A failed state is one in which the state can no longer govern; where all the institutions and structures of governance have collapsed, and the polity has regressed dramatically into a vast ungoverned space. In the absence of an overarching…
Month: May 2018
BIAFRA DAY CELEBRATION TURNS BLOODY
Activities marking the 18th anniversary celebration of new Biafra, yesterday turned bloody in Onitsha, Anambra State, as members of the Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, accused the joint military task force operating in the state of killing five of their members. BIM…
BUHARI ATTACKS OBASANJO, EX-PRESIDENT REACTS
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday threw a jibe at former President Olusegun Obasanjo for spending $16bn on power projects during his tenure as the President without corresponding power supply to Nigerians. Although he did not mention any name, Buhari said…
CONGRESS: KWARA GETS THIRD APC FACTION
A third faction has emerged from the State Congress of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kwara State. The parallel group, which claimed to have organized the genuine congress, has requested the national leadership of the party to accord recognition…
APC: NO LANDLORD LEAVES HIS HOUSE FOR UNFAITHFUL TENANTS – OKOROCHA
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said that he will not leave All Progressive Congress APC for gold-diggers and that no Landlord leaves his house for unfaithful tenants. Okorocha also said the story of his joining APGA is the…
REVEALED: In Seven Years, Only 10 of 177 Grand Corruption Cases Led To Convictions
Only 10 of the 177 grand corruption cases across the country between 2000 and 2017 have resulted in convictions, the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has said. Releasing a report on corruption cases in Nigeria and how many of…
“Look for younger candidates to replace you” – Northern Youths urge Buhari, Atiku
A coalition of northern youths has urged President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to forget their ambitions to contest for the 2019 presidential elections on account of their age. The coalition in a communique issued at the…
FG LAUNCHES N64M WEBSITE, REITERATES COMMITMENT TO OPEN GOVT.
Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, said on Monday that, in accordance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act, government officials has no right to hide information from Nigerians, provided such information was not classified. He said…
WHY I WON’T RESUME IN SENATE NOW – MELAYE
The embattled chairman of the Senate Committee on FCT, Senator Dino Melaye (APC, Kogi), yesterday, explained why he will not resume at the Senate today. The Kogi lawmaker said he was not strong enough to resume work at the senate.…
AGONY OF KOGI TEACHERS
Anguish, pains and rejection are perhaps the best words to describe the travails and agonies of primary schools’ teachers in Kogi State who are facing prolonged nonpayment of their salaries. Some of them are owed between 13-25 months. The case of these primary…