The recent sentencing of four members of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group to death by hanging for their roles in the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State, represents a defining moment in Nigeria’s protracted battle against terrorism. Four years after 43 worshippers were murdered and countless others maimed during […]

Okonkwo observed with delight that council chairmen in Akwa Ibom State have delivered tangible strides in good governance through the prudent utilisation of local government funds, aligning with the state’s ARISE Agenda.

By Prince Steve AKANDE There are festivals, and there are institutions of history. The INYAMA Festival of Igarra, in Akoko-Edo local government area of Edo state, belongs firmly to the latter category. The sacred festival of rain belongs to the Anonyete clan, they speak to heaven and heaven listens to them. Ancient as memory and […]

This  week, we continue the narrative on boycott of elections in Nigeria Chief Ojike did not introduce the slogans for people to boycott elections. Chief Ojike was born in 1912 in Akeme in Arochukwu, Southeastern Nigeria. He attended the Arochukwu Primary School, finishing in 1926 and taking up a teaching appointment with a mission. He returned […]

Advises INEC to Ignore the Court’s Order The New Direction for Nigeria Movement (NEDMO) strongly condemns the recent court order directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister five political parties. This judicial directive is a dangerous assault on multi-party democracy. It is capable of truncating Nigeria’s hard-earned democracy and national stability. NEDMO in […]