The administration of President Muhammadu Buhari disregarded freedom of the press in Benue on Monday as correspondents of The PUNCH, ThisDay, Vanguard, Tribune, New Telegraph, The Nation and others were barred from covering the President’s visit. About 30 correspondents from…
Nigeria prefers to have schoolgirls abducted by Boko Haram from Chibok and Dapchi back alive, and that is why it has chosen negotiation, rather than a military option, says President Muhammadu Buhari. Receiving the American Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson,…
The failure over the years to systematically and consistently enforce sanctions against individuals who flout established laws during elections has encouraged the impunity and violence that often characterize electoral contest in Nigeria, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),…
Not a few share the opinion that Nigeria is at the crossroads. This feeling informs the sustained efforts geared at conversations on how to fix the ailing ‘giant of Africa.’ Ripples Nigeria Dialogue is a special forum designed to broaden…
As 2017 paved way for 2018, many in civil society found renewed purpose in striving to make democracy real, and to demand human dignity and justice, CIVICUS said its latest report. The State of Civil Society Report 2018 examined the…
A simple lesson in history will teach any politician that people don’t care what you do, they only care about how you make them feel. Dear Governor Ambode, it doesn’t matter how many groups endorse you openly, the land use…
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday said that four people died as a Lexus Jeep plying one way rammed into a commercial bus on Lekki/Epe Expressway. The General Manager of LASEMA, Adesina Tiamiyu, said in a statement…
Today, 11 March 2018, the judges of the International Criminal Court (ICC), sitting in a plenary session, electedJudge Chile Eboe-Osuji (Nigeria) as President of the Court for a three-year term with immediate effect. Judge Robert Fremr (Czech Republic) was elected First Vice-President and Judge…
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Senator Shehu Sani’s breakdown of salary and other expenses alloted to the lawmakers. Recall that before now, Nigerians and Civil Society Groups have been clamouring for an open and transparent National Assembly through the hashtag:…
Weeks after Lagos state government raised tariff on Land charge in the state, the Federal government led by President Muhammadu Buhari has also approved an amendment to the excise duty rates for alcoholic beverages and tobacco with effect from Monday,…
