Ebere Onwudiwe: Good Friend, Fine Scholar, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The coming of 2021 has not abated the tragedies of sickness and death associated with 2020 and the Covid-19 pandemic. For my friend Ebere, […]
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Female Participation in Ondo State Elections, By Victoria Manya, Tracy Keshi and Dr Akinyinka Akinyoade
FEMALE PARTICIPATION IN ONDO STATE ELECTIONS NIGERIA October 2020 Download Full Report In pdf Abstract In this study we examine the democratic participation of women […]
SERAP asks Buhari to drop plan to borrow dormant account balances, unclaimed dividends
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to use his leadership position “to promptly drop […]
Ungoverned Spaces: Why Communities Must Fight Back, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Nigeria is facing the most serious security challenge in its history. It is facing an even bigger challenge of social disintegration, anomie, signalling the […]
AFRICMIL mourns Prof Femi Odekunle
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has described the death of Professor Femi Odekunle, foremost criminologist, and member of the Presidential […]
Buhari mourns Prof. Odekunle
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock at the news of the demise of Prof. Femi Odekunle, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against […]
On My father’s Memorial: As we look forward to another year, By Orji Uzor Kalu
It’s exactly ten years since my dearest father passed on. He was a quiet, peaceful and a private man; and, his fond memories shall […]
Failed State: PDP berates Buhari Presidency for dismissing FT’s caution
By Chimezie Godfrey The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Buhari Presidency for trivializing the nation’s tragic descent to a failed state. The party […]
Study notes on ‘state’ and ‘state failure’, By Edwin Madunagu
This piece is dedicated to two of the surviving members of the Old Guard of the Nigerian Left: Comrade Biodun Jeyifo (BJ) who turns […]
How to build the barricade: Lessons from #EndSARS 2020, By Jaye Gaskia
[NOTES FOR A PRESENTATION AS A PANELIST AT THE 2020 PRO-DEMOCRACY SUMMIT ON THE OVERARCHING THEME OF “FROM MOMENT TO MOVEMENT: SUSTAINING POPULAR POWER BEYOND […]
Political Contestation in Nigeria: Challenges of Benchmarking Party Manifesto
By Salihu Moh. Lukman Introduction – The Context Let me thank the leadership of the APC Press Corp for this opportunity to present this Keynote […]
Lawan, Omo-Agege, Wase felicitate with Buhari at 78
The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege and Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Ibrahim Wase have facilitated with President Muhammadu Buhari on […]
ICPC to Media: Balance reportage of anti-corruption activities
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has advised the media not to be overly interested in reporting only the enforcement mandate […]
Kyari restates commitment to transparency, bags ethics & compliance award
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, has reiterated his commitment to conducting the business and operations […]
Collect VAT, withholding tax from legislators – President, Chartered Institute of Taxation
By Haruna Salami President, Chartered Institute of Taxation, Dame Gladys Simplice has called on tax collectors to collect value-added tax and withholding tax from constituency […]
Let’s realise restructuring together—El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has called for a collective national endeavour to secure the necessary constitutional amendments to achieve restructuring of […]
#EndSARS protest and its many casualties, By Isa Ismail
More than one month after the street protests that jolted the Nigerian nation, the dusk is yet to settle on the ripples of the […]
BMO debunks Abaribe’s claim, names Igbos around Buhari
Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe’s resort to misrepresentation and a tissue of lies, in order to get a point of view across, has been described […]
Social Action bemoans exclusion of Rivers state from COVID-19 grant- Full Statement
RE: N66.5BN COVID-19 GRANT RIVERS STATE EXCLUSION; INSTITUTE LEGACY OF ACCOUNTABILITY, PUBLISH RIVERS STATE BUDGET – AGAIN, SOCIAL ACTION, NIGER DELTA ACCOUNTABILITY NETWORK, ENJOIN […]
Buhari hails Nuhu Ribadu at 60
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his warm solicitations with pioneer Executive Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Nuhu Ribadu, on his 60th birthday, […]
DSS and the lessons of #EndSARS, By Anselm Luke
The most overwhelming outcomes of the #ENDSARS protests must be the stunning reality of “orchestrations by subversive and unscrupulous elements to cause a breakdown of […]
Out-of-school children, others: Group launches Write the Future Initiative
The Sustainable Community and Advancement Partners (SCAP) on Monday launched the Write the Future (WTF) initiative in Gosa village, Abuja. The initiative is designed to […]
TY Danjuma appoints panel to review VSF
The corporate governance and operations of the Nigerian Foundation for the Support of Victims of Terrorism, known simply as Victim Support Fund (VSF), is set to be strengthened by […]
Nasir El-Rufai, budget of recovery and Kaduna State citizens
By Emmanuel Ado “A budget is telling your money where to go,instead of wondering where it went.” Dave Ramsey Budget is […]
Uncovering COVID-19 palliatives, famished Nigerians and national security
By Khalid Sanusi Kani The recent development of storming different warehouses squirrelling Covid-19 palliatives across the country by some famished “innocent” Nigerians, has unveiled a […]