Clampdown on the destitute intensifies
• 260 beggars evacuated from Lagos in the last 100 days ALTHOUGH begging is a universal phenomenon precipitated either by economic or health challenges, the army of beggars invading major cities across
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Stop this sponsored assault on democracy
SIR: The attention of the Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) has been drawn to the report in the media of the assault on the constitution, public peace, safety and
What Nigeria’s next leaders must accept! (2)
WE hear big talks with no discussion of the “how” to the promises being made. Our next leaders must accept that promises that will not show the “how”, is making a highly
Odeyemi: Imperatives of principles and ethics in politics
“Do not pursue wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, business without ethics, science without humanity, religion without sacrifice and politics without principle.” – Mahatma Gandhi (Oct 2, 1869 –
Arowojobe: How The Guardian missed it
THE Guardian in its heydays as the flagship of journalism, had a constellation of professional stars, including academics who brought balance, fairness, objectivity, erudition and scholarship to the pages and made the
Edaghese: For the survival of our nation!
THE entire nation seems to be heading inexorably towards the cliff. Unless there’s an urgent shift in direction we all shall live to retell Chinua Achebe’s There was a Country, a Biafran
Onwe: Votes of 24 million Nigerians with disabilities
EXTRAPOLATING from the United Nations statistics, over 24 million Nigerians are persons living with one kind of disability or the other. They vary in the forms of their disabilities. Thus, we have
Keeping the military out of politics
THE ruling by the Court of Appeal the other day that military personnel should not be used to monitor the elections is a welcome pronouncement that puts a judicial seal on so
NSE’s market capitalisation rises further by N118 billion
TRADING activities at the nation’s stock market continued in an upbeat, occasioned by price gains recorded by major blue chip companies, as investors wealth increased by N118 billion. Specifically, market capitalisation