The Second Kano Social Media Influencers Summit, By Jibrin Ibrahim
In July 2019, the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) organized the first social media influencers summit in Kano as a symposium of ideas […]
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#EndSARS, One Year Later, the Youth Waits,By Jibrin Ibrahim
It has been one year already since that Tuesday, 20th October 2020, when the Nation was rudely shocked by a premeditated violent crackdown on youth […]
Disaster Risk Reduction: Farouq moves to reduce vulnerabilities, build resilience
….calls for increased international partnership By Chimezie Godfrey The Humanitarian Affairs Minister, Sadiya Farouq has said that the ministry is working on reducing vulnerabilities and […]
Publish names of suspected looters of N6trn NDDC funds, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to “direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar Malami, […]
Guinea Needs A Bitter Pill. But Will Africa Find It? By Azu Ishiekwene
Zambia’s peaceful and orderly election in August offered a glimmer of hope that Africa’s story might be changing. For the third time in three decades, […]
NGO blames insecurity on parental negligence, poverty
Mercy Corps, an NGO, has attributed the widespread insecurity in parts of the country to parental negligence occasioned by poverty and illiteracy. In a communiqué […]
Humanitarian needs in Afghanistan can’t be forgotten, warns UNHCR
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is concerned about the prevailing humanitarian needs within Afghanistan, urging support to ensure that all those requiring assistance are […]
Traditional diets can reduce hypertension, kidney ailments, diabetes, others -FUTA Don
A dietary shift from junk foods to eating natural foods, particularly of plant origin, that would result in the availability of high fibres, vitamins and […]
Probe spending of N881bn by 367 MDAs without appropriation, SERAP tells Buhari
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari “to direct the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Mr Abubakar […]
Turkish police inaugurate operations to catch 47 suspects over failed coup
Turkish police inaugurated widespread operations to capture 47 suspects over their alleged ties with a network believed to be behind a coup attempt in 2016, […]
Northern Elders to Igbos: You can secede, Nigeria can’t afford another war
The Northern Elders Forum, NEF has said Nigeria cannot afford another civil war Therefore, it is the group’s view that the Igbo ethnic group be […]
Biden urges ceasefire in Ethiopian Tigray region
U.S. President, Joe Biden, has called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s northern conflict region of Tigray in view of the escalating violence there. “Political wounds […]
JAMB extends 2021 examination amidst registration challenges
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has announced the extension of the 2021 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and mock examinations following reports of widespread […]
Beyond Corruption Perceptions Index 2020, By Auwal Musa Rafsanjani
“Nigeria ranks poorly in 2020 CPI, why does it matter and what should the Nigerian Government do about it” Every year, the publication of the […]
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 […]
Abia-North: Former LGA Chairman lauds Senator Kalu on projects, empowerments
A former Chairman of Aro-Chukwu Local Government Area, Honourable Ike Jones has extolled the Senate Chief Whip and Senator representing Abia-North at the […]
#EndSARS: PDP hails sanctions by UK Parliament, advises UN, others
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has applauded the resolution by the British parliament to impose travel restriction and visa ban to officials of the […]
Recession: SERAP asks Buhari to cut cost of governance, gives 14-day ultimatum
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari urging him “to put the country’s resources at the service […]
Understanding Nigeria’s obsession with Rawlings, By Azu Ishiekwene
The saying that a prophet is not appreciated at home may well be referring to former Ghanaian president, Jerry Rawlings, who died last Thursday from […]
#EndSARS: Presidency, CBN, NASS back Lagos recovery efforts, as Sanwo-Olu names team
…Bankers’ Committee, Private Sector Champion Rebuilding Effort …Cardoso: ‘We Have A Tough Task, But We’ll Achieve It’ Nigerian government officials revealed Monday that the period […]
Hell hath no fury like corruption fighting back, By Osmund Agbo
“The duty of youth is to challenge corruption” — Kurt Cobain, Nirvana For eleven straight days, the moon shone bright on the sky over […]
#EndSARS, the Precariat and Nigeria’s Political Sociology, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The genie is out of the bottle and henceforth the new normal is that youth agency, both positive and negative, will determine the course […]
Death toll nears 100 in India flood havoc; widespread damage reported
Floods triggered by heavy rains across southern and western India have killed at least 94 people and destroyed roads, homes and crops, officials said on […]