Hold politicians accountable to campaign promises, monarch urges electorate
Oba Adeshina Kuti, the Eleru of Eru in Lagos, on Friday, advised Nigerian electorate to always hold politicians accountable to the promises made during the […]
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American Alt-Right, Proud Boys and The Rise of Neo-Nazis
By Osmund Agbo When a Yale psychologist, Jennifer Richeson heard about the August 2008 report of the US Census Bureau, her immediate response was […]
#EndSARS: Group appeals to protesters to allow govt attend to demands
By Chimezie Godfrey The Citizens Action for Good Governance has urged the #EndSARS protesters to put an end to the protest to allow the government […]
SERAP sues Buhari, NASS, wants court to declare electricity tariff, fuel price hike illegal
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 302 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National […]
Beyond SARS: Change has come to Nigeria, By Osmund Agbo
“Mgbe onye ji teta ula bu ututu ya” (Morning translates to whenever one decides it’s time to wake up) -Igbo Proverb For quite […]
INEC to distribute sensitive materials for Imo North bye-election Oct. 28
Prof. Emeka Ezeonu, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo, says the commission will commence distribution of sensitive materials for Imo North senatorial bye-election […]
APC says politicians should not see elections as do or die affair
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised politicians not to see elections into public offices as a do or die affair. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman, […]
Ondo election: IGP warns politicians against violence
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has warned politicians against actions and utterances that would compromise free, fair and credible governorship election […]
Ondo election: Clerics urge politicians, supporters to shun violence
Ahead of Oct. 10 Governorship election in Ondo State, Christian and Muslim clerics on Wednesday appealed to politicians and supporters of political parties to shun […]
Electoral Amendment Bill: Coalition demands speedy passage
By Chimezie Godfrey The Coalition for Constitutional and Electoral Reforms has urged the 9th National Assembly to fast track the passage of the Electoral Amendment […]
Edo governorship election and consolidation of electoral democracy, By Jibrin Ibrahim
Last Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State was a positive development for electoral democracy in Nigeria. This is despite the fact that in […]
Zamfara banditry: Mineral resource control or partisan politics, By Zainab Suleiman – Okino
Just like the oil conundrum, which has raised the pertinent question of it being a curse or blessing, the presence of huge mineral […]
INEC seeks EFCC support against vote buying
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sought the assistance of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) in tracking electoral funding malpractices and vote […]
Nigerians’ entitlement mentality and sense of belonging, By Akintokunbo A Adejumo
[email protected] Jean-Pierre Legros, Author of “Diversium”, an interdisciplinary theory of Everything wrote: “Nothing is free. Because nothing exists without relationships with something else. Even […]
Fuel Subsidy Removal: The needless furore, By Maryam I. Shettima
Mr President is in the eye of the storm recently for bravely realizing the inevitable expungement of the fuel subsidy in […]
Oba of Benin cautions politicians against setting Edo on fire
As Edo residents prepare for the September 19 governorship election, the Oba of Benin, Oba Ewaure II, has warned politicians against setting the state on […]
FRSC cautions politicians, other motorists against illegal covering of Number Plate
Dr Kayode Olagunju, the Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Zone 4, Jos, on Monday cautioned motorists against illegal covering of their Vehicle […]
Bayelsa and Other Stories, By Reuben Abati
“Sorry about your man” “Thank you” “You know I used to think that this COVID-19 thing is a kind of scientific joke, but now I […]
Atiku salutes IBB at 79, hails his commitment to Nigeria’s diversity
Former Vice President of Nigeria Atiku Abubakar has paid tribute to former military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida for his respect and commitment to our […]
Ignore Na’Abba’s publicity stunt, Buhari has no issues with him – Presidency
The Presidency has described the outcry over the reported invitation by the DSS of Former Speaker House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba as a publicity stunt. […]
SERAP to Buhari: Instruct Minister, NBC to withdraw codes on ‘insult of govs, elders, leaders’
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him to “urgently instruct Mr Lai Mohammed, Minister of […]
The hefty burden of democracy, By Osmund Agbo
A man once asked how it was possible that China, one of the world’s oldest dictatorships was able to lift 82 million people out of […]
The toxicity of Edo politics, By Zainab Suleiman Okino
The way issues are unraveling concerning the September gubernatorial election in Edo state, majority of people, who are least talked about may rise up one […]
FCT Chief Judge reaffirms ban on ex-parte order in political cases
Chief Judge of the Federal Capital Territory, Justice Ishaq Bello on Thursday, reaffirmed that granting ex-parte orders to stop electoral processes remained barred in his jurisdiction. […]
Between Sule Lamido, betrayal of trust and friendship
By: Adamu Muhd Usman “When truth gets out of balance, we can get dangerously to an error” —Leo Toistoy (1828-1910) Betrayal of trust and friendship […]