery fails and the machine… Read More
Understandably, we need to curb hate speeches, but suppressing people’s freedom of speech is too backward and unexpected of a country as advanced as Nigeria. Unfortunately, the federal government seems to take pleasure in that. Just recently, Prophet El-buba from Jos was almost carted away… Read More
National Bureau of Statistics is a front-runner among MDAs in Nigeria, and there is no denying that, but we seem to be focusing on a part of our national life, while others suffer much lesser priority. If you need data on Kerosene users, inflation rate,… Read More
