Nigerian Times

Nigerian soldiers of the Special Task Force (STF) on patrol. "Wetin, wetin, what is happening?" Asked the harmless student in the group protesting students of the Plateau State Polytechnic, Barkin Ladi in Jos, and a soldier in the Special Task Force (STF) on security in Jos shot him in the chest and killed him. The full report is on page 4 of today's Saturday Punch newspaper. Nigerian youth full of dreams of a New Nigeria murdered by a heartless law enforcement officer paid to protect him and other innocent citizens, because the indignant student in angst only asked the right question on what is happening in Nigeria! Echoing the the burden of the late Marvin Gaye's song What's Going On ? Mother, mother There's too many of you crying Brother, brother, brother There's far too many of you dying You know we've got to find a way To bring some lovin' here today - Ya Father, father We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only lo...

Engineer Peter Otubu and student Judith Okosun in July, 2010 Vice Chancellor Sam Uniamikogbo, Reconsider Sanctions on Student Judith Okosun of the Ambrose Alli University Clearly the frenzy triggered by Engineer Peter Otubu and student Judith Okosun in July, 2010 which not long ago rocked the institution just before the very recent students ‘protest certainly warranted a very strong administrative action to serve as a huge deterrence, and you have done so, fully. As you may know, I also called for some type of crisis management in my previous writing, by recommending some form of crisis counseling which I hope was considered. Sir, the recent news of Engr. Peter Otubu’s dismissal from the institution is greatly welcomed as it demonstrates a leadership style that is helpful in aggressively bringing professionalism and quality assurance back to university governance. Mr. Otubu’s action was a clear sign of miscarriage of academic integrity. Sir, Judith Okosun, the 400-level Mechanical Eng...