What You Should Know About Chief Ernest Shonekan
On Tuesday, January 11, 2022, Nigerians were greeted with the sad news of the death of Chief Ernest Shonekan, the country’s former Interim President. Read more about Politics President Muhammadu Buhari expressed sadness at the news of Shonekan’s death and ordered that the country’s flag be flown at half-mast from Wednesday, January 12 to […]
United Nations Reappoints Amina Mohammed As Deputy Secretary-General
The Nigerian diplomat is in her second term in office. Nigerian diplomat Amina Mohammed has returned to office as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations following her reappointment by the Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of Portugal. Read more about Politics Guterres won his bid to lead the global body for a second term in […]
Comparing Nikolai Romanov to the Buhari Administration
Kakistocracy is the government of the least qualified citizen. President Muhammadu Buhari’s interview with Channels TV has exposed the ‘kakistocratic’ nature of Nigeria’s current administration. For a leader, effective communication is paramount to getting the job done. Thus, an inability in this department could simply point to a much larger problem, inefficiency and incompetence in […]
President Buhari’s Leadership For The Year 2021: Statistics And Scorecard
2021 was a year of mixed feelings, high dramas and all sorts of emotions for Nigerians. As the year 2022 begins, we decided to take stock of the year 2021, by gauging the performance of President Muhammadu Buhari, as revealed in a field study. Read more about Politics As against the backdrop of what […]
President Buhari’s Interviews: Insights And Takeaways
President Buhari has ended his long restrictions to media interviews this week as he spoke to two major television stations. While the first interview was with the privately-owned Channels Television, the other was Africa’s largest television network, Nigeria Television Authority (NTA). Read more about Politics Since 2015, Buhari has largely stayed away from the […]
Okunnu-Lamidi Is First Nigerian Woman To Declare Interest For 2023 Presidency
Okunnu Lamidi has established several initiatives aimed at improving the lives of Nigerians. Renowned entrepreneur and youth development advocate Khadijah Okunnu-Lamidi has emerged as the first Nigerian woman to declare interest in running for the seat of presidency in the 2023 general elections. Okunnu-Lamidi made her intentions public during a media conference at Freedom […]
Nigerians in History: Melford Obiene Okilo
Background and Early career Okilo was born on 30 November 1933 at Emakalakala, Ogbia, Bayelsa State, and was of Ijaw origin. He qualified as a lawyer but entered politics at the age of 23. Okilo was a member of Parliament between 1956 and 1959. Read more about Nigerians In History In December 1959, he […]
Top Highlights Of The Year 2021
2021 started with much uncertainty, with Nigerians having much hope for a better year on the back of a very challenging 2020 that was bedevilled by the COVID-19 pandemic. For so many who have been adapting to the new normal, 2021 was supposed to usher in a fresh start and new opportunities. Every year has […]
Lekki Massacre: The Black Content Of Lagos State Government White Paper
The just-released White Paper of the Lagos State Government in response to the Judicial Panel Report on the Lekki Shooting has sparked several outrages across the country. The White Paper which was released on Tuesday night of November 30, 2021, was full of many contradictions and inconsistencies as given by the earlier-released Report. Read […]
Kaduna State Government Implements 4 Working Days Arrangement For Civil Servants
In a bid to boost efficiency and productivity, the Kaduna State government has announced that starting from December 1, 2021, public servants will now have to work four times a week rather than the 5-working days that have been the order. This information was made public in a statement released on Monday, November 29, […]
INEC Says Over 4 Million Nigerians Have Participated In The Continuous Voters’ Registration Exercise
Nigeria’s ruling electoral body, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has revealed that over 4 million Nigerians have participated in the ongoing fresh Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) exercise across the 36 states of Nigeria and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. Read more about Politics The commission which successfully conducted the 2021 gubernatorial elections […]
Men You Should Know: Akinwunmi Ambode
Akinwunmi Ambode was born on the 14th of June 1963 at Epe General Hospital, Lagos to the family of Festus Akinwale Ambode and Christianah Oluleye Ambode. He is one of ten children. Read more about Men you should know Education Ambode attended St. Jude’s Primary School, Ebute Metta, Lagos State, from 1969-1974, where he sat […]
#EndSARS: Lagos Judicial Panel Of Inquiry Presents Its Report
After long months – over a year – of painful wait by the victims of the #LekkiMassacre and the rest of the world, on the 15th of November, 2021, the Judicial Panel of Inquiry and Restitution on the Lekki Toll Gate Shooting Incident and Cases of Police Brutality handed over a 309-page report on the infamous […]
Women You Should Know: Olusola Obada
Born into the Agbejanlabofa family of Obodi in Ijeshaland on June 27, 1951, Olusola completed her basic education at UMC Demonstration School, Ibadan and her secondary school education at Queen’s School, Ede, Osun State. Read more about Women you should know She is an alumnus of Watford College of Technology, Watford, the United Kingdom […]
Anambra Decides 2021: Coloured Ballots And Other INEC Strategies For Free And Fair Elections
As Anambranians set to go to the polls today, 6 November 2021, several observers are apprehensive about the outcome of the election. The question of free and fair elections comes to the fore again. The history of gubernatorial elections in Anambra has been full of high dramas and controversies. Read more about Politics In […]
Lekki Massacre: Nigerians Take To The Streets To Remember Victims
Despite warnings and threats by the Nigerian police to arrest citizens who will come out for a peaceful one-year memorial for victims of the Lekki Massacre, Nigerians especially the youth in the soro soke (speak up) spirit refused to be silenced and came out in a show of solidarity for a movement the government […]