The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) have since the EndSARS demonstrations started, held several meetings to address the underlying concerns and members have aligned themselves with the call for justice leading to the setting up of judicial panels in the States of the Federation against Police brutality. The NGF regrets...
In any thriving democracy all over the world,legislative processes should reflect transparency, accountability and public trust.
One crucial aspect of this is how votes on laws are conducted and recorded.
A recent comparison of voting practices in the UK and Nigeria highlights a stark contrast, underlining the need for Nigeria to...
My attention has been drawn to a video circulating on the social media, which shows the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq speaking while playing host to his Borno State counterpart, Professor Babagana Zulum.
One of the things he said in that video, which has left me worried was that it...
On February 27, 2020, Nigeria announced its first COVID-19 case. Weeks later states in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Rivers, and Kaduna, initiated full or partial lockdowns in a bid to slow down the spread of the virus.
While the aim of the lockdown is to save lives, stay-at-home directives will...
The man Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri was born into a humble background in 1967 at Kirchinga, Madagali local government area of Adamawa State.
He attended Central School Gulak and Government Day Secondary Schools Gulak and Michika for his primary and secondary education respectively.
Fintiri holds a Bachelor of Arts in History (Hons)...
Sometime in 2009, Professor Dora Akunyili launched a rebranding campaign for Nigeria. She was then Minister for Information, and the slogan she brought was Nigeria: Good People, Great Nation.
It was a most contentious issue then. Was Nigeria truly made of good people? Were we equally a great, or even...
I have been in shock, since news broke, of the passing of Malam Abba Kyari, President Muhammadu Buhari's Chief of Staff, late on Friday night, the 17th of April, that it has been difficult for me, to concentrate on literally any other thought, except the incredible life that Mal...
Niger State, in recent years, like every other part of the country, has been having its own share of insecurity problems, mostly by armed bandits who have held the state, particularly Niger East hostage; maiming, kidnapping and rendering innocent citizens homeless, while also destroying their means of livelihoods.
This barbaric...
