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BY- EGUNGWU CHUKWUKA BENJAMIN ✓ DANGOTE TRUCKS UNDER FIRE: CALLS FOR STRICTER REGULATIONS D ays after the controversy involving two Nigerian airlines and their passengers occurred, triggering public discourse, a heartbreaking news story erupted on the internet that is worth discussing. Considering the steady occurrence, level of damages, and lives that similar incidents have taken due to recklessness by some truck drivers, especially those linked to the Dangote Group , this issue demands federal government attention. Though the focus seems to be on Dangote Group truck drivers because of the high level of their indulgence in accidents, this doesn't take away the fact that other truck drivers from other companies or privately owned trucks also poses high level of threat to people's lives due to their recklessness and inability to ensure that the cargo containers are properly belted or tightened to the truck.  This became a public discourse, following report that the winner of Bi...

  BY- EGUNGWU CHUKWUKA BENJAMIN The two recent incidents involving Nigerian passengers on commercial flights have generated a lot of debate online and offline. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, August 5th, involving Popular Nigerian Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Adewale (K1 De Ultimate) and some Value Jet staff members, including Captain Oluranti Ogoyi , at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja . The second incident took place on Sunday, August 10th, between a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson , and Ibom Air flight staffs on a flight from Uyo to Lagos . Judging some incident based on videos that emerged online might not be the best approach. Most times, the media is used to project a specific narrative, showcasing only what an individual or group wants the public to see. So, it is very important that we don't base our judgement on videos that emerged online. I commend the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for demanding firsthand reports from passengers on th...

BY- EGUNGWU CHUKWUKA BENJAMIN Nigeria Mourns The Loss Of Football Legend, Former President, and Awujale. T he month of July is a blend of tragic events, Verbal Jabs and some positive events. On Thursday, 3rd July, 2025, at about 6:00 AM, we lost former Nigeria football legend, Peter Rufai , at the age of 61, after a prolonged illness.  Subsequently, days after that, another tragedy struck the nation as it was announced on Sunday, 13th July, 2025, that former President, Muhammadu Buhari , passed away in a London clinic at the age of 82, and was laid to rest in his hometown, Dura in Katsina State , on Tuesday, 15th July, 2025.  On the same day (13th July), just minutes after the announcement of the death of the late former President, we got another devastating news about the passing away of Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona, the Awujale of IJebu Kingdom , at the age of 91, and he was inhumed at his private residence in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria, on Monday, 14th July, following the ...