Archive for March, 2009

As Okiro Prepares To Bow Out Of Police

March 23, 2009

By Ikechukwu Amaechi
Published: March 17, 2009
There are indications that the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Sir Mike Okiro, will retire sometime in July. If that information is correct, then he should be preparing to proceed on his retirement leave in April. Okiro will be bowing out not because he has served the maximum 35 years. [...]

Why 2011 Worries Me

March 13, 2009

By Ikechukwu Amaechi
 
Published: March 3, 2009
 
Once again, there is a tantalizing whiff of politics in the air. Not that the perfume ever faded. No. Nigeria is a country in a permanent state of politicking. The end of one election cycle marks the beginning of another. Unlike in some other democracies, there is no break, no [...]

To Avoid Voting N2b In 2010 For Generators

March 13, 2009

By Ikechukwu Amaechi
Published: February 24, 2009
Attention of Nigerians will, once more, be riveted on the National Assembly, or precisely on the House of Representatives, this week. The lower chamber (or is it equal chamber) of the National Assembly is set to commence debate on the controversial report of its Committee on Power and Steel that [...]