The Israeli-Palestinian Prisoners’ Exchange
Last week, the long-awaited, Egyptian-brokered, prisoner exchange, between Israel and the Palestinians finally took place, broadcast on live television around the world.
Between OPC and MASSOB: A double standard of policing?
The press reported this week that an Abuja High Court had granted bail to Chief Ralph Uwazuruike and 43 other members of
Reinstate Justice Salami Now
The news broke last week that a committee of the National Judicial Council (NJC), headed by Hon. Justice Maryam Aloma Mukhtar, had
The Ghetoizing Of Nigeria
Last week, the Program Manager of the United Nations Habitat in Nigeria, Professor Johnson Bade, revealed that not less than 71 million
The Alarming Ranking Position Of Nigerian Universities
The 2011 ranking of the top 100 African universities was recently posted on the internet. From a Nigerian perspective, it made very
Aminu Tambuwwal and PDP’s zoning banana peel: Slippery wages of expediency
SURELY we cannot continue to allow individuals and groups to do what they liked and undermine our unity, cohesion and effectiveness. Henceforth,
Yar’adau’s regime of policy inconsistencies
Our weekly Edictorial Planning meeting last week, chose as cartoon of the week, a piece that was drawn by Abdulkareem Baba Aminu.
Responding To Emergency Situations
Mahmud Jega’s piece of Monday told the story of the collapse of the shopping complex near the headquarters of MEDIA TRUST last
A BLOW AGAINST IMPUNITY
Our Editorial Board met for much longer than last Thursday, because of the unannounced visit of the special Adviser to president Umar
ALHAJI IDI FAROUK’S RESPONSE TO PIECE ON TONY ANENIH
Last week, Daily Trust carried Alhaji Idi Farouk’s rejoinder to the piece I wrote on Chief Tony Anenih three weeks ago, which
One Tragedy Too Many
I spent the second half of last week, from Thursday evening, in Lagos. I was attending a retreat at the scenic Eko