Need to clear drainage before the rains come
IN EITHER days or weeks, the rains will return but our sewage are blocked, unfit for the deluge of flood expected as...
Observing COVID-19 protocols while waiting for vaccines…in Africa’s interest
RECENTLY, global COVID-19 pandemic challenges took a further stretch with different variants spreading across many countries.
UNITED Nations,...
Reducing fire incidents in Anambra
COMMISSIONING of 120 new fire fighters in Anambra by Governor Willie Obiano, Wednesday, couldn't have come at a better time given the...
Ohaneze Ndigbo and new template for socio-cultural, economic renaissance
IT MAY be apposite to asseverate that the election of new leadership to pilot the affairs of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation...
Worry over schools resumption amid COVID-19 resurgence
NIGERIAN pupils in public schools were out of school for many months last year, so were their counterparts in many countries. The...
Yuletide amid COVD-19: Need for circumspection while celebrating
CHRISTMAS has always offered opportunities for people to reunite, mingle, bubble and party in churches, marriage ceremonies, launchings and other social events....
Ensuring safety on roads this Yuletide
ROAD safety is all about putting measures in place to avoid or reduce the risk of road traffic mishaps, injuries and deaths....
Remembering Odumegwu Ojukwu, reformer, revolutionary
HIS was an enigma of sort. His name sparks instant contention whenever mentioned in national discourse. While he lived and died as...
Insurgency, Nigeria’s threat to food security
THE spate of killings in Nigeria has in recent time become worrisomely high. Despite gallant efforts of Nigeria’s security agencies, especially, the...
Making Presidential team’s dialogue with geo-political zones worthwhile
SAYING that the Nigerian nation is facing very challenging times is merely stating the obvious. The auguries are increasingly being manifested in...
FG, ASUU impasse: Time to sheath the sword
THERE is no doubt that Nigeria’s tertiary education is seriously under threat. The impasse in negotiations between the federal government and the...
Saving the Police to save Nigeria
THAT Nigeria is in dilemma is just stating the obvious going by the aftermath of the #EndSARS nation-wide protests. The Nigeria Police ...
Encouraging establishment of food banks in states, communities
IT HAS become imperative for the country to accord food preservation and storage the attention it deserves given that this is harvest...
The SARS we created… Which way out?
THERE is a swelter of public opinion that latter-day octopus metamorphosing from the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) grew from years of...
Why won’t IGP’s ban on SARS suffice?
A GOOD number of Nigerian youths have taken to the streets on #EndSARS protests which started on twitter, a social media platform...
Commending Anambra’s efficiency in healthcare delivery
ANAMBRA State, over the weekend, topped the list of states with the most efficient health care system in Nigeria, closely followed by...
Flood disaster and imperative of upgrading facilities in IDP camps
NIGERIA is facing monumental humanitarian crises consequent upon the perennial flood disaster in many states of the federation. Though the flood menace...
Putting society in danger by using animals for public entertainment
OFTEN, scenes where dangerous animals are used for entertainment attract vast attention. Time and again, one beholds such events in public spheres...
Petrol pump pricing as Nigeria’s recurring pain
WHATEVER the school of thought, fuel subsidy and apt pricing of petrol has been a knotty issue to governments in Nigeria.
Doctors’ strike and patients’ death
GREG, an energetic man in his late 50s and bread winner of his family fell sick two Sundays ago and was rushed...
Lockdowns, curfews vital to break Germany’s third wave Merkel
GERMAN Chancellor, Angela Merkel has urged lawmakers to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on...
China ready to step up climate change cooperation with France, Germany
CHINA is willing to strengthen cooperation with France and Germany to cope with climate change, President Xi Jinping has told his French...
Food prices soar in West Africa amid conflicts, COVID-19 – WFP
ACCORDING to World Food Programme (WFP), food prices in West Africa have jumped more than 30% since last year to their highest...
AstraZeneca vaccine: Australia reports first blood clot death
AUSTRALIA has today reported its first fatality from blood clots in a recipient of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot, and its regulator said there...
Lightening kills eight-yr-old pupil in Bayelsa
AN EIGHT-year-old student of Matha Day Secondary School, Imiringi, in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Master Stephen Akana, has been...
