Dafinone demands rail safety overhaul, mourns victims of Agbor train crash
Senator Ede Dafinone, representing Delta Central Senatorial District, has expressed deep sorrow over the tragic accident involving the Ujevwu–Itakpe Train Service near Agbor, Delta State, which claimed three lives, and called for an immediate investigation as well as stronger safety measures across Nigeria’s railway network. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the senator described the […]
Delay of Warri constituency delineation threatens peace, credibility, IYC warns INEC
…warns against diversion By Emem Idio, Yenagoa The Ijaw Youth Council ,IYC, Worldwide, has warned that further delay by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to implement the Supreme Court ruling on the Warri Federal Constituency Delineation Exercise could threaten peace and electoral credibility. While calling on INEC to immediately implement its proposal and field […]
Boycott the boycottables, by Eric Teniola
Let us imagine that the opposition parties will boycott the forthcoming elections scheduled for next year. How will such a boycott affect the country and our democracy? And is boycott the best option? Cameroon and Tanzania experienced election boycotts by the opposition recently, but that has not affected the overall rating of the election results. In 2000, […]
Need to reform internal party democracy
With the conclusion of party primaries ahead of the forthcoming elections, Nigeria’s political conversation has predictably centred on winners and losers, defections, grievances and celebrations. But beyond the immediate theatre of contests lies a deeper question: are our political parties becoming democratic institutions or do they remain vehicles for powerful individuals and vested interests? The […]
Worsening insecurity in Nigeria: What panacea? By Ejiro Ofoye
When parents send their children to school, they should not have to pray against abduction. When farmers leave for their farms, they should not fear never returning home. When citizens travel from one city to another, they should not have to negotiate their safety with kidnappers. Yet this has become the painful reality confronting millions of Nigerians. […]
Why we’re digitizing livestock ecosystem for ease of doing business – Cubeseed
By Gabriel Ewepu ABUJA- AS food and nutrition security remain paramount for the survival of Nigerian, an agribusiness firm, Cubeseed, has taken it upon itself to digitize the livestock ecosystem for the ease of doing business. This was made known by the Chief Executive Officer, CEO, and Co-Founder, Cubeseed, Mbanefo Chinonyelum; Chief Product Officer and […]
