SIR: It is time once again to check the excesses of the present Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, who has remained very ignorant in his actions considering his dignified position. Or how else can one explain the present executive...

SIR: It was reported of recent that Vice-Chancellors are set to tackle plagiarism with technology in Nigerian universities. Going by the rate at which Nigerian universities produce unemployable thesis writing graduates and “good boy” political...

SIR: I was alarmed but later bemused when I read about Afenifere’s press conference in the media recently. Seated with Afenifere’s chieftains were Senator Iyiola Omisore and Mr. Yinka Odumakin. Odumakin was the vocal spokesperson of the group...

SIR: The events of the last two weeks or so in Nigeria have been quite scary and paralysing. The unacceptable murder of police officers doing their job to make the country safe in Nasarawa State, the killing of law enforcement agents in Bama, the...

SIR: If we have an Economist, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as the Minister of Finance and Co-ordinator of the Economy, then perhaps we should experiment with a Physicist as minister of a related ministry and giving him also the job of chief creator of...

SIR: Morality has suffered a serious setback in Nigeria, because the only immorality known to many Christians and Muslims is sexual “aberration”. Consequently, too many Christian and Muslim preachers rarely criticize politico-economic...

IN our editorial of Sunday, April 21, 2013 titled ‘Plagiarism in Nigerian Universities’, mention was made among other things that Professor Patrick Igbinoria of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Benin was suspended in 2008 for...

SIR: Since the amalgamation of our nation, along our journey through time and history, destiny has led us to seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Many did not see a future for us as one nation, but thanks to our strong will, unity and faith we...

SIR: May I suggest that we fully undersand the root of the increasing radicalisation of Muslim youths (Islamically). The root cause is the frustration of the indigenous tribes of the North with the Fulani settlers on the one hand and the...

SIR: An online reaction to the emergency declaration by the Federal Government in Yobe, Borno and Adamawa states as reported by your newspaper (Wednesday, May 15, 2013 pg.3) is misleading. That report quotes an anonymous commentator as...

SIR: The recent report of two polio cases in FCT is unfortunate and embarrassing and it shows that more still has to be done in the fight against polio. For polio cases to be reported in the Federal Capital City where the two Ministers of Health...

SIR: Nigeria’s politics has degenerated in terms of quality and character over time. Money politics has dominated against the politics of issues and values. With this development, it is very clear that the country is heading for a major...