Category: EDITORIAL

Subsisting hunger and severe hardship in the country appears not to be abating. Media report about how hardship drives Nigerians to look for food in garbage, shocked many Nigerians recently.The report appeared on the front cover of the Vanguard Newspaper of Friday, January 17, 2025. Many Nigerians saw the report as quite unbelievable.The question is: how can Nigeria with all its human and material endowment, degenerate to this level? For experts, the situation has potentials to spark “a national emergency with devastating consequences.” They have also warned of the dire…

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Flooding has ravaged parts of Owerri the Imo State capital in the past. Should the rains return today, Owerri risks potential flooding that could result from garbage-filled drainages. A peep into the drainages within the metropolis will reveal the presence of garbage or refuse. This phenomenon stems from the existence of open drainages prevalent in Imo and other states of the federation, as well as the poor environmental habit of citizens. While the stuffed drainages often time produce deadly odours inimical to the health of residents, the garbage inside constitutes…

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There are reports of the rising spate of organ harvesting, trafficking and kidnapping in Nigeria. It is indeed evil to butcher human beings like animals for the despicable purpose of selling their  organs like kidneys, liver, heart, private parts, among others, appears to be a fallout of incessant cases of kidnapping and banditry across the nation. Indications are rife that criminal elements like kidnappers and bandits sometimes resort to this Satan- inspired trade when victims cannot meet their ransom demands. In their erroneous thinking, it is a way of ensuring…

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A shocking report about how hardship drives some  Nigerians to look for food in garbage, appeared on the front cover of the Vanguard Newspaper of Friday, January 17, 2025. To many Nigerians, the said report was almost unbelievable. How can a nation so endowed with human and material resources degenerate to this level? Experts have reportedly described the situation as “a national emergency with devastating consequences.” They have also warned of the dire consequences the situation portends for the health of the citizens especially, children. For sociologists, this kind of…

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Reports of the rising spate of organ harvesting, trafficking and kidnapping in Nigeria have been making headlines ,recently. The evil of butchering human beings like animals for the despicable purpose of selling their  organs like kidneys, liver, heart, private parts, among others, appears to be a fallout of incessant cases of kidnapping and banditry across the nation. There are emerging indications that kidnappers and bandits sometimes resort to this Satan- inspired trade when victims cannot meet their ransom demands. For them, it is a way of ensuring that they don’t…

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It leaves no one in doubt that Imo roads need urgent attention from the state government. Generally speaking, road Infrastructure is germane to the socio-economic development of any state. Good roads have been found to be a critical element in ease of doing business, aside boosting tourism. In all fairness,  the administration of Governor Hope Uzodinma has undertaken the construction of some major highways atleast to appreciable standards, much still needs to be done not only within the cities and suburbs, but in the rural communities. Some strategic roads  in…

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Feelers from around the state indicate that imolites are bracing up for what seems to be a likely low Christmas celebration this month. There are emerging Indications that traders and marketers may have been experiencing low business due mainly  to what many attribute to escalating hardship in the country, and Imo in particular. There have been expectations amid calls for the Imo State Government of Governor Hope Uzodinma to shore up the state’s economy via policies, at least to cushion the effects of the prevailing situation. The Imo situation appears…

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In a few days from now the usual Jingle bells would start ringing heralding the Christmas season for this year. The Yuletide climaxes the last  four-months of the year popularly called the “ember months.” In all years, this period is characterised by rise  in crime wave occasioned by increased socio-economic activities.There is also the angle of desperate quest for money and other material acquisition by some people who habour the erroneous notion that Christmas is a period to  make money by hook or crook. Incidences of ritual killings, kidnapping and…

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The proposed Tax reforms initiated by the administration of President Bola Tinubu, has generated  controversy especially, as some parts of the nation appear uncomfortable with some of the proposed reforms. The Tinubu-led federal government has defended the move saying that it will “simplify the tax landscape, reduce the burden on small businesses, and streamline tax collection.” Reports have it that the proposed bills for the said tax reforms, have already passed second reading in the Senate of the National Assembly. One interesting aspect of Tinubu’s tax reforms is its move…

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The world will celebrate the Christmas season in  a couple of weeks away from now. It is period christians the world over commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ in the First Century AD. Obviously, the Christmas period is usually characterised by a sharp rise in crime wave occasioned by increase in movement and other socio-economic activities. One issue that is of serious concern is the despicable attitude of desperation on the part of some people in their quest for money and other material acquisition during Christmas. This stems from the…

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