By:PATRICIA SCOTLAND (Commonwealth Secretary-General) When 197 countries adopted the Paris Agreement on Climate Change in 2015, I remember feeling an extraordinary surge of hope – for multilateralism, for science, for humanity. Years of advocacy in support of small and vulnerable Commonwealth states had finally culminated in a binding pact to tackle the greatest threat to…
FEMI OWOEYE So much has been said about Special Anti-robbery Squad, SARS. The echo has been so loud. You would think SARS officers were not elements of the Nigerian police. Despite dissolution of SARS, a major menace that needs a remedy in the proposed police reform bill is police brutality against motorists. This has almost…
MATILDA FRANCES Being a woman, I can happily multi-task. But, for me, writing is a hobby. Aside Motoring, I write about any subject under the sun; fact-based fiction and non-fiction. About six weeks ago, I started writing a novel, which I aim at finishing by Christmas. Weekly hours dedicated to my story I wasn’t going…
By: EUGENE HERBERT Last week Monday, the United Nations (UN) announced the start of a Second Decade of Action for Road Safety. The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UN regional commissions along with other partners in the UN Road Safety Collaboration, will formulate an updated plan of action for 2021 to 2030. Initial reports…
