Poll: Uproar over presence of Fayemi’s ex security details in Ekiti The Town Hall Meeting organised by the Nigeria Civil Society Situationroom ahead of the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State almost came to an abrupt end on Tuesday following revelations that two former security details attached to former Governor Kayode Fayemi are now in the state heading some ... Read More »
It is no longer news that an unusual incident happened on Monday, July 2, 2018 in Maiduguri. Unusual because people we always see – Policemen – being deployed to prevent peaceful assembly and legitimate protests by Nigerians (or in rare cases assigned to provide security for privileged groups, who stage solidarity rallies) resorted to the same method to vent their ... Read More »
INTERACTIVE SESSION WITH 2,000 YOUNG AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURS LAGOS, NIGERIA, 03 July 2018 – The President of the French Republic, H.E. Emmanuel Macron, who is in Nigeria on a working visit, will on Wednesday, be interacting with more than 2,000 budding entrepreneurs from Africa. These entrepreneurs are alumni of the Tony Elumelu Foundation(TEF) Entrepreneurship Programme. The session, which is the highlight ... Read More »
Senate President Bukola Saraki says he knows the ministers, governors who sponsored the protest against the national assembly. Saraki said this on the floor of the senate on Tuesday after Barnabas Gamade, senator representing Benue north-east, drew the attention of the lawmakers to a protest. Protesters had stormed the national assembly, demanding the resignation of Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, speaker ... Read More »
Armed attackers have gunned down seven police officers in Abuja. The incident reportedly occurred at Galadimawa Junction, just off the international airport road. The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) police commissioner, Sadiq Bello, informed journalists of the incident Tuesday afternoon. The police chief was, however, unable to immediately provide full details of how it occurred, saying the FCT police spokesperson, Anjuguri ... Read More »
A former Independent National Electoral Commission Acting Chairman, Mrs Amina Zakari, has challenged Ekiti State Governor, Ayo Fayose, and the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State to provide evidence to support their allegation that she was colluding with other officials to rig the Ekiti governorship election in favour of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. Zakari, ... Read More »
Jos—Former governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, has said attempts to link him to criminal activities, especially the recent killings in his senatorial zone, were deliberate plan by the Federal Government to get him out of the way, so he would not participate in any of the 2019 electoral processes. But reacting to Jang’s allegation, the Federal Government said it ... Read More »
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in Bwari, Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking to bar the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Kayode Fayemi from participating in the Ekiti Governorship election. Justice O. A. Musa, in a judgment on Tuesday, dismissed the suit by the Action People’s Party (APP) on the ground that it was without merit. ... Read More »
“As a rogue state continued to exploit its citizens, what we have had and still have is a nation too divided and distracted” – Bishop Kukah. Broken Truths: Nigeria’s Elusive Quest for National Cohesion Bishop M H Kukah Introduction: The Truth of our Nigerian Story? Let me start with a conceptual clarification regarding the title and topic of this lecture. ... Read More »
Angry People Democratic Party stalwart, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode has asked Nigerian if there can be peace where there is genocide and an islamisation agenda? Fani-kayode in a series on his Twitter handle on Tuesday said ‘We want peace but can there be peace without justice? Can there be peace when one seeks to ethnically cleanse and exterminate the other?Can there ... Read More »
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