Drug abuse: Beyond the ban on codeine

by Nigerian Oracle - May 17, 20180

Punch Editorial Board Nigeria is breeding a wild generation of drug addicts. These youths inhale, inject and consume psychotic and narcotic substances at will, easily evading the scrutiny of a society distracted by economic malaise at the expense of their future wellbeing. A new documentary by the British Broadcasting Corporation on the abuse of cough […] …

Buhari on state police

by Nigerian Oracle - May 15, 20180

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari recently had cause to once gain comment on the issue of state police. Speaking in a special interview session with the Voice of America’s (VOA) Hausa Service in Washington DC, United States, […]
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FG and varsity tuition fees

by Nigerian Oracle - May 15, 20180

AT the conclusion of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja last Wednesday, Minister of State for Education, Professor Anthony Onwuka, declared to State House correspondents that the tuition fees currently charged by some […]
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IGP’s refusal to honour Senate summons

by Nigerian Oracle - May 14, 20180

Following his refusal to appear before the Senate in plenary for the third time in two weeks weeks to speak on the spate of killings across the country and the inhuman treatment allegedly meted out […]
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Imo’s development levy

by Nigerian Oracle - May 10, 20180

FOR some time now, the Imo State government has been at variance with the people of the state over the issue of development levy. The state governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, had ordered all “leviable adults” […]
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WASSCE’s digital cheating demands severe action

by Nigerian Oracle - May 10, 20180

MALPRACTICE reached a new low in the 2018 West African Senior School Certificate Examination when answers to questions were uploaded to candidates in the hall through digital platforms. Such platforms were earlier widely advertised with specified sums of money to be paid into designated bank accounts of the perpetrators for Objective and Theory based question […] …

The Police, Melaye show of shame

by Nigerian Oracle - May 10, 20180

NIGERIA is languishing at the bottom of best practices in most areas of human endeavours. These are grave indications that this country is being poorly run, and this has nothing to do with particular political parties or regimes. This country is sitting precariously on wrong foundations and truly needs restructuring and redirection.
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The demand for new minimum wage

by Nigerian Oracle - May 10, 20180

IT appears that May Day, otherwise called Workers’ Day, is now commonly perceived as a mere holiday by Nigerians in general. It is fast becoming a crass opportunity for some leaders of the organised labour […]
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Buhari’s stance on state police, wrong

by Nigerian Oracle - May 9, 20180

Punch Editorial Board President Muhammadu Buhari’s casual dismissal of the clamour for state police before a global audience confirmed his total disconnection with the demands of modern governance. By hiding under the guise of financial implications for the states and constitutionalism, he failed to situate the dire fiscal and security challenges afflicting the country in […] …

The codeine scourge

by Nigerian Oracle - May 9, 20180

A video clip from the stable of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) titled Sweet, Sweet Codeine recently went viral on the internet. It depicted the scary, sorrowful and deplorable level to which a considerable part […]
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