Ousted President Mohamed Bazoum The entry of the military into the politics and governance of Niger Republic is yet another negative development in the growth of democracy and people-centred rule in that country and the West African sub-region in general. This clearly justifies the wide condemnation the coup has received from all and sundry, particularly […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism that its candidate, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, would clinch victory at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. This was as the party expressed concern over harsh economic realities in the country, especially the hike in petrol pump price, cost of living, and tuition fees. The spokesperson, Kano Forum […]
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The increasing number of old politicians maneuvering the system to get their biological sons and daughters to either occupy elective offices or secure political appointments is turning Nigeria’s democracy gradually towards oligarchy: As former governors increasingly populate the Senate and cabinet of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, their children, relatives, and cronies are also gradually filling […]
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Senate President Godswill Akpabio (left); Vice President Kashim Shettima; President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; new National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and new National Secretary, Ajibola Basiru, during the 12th National Executive Committee meeting of the party in Abuja…yesterday. Credit: Lucy Ladidi Ateko • Say move a blow to anti-corruption, dent […]
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An assembling plant • Prices, custom duties, maintenance undermine offtake • Corporate bodies extend vehicle usage from four to seven years • Experts task govt on vehicle financing, single-digit car loans • More education, transparency on car financing needed The fall in the per capita income of Nigerians in the last few years is affecting […]
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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Restores free shuttle buses for students, workers To feed one million households Pensioners get N10,000 monthly for five months By Banji Ayoola Ondo State government on Thursday rolled out palliatives to cushion the hardship being experienced by the citizenry following the removal of petrol subsidy by the Federal Government. President Bola Tinubu […]
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President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Jeo Ajaero (left); President Bola Ahmed Tinubu; President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo and President, NUPENG, Williams Akporeha after the nationwide protest in Abuja Why labour suspended strike after meeting Tinubu – Osifo NNPCL, NIPCO partner to deliver CNG CAN: Nigerians should give Tinubu a chance on palliative Nothing […]
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By Abimbola Adelakun Successive administrations in Nigeria start out by apprehending demons, or enigmatic forces, against which they will test their political strength and define the character of their government. Those forces are the factors on which all evil bedeviling the nation must necessarily be blamed. From coup speeches to inauguration addresses, each administration launches […]
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The July 27 military takeover of government in the Niger Republic continues the recent anomalous trend in the Sahel that has seen the overthrow of democratic administrations in Mali and Burkina Faso. It is the seventh military takeover in less than three years in West and Central Africa, undermining democratic progress in one of the […]
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#EndSARS protesters Thirty months after its tragic climax, the #EndSARS youth protest movement and its aftermath continue to reverberate and ruffle the conscience of a country that serially betrays its youth. In the latest peep into the thick official cover wrapped around the mass protest’s aftermath, a leaked memo revealed how the Lagos State Government […]
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