It was the iconic Charles Darwin who made the case that: “it is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.” Nigerians may wake up one day soon to…
Hardship Protests: Should I kill myself or have a cup of coffee? — Magnus Onyibe
Starting on Thursday, August 1st, disgruntled Nigerians plan to initiate a ten-day street protest under the hashtags #EndBadGovernance2024, #TinubuMustGo and others. In response to the fear instilled in many Nigerians by the threats from the protest organizers—who have warned of…
Where is Nigeria going? — Gbubemi Atimomo
Lamentations of a Nigerian citizen without a second passport I returned to Nigeria early in 2015 after completing my master’s degree in the UK. The heat of the elections was on and as usual with Nigerian politics, many people had…
LGA Autonomy: Now that the Supreme Court has ruled — Magnus Onyibe
Now that the Supreme Court of Nigeria has ruled on the contentious local government autonomy issue, the next step is significant. Folks who would ordinarily not vie to become Local Government Area, LGA chairman—simply because the role was essentially a…
*Amnesty Int’l, DHQ disagree over treatment of female victims of B’Haram (Vanguard)*Jonathan seeks reforms to curb ‘do-or-die’ politics, election litigations (Leadership)
Amnesty Int’l, DHQ disagree over treatment of female victims of B’Haram (Vanguard) Amnesty International, AI and the Defence Headquarters are at loggerheads over the treatment of female victims of Boko Haram. While AI in its report, released, yesterday, accused the…
Tinubu’s 1st year as president has been planting time — Magnus Onyibe
I would like to commence this intervention by declaring upfront that I am a man who is a devotee of the planning school of thought. So, l will be considering President Bola Tinubu’s one year in office from the prism…
*Tinubu mourns Iranian president, others killed in helicopter crash (NewTelegraph)*Lagos police deploy RRS to Third Mainland Bridge to protect users (Leadership)
Tinubu mourns Iranian president, others killed in helicopter crash (NewTelegraph) Following the tragic demise of Iranian President, Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash on Sunday, May 19, President Bola Tinubu has joined the rest of the world to mourn his…
Disclose Nigeria’s loan agreements since 1999, SERAP urges Tinubu
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Bola Tinubu to disclose the agreements and spending details of loans obtained by the administrations of Nigeria’s past presidents since May 1999. SERAP urged Tinubu “to direct appropriate ministries, departments and…
Ministry of Finance issues new TSA guidelines, countering misleading reports
In a recent development, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy has issued a circular dated December 28th, 2023, introducing fresh directives for the implementation of Nigeria’s Treasury Single Account (TSA). Contrary to some misleading reports suggesting…
Fear of revolution is here — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
The people who used to shout most about the need for a revolution to happen in Nigeria are now the blokes making many arguments against revolution. The former activists and campaigners for radical change are now singing a new song…
