Letter to my President! By Chxta
You have sat too long for any good you have been doing lately… Depart, I say; and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go! – Oliver Cromwell The night after the first Nyanya bomb blast, the…
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Checkmated by Death! By Chxta
One of the best sitcoms that Nigeria ever produced was the early 1990s drama, Checkmate. To my admittedly young mind at the time, the plot was intriguing enough to keep me, who likes not much on television other than football and…
PRESS RELEASE INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE AFRICAN YOUTH ALLIANCE (AYA) ON POST-2015
As the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) winds down by 2015, it is a delight to know that discussions are already reaching a frightening peak given the myriad of developmental needs of the world; especially for the developing nations of Africa. …
Nigerian electorates have called on the National Assembly to amend the Electoral Act 2010 to vest the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) with the power to disqualify party candidates. The call was made during the Saturday edition of Partners for Electoral…
CSNAC Sets Agenda to Tackle Corruption in Nigeria
Nigeria for so many years has struggled with corruption to the extent that she was ranked 139th out of 176 countries in Transparency Internationals 2012 Corruption Perceptions Index alongside other countries like Azerbaijan, Kenya, Nepal and Pakistan. According to a…
GEMS3 partners CAC for Efficient Business Registration within 24 hour
As part of effort to enhance and improve business registration in Nigeria, Growth and Employment in States (GEMS), a United Kingdom Aid (UKAID) and World Bank funded project is partnering with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to fastrack and streamline business…
Content piracy: DailyPost takes Naij to court
Top Nigerian online newspaper, DailyPost has commenced immediate legal action against naij.com over piracy of its several news reports. DailyPost had in a statement released on Sunday night lamented over naij.com’s incessant use of its hard earned materials without permission, stating that it…
Need For Upward Review Of Nigeria Women’s Image In The Family And Society
Like most other patriarchal societies, the Nigerian woman is socialized into a culture of female subordination. She is not only subordinate to the husband and men in her own family but also to the entire members of the husband’s family–male…
Group Petitions IGP, NHRC over Killing of Business Man
The Network on Police Reform in Nigeria (NOPRIN) has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) seeking the arrest of the officer in charge of the Lagos special anti-robbery squad (SARS) Ikeja division…
Network Demands Abolition Of Police Torture Chambers
A network of Non Governmental Organisations (NGO’s) has called for immediate removal of structures at various special anti robbery squads (SARS) unit of the Nigerian police used for torture of suspects. The group said this should form part of police…
