Residents of Lagos, once the seat of the Federal Government, were shocked a fortnight ago by the seizure of illegally imported arms and ammunition at Apapa wharf. The shock had hardly gone before they found their city swarming with armed security personnel who stopped people and vehicles to conduct random searches. Adesoji Oyinlola, Francis Iwuchukwu, Suleiman Idris and Benjamin Torchi capture this mixed mood of shock, fear, amazement and confusion in the following report.
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Mainstream media organisations in developed countries has a success story to tell about online journalism, a genre of journalism which enables the media outfits to supply multimedia reports to their audience with the aid of advanced technology.
Although Nigeria depends heavily on proceeds from petroleum for its economic survival, it is predominantly still an agricultural society. The country is blessed with abundant natural endowments and arable lands suitable for agriculture, while about 70 per cent of its population are engaged in farming activities.
Kidneys, the two bean-shaped organs in the abdomen of human beings, appear quite small and insignificant but their functions in human existence can never be under-estimated. Medical experts say whenever this all-important organ starts malfunctioning, the whole human body and all other organs consequently become incapacitated.
The United Nations, at a convention in Ottawa, Canada in 2001 placed a total ban on the laying of landmines during wars the world over. The ban was informed by the deaths and maiming of innocent civilians, due to mine explosions which occurred long after wars had ended. So far, over 158 countries, including Nigeria have acceded to the convention.
Nigeria’s contribution to the socio-economic and political stability and development of the West African sub-region and indeed Africa is widely acknowledged across the globe.
By B.C. Bashir
One of the prime responsibilities of any government is to ensure the security of lives and property of its citizens and no responsible government toys with this constitutional and moral mandate.
It is often said that “if you educate a male child, you educate an individual but if you educate a girl-child, you educate the entire society”. Such a dictum only re-emphasises the need to accord girl-child education the priority it deserves, in the wake of the increased advocacy for the empowerment of the woman in economic and socio-political spheres.
