| This edition of your darling paper wears a frown. What with the harsh economy that seems to be worsening by the day. Cost of living, especially of food item are rising daily and many Nigerians who voted for change in anticipation of a better deal are getting disillusioned. That is not to talk of the worsening security, especially killings of Nigerians by rampaging Fulani herdsmen while the government in power appears to lack the will required to stop the war at peace time. Our guest for Platform, an elder statesman in his late eighties dwells on these burning issues and concludes that most of them are self-inflicted problems which can be easily solved if the Muhammadu Buhari Government is sincere. So, what is it the Buhari regime should do to stop the hardship? Find out. Our Lead story is on the high-wire antics of politicians, especially those in the North/South Divide in their struggle for the South-West. We also bring you the sobering observations of a nonagerian female professor, the very first in the country, on the high hopes for the country at independence and how bad leadership has shattered same. You’ll also get to learn of some facts from this sister to one of the major players in the Nigerian Civil war. Our back page columnist discusses Trump’s triumph and its aftermath. |
On a more cheery note, our window story discusses the decision to cut oil output globally which has begun to push up oil prices to the joy of countries like Nigeria. But the lingering militancy in the Niger-Delta seems to be dampening that joy.
The victory of the APC in Ondo and how it has sent shivers down the spines of some states also features, so also does the ongoing probe of the Jonah Jang administration by his successor in Plateau State.
Our editorial re-examines the killing of a 75-year-old Igbo woman in Kano and how a Kano court discharged the accused persons on the orders of the state’s attorney-general. So much for justice! As usual there other juicy meals in this package — sports, life after office and more. Grab your copy.
Yemi Ogunsola
Editor
