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Checking the unruly behaviours of okada riders in Lagos
Daredevil, careless, rude and disobedient. These are the words that best describe none other than the okada riders we see daily on the streets of Lagos. Although they deserve an accolade for…
Kindly reconsider the 7pm-6am lockdown in Rivers
Your Excellency, writing you is a difficult task considering that at the micro levelI am Ikwerre; but at the macro level I am Igbo. You are also Ikwerre and the theater of this violence is…
On Sanwo-Olu’s poverty alleviation initiatives
In view of the harsh reality of the havoc that poverty, if allowed to flourish, could unleash on the world, Lagos State Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu has made poverty eradication a…
South East insecurity mostly about 2023 presidential election
ATTACKS on the South East could be about the 2023 presidential election. Promoters of the campaign against the region stand exposed by their own impatience, impertinence, imprudence, and…
Before we crucify Hadiza Usman
“The pushback has to do with corruption fighting back, when you institute reforms that seek to prioritise government’s interests and recognise that the citizens and Nigeria as a country is a…
Societal Ills Plaguing The Girl Child: Cultural Norms that Serve As Enablers
“Our culture unconsciously helps with the patriarchal way. Girls are socialised to be modest to avoid triggering the wrong attention, while boys are socialised to see sexual abuse as a badge…
Dangerous speech continues to fuel violence in our communities: Science has suggested…
On a Monday two weeks ago, reports of attacks, abductions, unrest, and sectarian clashes in Borno, Niger,Lagos, Rivers, Kebbi, Kaduna, Oyo, Osun, and Benue states were reported all in one…
‘Creativity, education driving forces of modern business’
Does anyone know Beyonce Knowles’mobile number (sinceit seems she likes to wear Nigeria's brand of clothing fashion) or the Minister of Youth and Sports? They need to see the next generation…
Growing demand for democratic system of local government in Nigeria
The Local Government is the closest level of government to the people in Nigeria. The Nigerian Constitution in the Fourth Schedule lists out the many functions of local governments, some of…
Lagos and the push for integrated transport system
In Lagos State, the first leg of the T.H.E.M.E.S development agenda of the Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s administration is Traffic Management and Transportation.
From inception, the…