Opinion

IT is atypical for an American president to invite a nascent Head of State from Africa to the White House, especially less than one month after the latter’s inauguration. To some observers, therefore, Obama’s invitation to Buhari for a White House parley on July 20 would seem to be an aberration and a surprise. But…

SIR: The Committee for the Protection of Peoples Mandate (CPPM) wholeheartedly congratulates President Muhammadu Buhari and the entire people of Nigerian over the dismissal from office of the national security adviser and service chiefs by the President. We regard this sack as a long awaited and welcome development, which will go a long way in…

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari’s announcement of the appointments of new service chiefs and National Security adviser (NSA), the other day, has not offered much relief to Nigerians who have been waiting for him to name strategic officials who would work with him. The latest appointments, reassuring as they have been, came a little later than desired, especially in the light of the nation’s fight against insurgents and the fact that as a retired general, the military…

IT was with the best of intentions that President Olusegun Obasanjo ordered the fourth retreat for Ministers and Permanent Secretaries at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Jos between February 23 and 25, 2001. The retreat was co-ordinated by my former boss, Chief Ufot Ekaette (CFR) who was then Secretary to the…

ACCESS to justice in any society is critical and fundamental. Indeed it is not only the most basic requirement of any system of justice or the most basic human rights of any system that purports to guarantee legal rights but also the hallmark of any sane and civilised society. In recent times I have had…

NOT many Nigerians remember that decades ago, the Apapa Mile 2 road in Lagos was one of the most vibrant economic hubs in the country. It played host to a lot of textile factories that provided employment to a large number of skilled and unskilled workers. These jobs assured decent wages which enabled the workers…

FIFTY-FOUR per cent of the voters in the March presidential elections wanted “change” and they chose President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to bring it about. For change maximalists, change was expected to start with a storm that left no stone unturned. Change was to be a clean sweep of all that they saw…

SIR: After watching with keen interest on Africa Independent Television (AIT), the uncivilised and childish behaviour of members of the House of Representatives over choice of principal officers, it is hardly surprising because I am aware that the House is being occupied by some educated illiterates and selfish individuals. No matter what and how, there…

SIR: It is pathetic to note that most elected and appointed public office holders in Nigeria are merely occupying routine positions as they essentially lack apparent magnitude of integrity quotients required to merit the branches they perch on! That is why the opportunistic office holders have reprobate characteristics of corruptly enriching themselves and fighting like…

THERE is enough cause for concern on reports of a growing body of evidence linking different environmental exposures to cancer in recent years. The link has long caused some disquiet among global health authorities and it is, therefore, incumbent on the government, regulatory authorities and citizens generally to watch the health risks of deadly insecticides…