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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
This week has been eventful as usual on the social media space (obviously some weeks are more eventful than others). Some of these events cut across from mundane to profound stuff. Read more about Social Media Roundup El Rufai This week the Nigerian Bar Association bowed to pressure when it withdrew its open invitation … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
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ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)
April 19, 2022
Kenule Beeson “Ken” Saro-Wiwa was born on October 10, 1941, in Bori, Ogoni land in Rivers state. He was a gifted Nigerian writer, environmental activist, television producer, and winner of the Right Livelihood Award for “exemplary courage in striving non-violently for civil, economic and environmental rights” and the Goldman Environmental Prize for his environmental … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Ken Saro-Wiwa As A Martyr (1941-1995)
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Fact Check: Is Nigeria Ceding Its Sovereignty With Chinese Loans?
April 19, 2022
It is a fact that no China-related loan agreements have been publicly shared by the incumbent government, ever since the Jonathan administration ended in 2015. The opaque nature of these loans and the alleged kickbacks which government officials have once been accused of taking from companies such as China’s EXIM, CCECC and so on … Continue reading Fact Check: Is Nigeria Ceding Its Sovereignty With Chinese Loans?
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ThrowBack Thursday: The Murtala Muhammed’s Coup of 1975
April 19, 2022
The Nigeria-Biafran War had just ended 5 years earlier before the 1975 coup. The coup was indirectly instigated by one of the firebrand officers – General Murtala Mohammed – who helped General Yakubu Gowon himself achieve a successful counter-coup back in July 1966. Years down the line, it appeared to the impatient military brass … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: The Murtala Muhammed’s Coup of 1975
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Analysis: Akin Adesina’s Exoneration at AfDB
April 19, 2022
On July 28, an independent audit panel finally exonerated the president of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr. Akin Adesina, after a string of charges had threatened to snap his credibility. Background: In a 16 point allegation surfacing from whistleblowers in different sections of the organisation, an internal ethics committee was immediately set up to … Continue reading Analysis: Akin Adesina’s Exoneration at AfDB
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Fact Check: Was The 2020 NBA Election Free And Fair?
April 19, 2022
For the past few sessions of the Nigerian Association (NBA) elections, there has been controversies surrounding the credibility of the elections. Background: From the 2016 election which brought in Mahmoud Abubakar (SAN), the electronic voting method adopted for that election had unveiled rifts on outcomes of NBA elections. Read more about Politics Also, the … Continue reading Fact Check: Was The 2020 NBA Election Free And Fair?
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Analysis: The Strange Politicking In Ondo State
April 19, 2022
A number of political machinations have been recorded in recent weeks as elections in two crucial states of Edo and Ondo draws closer. Background: The first major in the series of political surprises was the governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, defecting to the People Democratic Party (PDP). Read more about Politics In Ondo … Continue reading Analysis: The Strange Politicking In Ondo State
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Fact Check: The NDDC Quagmire
April 19, 2022
The tussle between a number of state actors, legislators and government officials over the mismanagement of funds, amongst other drama at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has been on for some weeks. Background: The controversy, however, did not heat up until the erstwhile Managing Director of the NDDC, Joy Nunieh, began to hurl … Continue reading Fact Check: The NDDC Quagmire
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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
This week, social media was characteristically actively buzzing. Seyitan/D’Banj Sympathetic members of the Twitterati have greeted the news that D’Banj’s much-publicized rape saga would be at an end after all with mixed feelings. A great many have expressed regret at the suddenness of the decision by Seyitan’s camp in withdrawing the suit. Others have … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
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Social Media Roundup
April 19, 2022
BBC This week has been eventful as usual on the social media space (obviously some weeks are more eventful than others). Some of these events cut across from mundane to profound stuff. Read more about Social Media Roundup Magu: Over the weekend and week, Ibrahim Magu went from acting chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes … Continue reading Social Media Roundup
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ThrowBack Thursday: Bola Ige – The Rise Of The Cicero Of Esa-oke |2
April 19, 2022
Bola Ige was highly respected not only for his wisdom but also for his oratory prowess. He was trained in the Classics with Greek and Latin languages as part of the disciplines. Ige could also speak Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa fluently and this endeared him to people across divides. Several books and articles to … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Bola Ige – The Rise Of The Cicero Of Esa-oke |2
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Analysis: Can The National Consultative Forum (NCF) Save Nigeria?
April 19, 2022
On Wednesday, July 1st, news of a new political group, Nigerian Consultative Forum (NCF) filtered into the media. Initially, some notable names such as rights activists Olisa Agbakoba (SAN), Col. Umar and Femi Falana (SAN) were being touted as members of this political movement. A portion of the news soon got debunked as some … Continue reading Analysis: Can The National Consultative Forum (NCF) Save Nigeria?
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Fact Check: Did Governor Bello Masari Aid Banditry?
April 19, 2022
The Katsina State Governor, Aminu Bello Masari, revealed on Tuesday, 30th June that the North must be rid of bandits immediately. This development came about as the peace accord which his administration signed with the rampaging bandits terrorizing the state collapsed. The rising attacks and general insecurity in the north-western part of Nigeria has … Continue reading Fact Check: Did Governor Bello Masari Aid Banditry?
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ThrowBack Thursday: Bola Ige – The Rise of the Cicero of Esa-Oke |1
April 19, 2022
Besides partaking in the struggles, as one of the founders of Afenifere, to hound late General Sani Abacha into recognizing M.K.O Abiola as substantive president, a lot of the youth only began to know about Chief Bola Ige when he was appointed by former President Olusegun Obasanjo as Attorney General and Minister of Justice … Continue reading ThrowBack Thursday: Bola Ige – The Rise of the Cicero of Esa-Oke |1
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Fact Check: Does APC Currently Have A Chairman?
April 19, 2022
The subject of who the substantive chairman of the ruling party in Nigeria, All Progressive’s Party (APC), really is has been a confusion-causing matter for at least a week now. The issue came to a head as the party has found itself in the biggest controversy to ever threaten its existence since its founding … Continue reading Fact Check: Does APC Currently Have A Chairman?
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