After South Africa’s ‘blue light’ incident, police must renew their commitment to high standards of conduct. The assault on three occupants of a vehicle by Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) security officers assigned to Deputy President Paul Mashatile has sparked widespread anger. Major political parties also condemned the Sunday 2 July attack. The gross thuggery on […]
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) 2024 Global Hepatitis Report, the number of lives lost due to viral hepatitis is increasing. The disease is the second leading infectious cause of death globally — with 1.3 million deaths per year, the same as tuberculosis, a top infectious killer. The report, released at the World Hepatitis […]
The National Planning Commission (NPC) has urged Deputy President Paul Mashatile to help facilitate long-term planning across government departments if the country is to meet its developmental goals and improve service delivery. “This was one of three issues tabled for discussion. The other two were social cohesion and the District Development Model (DDM),” the NPC […]
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Africa’s Democratic Dividend
30-odd years after the restoration of multiparty democracy, is it time to reassess the practice of democracy? The first peaceful transfer of power in post-colonial Africa was in Somalia in 1967 when Abdirashid Ali Sharmarke defeated incumbent President Aden Abdullah Osman Daar. The second would only follow a quarter of a century later, when in […]
The end of apartheid in South Africa in 1994 made it necessary to establish several institutions to underpin the country’s new constitutional democracy. The office of the public protector was one of them. It was established in 1995 to exercise oversight over governmental power. The constitution grants the public protector autonomy to investigate improper government […]
The Minister of Works, David Umahi said the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway will gulp N4bn per kilometre and not N8bn per km, as reportedly claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Umahi stated this in an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. The sum of N4bn per kilometre simply means the total Lagos-Calabar coastal project will […]
Rwanda’s growing influence in the Central African Republic (CAR) – involving military, diplomatic and economic interventions – is coming under increased scrutiny as Bangui’s reliance on the support of Russian mercenaries leads to a freezing of foreign donor support for President Faustin-Archange Touadéra’s administration. Rwanda’s support for Touadéra is examined in a new report from […]
After one year of the war, the aid provided to millions of people is a drop in the ocean due to political blockages created by the warring parties and a lack of action from the United Nations and international humanitarian organisations. In one of the world’s worst crises for decades, Sudan is facing a colossal, […]
Kigali — Women’s empowerment is like a pebble dropped in a pond. The ripples it creates spread far and wide, benefiting everyone in society. Lack of resources has a devastating impact on individuals, families, and communities. According to the World Bank, about 460 million people in Africa live below the extreme poverty line, which is […]
A wave of cautious optimism is washing over Liberia as its Legislature overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution to establish a War and Economic Crimes Court. This long-awaited decision, a crucial step towards addressing the deep scars left by the country’s brutal civil wars, has received strong backing from the United States. Senator James Elroy Risch, ranking […]
Zanzibar — “WE give birth a lot in Zanzibar, let’s reduce the number of births to give the mother a break. Maternal and child deaths are high and are related to women giving birth too much,” this message was delivered by the Isles Minister of Health, Nassor Ahmed Mazrui in two separate occasions as a […]
Salome Maswime, professor and the head of Global Surgery at the University of Cape Town (UCT) is celebrating a series of milestones. In a remarkable week, she received the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) Clinician-Scientist Award at the National Science and Technology Forum (NSTF)-South 32 awards ceremony and was also officially inducted as a […]
Captain Nnadozie made a crucial penalty save, and Demehin and Abiodun were impressive debutants. The Super Falcons got off to a solid start in their 27th FIFA Women’s World Cup match, drawing 0-0 with Olympic champions Canada. The Nigerian squad had conceded the most goals in FIFA Women’s World Cup history (63), but captain and […]
…commuters trek long distances as commercial bus drivers hike fares ….as gridlock reduces across metropolis By Olasunkanmi Akoni Following the sudden increment in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, known as petrol from N488 to between N568 and N617 per litre, civil servants in Lagos state have resorted to shifting operations across the […]
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Nigeria: Short Shelf Life of Chairmen
The sudden resignation on Sunday last week of Senator Abdullahi Adamu as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress [APC] set me thinking about the short shelf life of party chairmen in the Fourth Republic. The resignation came shortly before rescheduled meetings of APC’s National Working Committee, National Caucus and National Executive Committee, all set […]
Chijioke Okoli (SAN) is a former branch chairman of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Lagos Branch. In this interview, he speaks on the undesirability of constitutional amendment for female inclusion in elective positions, the 25% in the FCT, and other issues. Excerpt: After the 2023 general elections, 90 per cent of female contestants lost out. […]
The House of Representatives has mandated its Committee on Telecommunications (when constituted) to interface with Global System for Communication, GSM, providers to stop network providers from reselling already purchased SIM cards. The call followed the consideration of a motion moved by Boniface Sunday Emerengwa at the plenary yesterday. Moving the motion, Emerengwa noted that Global […]
Tomorrow, 28th July, will mark exactly five months since President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was elected. Yet he still does not have his cabinet in place. This says a great deal about his preparedness for office as well as the nature of ministerial appointments in our country. If the basis for appointment was about service to […]