Colonel Tony Nyiam, retired army Colonel, a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee, PAC that packaged the national conference but resigned midway following his altercation with the Edo Governor, Adams Oshiomhole during the committee’s public hearing in Benin in this encounter looks at the Nigerian state and expresses worries with the Buhari regime and the killings around Nigeria.    He thinks the problem is not with the All Progressives Congress as a party but with Buhari and therefore urged the party to change its presidential candidate and go for a younger person. He also urged the party to change its logo which he says is similar to the logo of witches and wizards which spiritual effect he believes is      affecting the country and responsible for so much blood-letting in the country.

Onyeka Nwelue, is a 30-year-old cultural entrepreneur and lecturer, as well as a noted novelist, poet and filmmaker—with six books and two films, to his credit.  

Thirteen years ago, two Nigerians in their prime died in an auto crash at Potiskum, on their way to Abuja after a rally against deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum sector at Maiduguri, organised by the Labour Civil Society Coalition (LASCO). The rally was part of a series of zonal rallies to mobilise working people against the anti-poor neoliberal policies of the Nigerian state which had started in Lagos.

Chima Ubani, a civil rights crusader made a name before his life was cut short in an auto crash at Potiskum, on his way to Abuja after a rally against deregulation of the downstream sector of the petroleum sector at Maiduguri, organised by Labour and Civil Society Coalition (LASCO). The rally was part of a series of zonal rallies to mobilise working people against the anti-poor neoliberal policies of  Nigerian which had started in Lagos.

Professor of Mathematics, Abayomi Adelaja Arigbabu is a seasoned administrator, erudite scholar and Vice-Chancellor, Tai Solarin University of Education, TASUED. In the last 25 years, Arigbabu has been involved in Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) Education and preparatory programmes in Nigeria. In this interview, he spoke on sundry issues bordering on education and the place […]