Crossing the red line by the Opposition and Government(2), by Eric Teniola
From last week continues the narrative on the elections which were to be held in 312 single member constituencies throughout the country of which 174 were in Northern Nigeria, 62 in Western Nigeria, 73 in Eastern Nigeria and three in Lagos as part of the 1959 general election The dissolved House was elected in 1954 and […]
Women voters intensify pressure on NASS over special seats bill
By Esther Onyegbula THE League of Women Voters of Nigeria, NILOWV, Lagos Chapter, Kosofe Constituency, has intensified its advocacy for the passage of the Special Seats for Women Bill, calling for urgent legislative action to address gender imbalance in Nigeria’s political space. The group, during a peaceful demonstration in Kosofe Constituency, said the proposed bill […]
Politics, terror and insecurity in the Middle Belt, by Rotimi Fasan
It has frequently happened across different parts of the North that new reports of similar incidents are simply being treated as pieces of information to be noted for whatever it is worth by whoever finds it useful while life goes on in the rest of the country. But cases of terrorists’ attacks are not mere incidents […]
Sowore’s rough tackle on Gov. Otti, by Ochereome Nnanna
Some weeks ago, activist Omoyele Sowore, joined a group of protesters in Aba, the commercial heart of Abia State, to call for the release of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. His presence and those of other non-Igbo elements were highly appreciated. But he threw that visit into a cloud with the tag […]
Dr Ado Bayero: His illustrious life and times (I), by Usman Sarki
“A great man is one who leaves others at a loss after he is gone”— Paul Valéry To do justice to the life and times of so illustrious a personality as the late Alhaji Ado Bayero, CFR, Emir of Kano, would require the pen and erudition of historians of the calibre of Ibn Khaldun, Edward Gibbon […]
Abuja’s property market is booming, so is fraud inside it
Due deligence is the single most protective action available to any buyer in the FCT and among the most consistently skipped.
