End SARS: Support network coordinator fight for survival amid hunt for protest evidence
By Micheal Alonge Omobayode Lepe, a key member within the one of the grassroots logistics networks supporting the 2020 End SARS protests, narrowly survived a targeted assassination attempt in Ikorodu, Lagos State, on Sunday afternoon. The assault provides definitive proof that a systematic campaign by state security organs to forcibly seize unreleased protest evidence and […]
100 Days of Deliverables: Amazing amazons at best in greater Kosofe, greater Somolu
By Mojeed-Ekelojumati Rahman The political architect of modern Lagos local governance, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT)—who midwifed the creation of 37 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in 2003 from the original 20 Local Governments-would no doubt be smiling at the visible fruits of that bold initiative. Alongside his trusted lieutenants and apex leaders -Otunba Bushura […]
Political ethnic classifications: A heap of fabrications and fallacies
BY DUMBI OSANI In an earlier article titled, “State Creation, Political Frivolities and the Anioma Question”, I debunked Senator Ned Nwoko’s assertion that the people of Delta North Senatorial District are Igbo. I categorically affirmed, based on linguistic and cultural facts, that the Ukwuani are not Igbo. I also questioned why the Senator is particular about Igbo […]
ACF: A leap from socio-cultural advocacy to political activism
By AMINU JAHUN Kaduna, the North’s regional capital, recently hosted ACF’s silver jubilee celebrations. The scary state of the North should have made the anniversary a less celebratory and self adulatory exercise, and more of a prayerful and self criticism exploration.“When a large swath of the North is an ungoverned space, there is need for prayers for […]
Critical tasks before developing countries: A PGM Perspective
By VICTOR DADA Developing countries stand at a historic turning point. Their current socio-economic struggles: deepening poverty, weak institutions, infrastructural collapse, elite capture, political volatility, and dependency traps are not random misfortunes. They are systemic consequences of institutional and governance failures accumulated over decades. Emerging insights from Prosperity Governance & Management, PGM, now provide a scientific pathway […]
Of BPP and national development
The role of public procurement is critical to economic growth and national development. It serves as a nexus between pricing, risk, sustainability, and the broader governance of a nation.
