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Without doubt, fervent ethnicity is one of the greatest bulwarks holding down the growth and progress of the country and in this mad inclination to the idol of ethnicity, all Nigerians are guilty. This single problem has so divided and calibrated Nigerians that every issue is looked at from the prism of ethnicity, judgment reached […]

The Governor of Bayelsa State, Henry Seriake Dickson, on Monday threatened to name and shame politicians who are arming and supporting criminal elements in the society. He commended the gallantry of the security forces and their contribution to peace, security and development but lamented that some political leaders were engrossed in comprising security in Bayelsa. […]

A White Paper released by Ekiti State Government has barred a former governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, from holding a public office in the state for 10 years. The state also barred his former Commissioner for Finance, Mr. Dapo Kolawole, for the same number of years. The duo were barred based on the report of the […]

President Muhammad Buhari anti-corruption record appears to be rising, but his human rights record is sinking. And his presidency is beginning to appear more like the military dictatorship he denounced on the campaign grounds in 2015. Before rounding off his 2,562-word speech at Chatham House in the United Kingdom in February 2015, General Muhammadua Buhari […]

The Nigerian economy will be significantly better in 2018 going by the consistent positive trend of key indicators since the country emerged from recession in the second quarter of last year, the Minister of Budget and National Planning, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has said. Senator Udoma who was speaking at the 2018 Economic Outlook Forum […]

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Ahmed Rufai Abubakar as the new Director General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA). Abubakar, a retired career foreign service officer, has been a Senior Special Assistant to the President (SSAP) on Foreign Affairs/International Relations. Abubakar had extensive experience working with the United Nations in peace support […]

3 UK based solicitors have have petitioned the British MP, Lyn Brown, the PM, Theresa May and the Foreign affairs Minister Boris Johnson over the arrest and continued harrasment of Mr Daniel Elombah, by the Nigerian Police. This comes as the international Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ, warned Nigerian authorities to immediately release Timothy Elombah, […]

…takes case to ICC, UN, Embassies …reject ‘cattle colonies’, demand definition …warns IGP over reckless comments The Tiv Area Traditional Council on Tuesday said it had concluded plans to report to the global community and International Criminal Court, the atrocities of Fulani herdsmen, including the recent killing of natives in Benue State. The pan-Tiv traditional […]

Six years ago, five young Nigerians graduated from Usmanu Danfodio University with a bachelor’s degree in Law and were on the verge of missing admission into the Nigerian Law School due to lack of finances. Over dinner, it was mentioned to the then Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, of the […]

Campaign for the presidential and governorship elections in 2019 will begin in November, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC said in a timetable released today. According to the timetable, campaign for the presidential and National Assembly election will start on Nov. 18, while the campaign for the governorship will begin on Nov. 2. Party primaries […]

Rather than dare the Sahara Desert and the Mediterranean Sea, with scores of lives lost in the process, President Muhammadu Buhari has urged illegal migrants to stay back home, and find ways to improve their personal economies. Receiving Hon. Louise Mushikiwabo, Rwandan Minister of Foreign Affairs, who came as Special Envoy of President Paul Kagame, […]