On this 25th anniversary of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, adjudged the freest and fairest in the history of Nigeria, and which was annulled by the military in a streak of authoritarian madness, the scars are still deep and…
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Boko Haram: U.S. to assist Nigeria with $102m
The U.S. Government has announced 102 million dollars (about 3.7 billion naira) in additional humanitarian assistance for Nigeria to address the sufferings of people affected by the Boko Haram insurgency. The U.S. Department of State said the fund would be used…
Who Needs “Not Too Young To Run” Law?
Who truly thinks that anything is going to change in the political space now that we have the “Not Too Young To Run Act”? I don’t think so because in Nigeria the more things change, the more they remain the…
Nigeria takes 16th position in list of least peaceful countries in the world
Nigeria has been ranked the 16th least peaceful country in the world, according to the 2018 edition of Global Peace Index, GPI. The report, released yesterday, ranked Nigeria 148 out of the total 163 countries surveyed. Nigeria Iceland is the…
TIME FOR YOUTHS IN NIGERIA’S LEADERSHIP
The promise of President Muhammadu Buhari during his Democracy day speech on May 29, 2018 to sign the “Not too Young to Run Bill” into law to give opportunities to Nigerian youths to participate in politics and governance has sparked…
2019: US, UK, Others Pledges to Support Nigeria
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the United States of America, United Kingdom, Japan among others has pledged to support Nigeria to achieve free and fair election. A statement made available to Newsmen yesterday in Abuja, to celebrate the nation’s…
Like North Korea like Nigeria: The Bull & the Bucket – Joseph Okechukwu
Background When in February of 2016, Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “Israel is Coming Back to Africa and Africa is Returning to Israel” he wasn’t joking. That is because Donald Trump must have advised Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to get to…
Plot To Destabilize Nigeria: Protesters Shutdown Amnesty International’s Office in Abuja
Activities at the Abuja office of Amnesty International was temporarily brought to a halt as over 1000 protesters on Wednesday stormed the office to protest what they described as ‘plot to destabilize Nigeria.’ The angry protesters claimed that the international…
WORLD CUP: Nigeria ranks 10th among countries tipped to take Germany’s crown
The Super Eagles have been tipped as one of the teams likely to celebrate in Russia. The pundits have seen something in the Super Eagles that a lot of Nigerians may not have noticed. Where as many Nigerians see Croatia,…
IGP Ibrahim Idris versus senators – Ebere Wabara
The Nigeria Police should not have wasted funds on full-page publications concerning the main reason the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris was invited to appear before the Senate to purport security challenges in parts of the country. Any discerning…