IJEBULAND: Inside story of the Awujale succession crisis
For Ijebuland, the wait for a new Awujale has become much more than a traditional succession exercise.
It has evolved into a complex contest involving custom, law, family interests, institutional authority and allegations of political influence.
We are deeply concerned Sowore re-detained ― U.S. State Dept
By Rasheed Sobowale The United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor has joined voices to express discontent at Nigeria’s Department State Security (DSS) action to rearrest Omoyele Sowore after he was released less than 24 hours. Sowore, the convener of the RevelotionNow Movement was rearrested by the security agency in the Federal High […]
Gender-Based Violence: Do men suffer same?
By Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is any violence directed at an individual based on his or her sex or gender identity. It includes physical, sexual, verbal, emotional and psychological abuse, threats, coercion and economic or educational deprivation, whether occurring in public or private life. Whoever the victim is – […]
Amaechi Madrid Attack: ‘If IPOB touch that man I will be very angry’
By Rasheed Sobowale The minister of transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who was in Madrid, Spain for a Climate Change event escaped being injured on Friday when he was attacked by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). IPOB group which claimed responsibility for the attack stated in a press statement seen by Vanguard that it is acting […]
NBS reveals corruption in Nigeria slightly reduced in 2019
The National Bureau of Statistics’ (NBS), has revealed that corruption in Nigeria slightly reduced in the year 2019. The NBS said this in its report tagged “Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trend 2019” released on Friday in Abuja. The report indicated that out of all Nigerian citizens who had at least one contact with a […]
Sowore: DSS, African wild dogs on a pack hunt ― Soyinka
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka has described the invasion of the court and harassment of Omoyele Sowore by men of the State Security Service, SSS, on Friday, as “African wild dogs on a pack hunt.” Soyinka, in a statement titled ‘Lesson from the African wild dog,” written by Lycaeon Pictus, urged “President-General […]
