US should acknowledge Nigeria is now a failed country —Ex-US Amb Campbell and Prof Rotberg say
Amb. John Campbell, Prof. Robert Rotberg. Former United States […]
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Should Nigeria break up, Middle Belt will not go with the North ―Dr Pogu Bitrus, MBF president
Tempers rose on Monday among participants at the ‘Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Transition Inter-Ethnic Peace Dialogue’ organised by Youths Off The Street Initiative when the Middle Belt Forum said it would not go with the North should Nigeria break up. The event, with the theme, ‘Restructuring and 2023 power shift: Nigeria’s make or break factor for […]
Continue ReadingIgbo, Nigeria And The Month Of May, By Lasisi Olagunju
There is an undeclared war going on in the South East. The headlines, in frightening details, painted the lurid portrait yesterday: “Gunmen kill 7 military men, raze police stations;” “Gunmen raze courts in Imo, Abia CID building burnt down;” “IPOB’s stay-at-home order: Tension in Ebonyi, Imo, others.” Then the big one: “Ahmed Gulak shot dead […]
Continue ReadingReno Omokri knocks Buhari for going to Ghana to bring peace to Mali when Nigeria itself lacks peace
Reno Omokri, former aide to Goodluck Jonathan, ex-Nigerian president, has knocked President Buhari’s decision to travel to Ghana for a meeting with ECOWAS leaders to discuss how to return peace to Mali, despite the incessant killings in Nigeria. Reacting on Twitter, Omokri wrote: “What an irony that @MBuhari traveled to Ghana to discuss with ECOWAS […]
Continue ReadingGovernance in Nigeria is grounded, the worst amongst us is in charge of our affairs ―Ghali Na’abba, ex-Reps Speaker
Former Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Ghali Na’Abba has said there is no governance in the country. Decrying the spate of violence across the country at a gathering of ethnic nationalities in Abuja on Monday May 31, the former speaker said “the worst amongst us is being enthroned to manage our affairs.” The meeting is being attended […]
Continue ReadingWe are watching Nigeria slip into anarchy ―Rita Dominic, actress
Actress Rita Dominic has expressed her concerns about the current state of insecurity in the nation. In a tweet posted today May 31, Rita said everyone is watching Nigeria slip into anarchy. He wrote in her tweet: “I am afraid that we are watching Nigeria slip into anarchy. It is surreal. Our elected officials need […]
Continue ReadingCan Nigeria survive its present circumstances?, By Femi Orebe
I’ll no longer announce the deaths of those killed by Fulani herdsmen, rise up and defend yourselves with weapons not prohibited by law, bows and arrows, spears and knives. Get licence for dane guns from local government Chairmen and use them to defend yourselves,” – Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue state. Armageddon beckons – Columnist. […]
Continue ReadingMan pulled out from his SUV and shot dead on the road in Nigeria (Graphic video)
Commissioner of Police for Enugu State Command, CP Mohammed Ndatsu Aliyu, psc, has ordered the launch of a full-scale manhunt of yet-to-be idenitifed armed assailants alleged to have trailed and shot dead an unidentified man driving in a Mercedes Benz Jeep, which they carted away, along Ebeano Tunnel, Enugu on Sunday, May 30, at about […]
Continue ReadingNigeria: On the road to Sudan, By Majeed Dahiru
With its peoples deeply divided along ethno-geographic and religious fault lines, under a tense socio-political atmosphere arising from heightened insecurity, the situation in Nigeria today reads like a tragic plot from the Sudanese playbook. Like Nigeria, Sudan was a British colonial creation, in which the colonials lumped racially, ethnic and religiously diverse peoples together in […]
Continue ReadingMissing girl found raped and killed on her 16th birthday in Nigeria
Nigerians mourn and are asking for justice for Comfort Otega Benjamin, a girl found murdered in Jos on her 16th birthday. On May 23, photos of the celebrant were shared online, with loved ones asking for help in finding Comfort, who was supposed to be celebrating her 16th birthday. They said she had left home on […]
Continue ReadingUS-based man killed in Nigeria by security guard he hired to protect him and his project (Photos)
US-based Nigerian man who was killed in Nigeria by the Abia vigilante (security) he employed to keep him safe has been pictured. The man, identified as Enyinnaya Mark Ogbonna, is said to have returned to Nigeria to invest and was building a gas station. He hired a member of the Abia State vigilante group, Okorie Chukwuma, […]
Continue ReadingOver 150 people are feared dead when a boat capsized in Nigeria
Over 156 people have been declared missing and are feared dead after an overloaded boat capsized in Kebbi, Birnin Kebbi. The incident took place early Wednesday, May 26, when the boat carrying about 180 passengers left Loko Mina in Niger State at about 7.30 am and was heading to a market in Kebbi State?, according […]
Continue ReadingProf. Sagay wants Nigeria to adopt 1963 Republican constitution
Prof. Itse Sagay SAN, Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC), has said the 1999 Constitution should be scrapped and the 1963 Republican Constitution should be amended and adopted as the country’s constitution. Sagay spoke on Monday evening while featuring on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme. The 80-year-old Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) believed that […]
Continue ReadingFemale University lecturer, student, two others kidnapped in Nigeria
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a female lecturer with the Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijebu-Ode, Mrs. Lateefat Abimbola; a student of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB) Toyinbo Olayinka, and two others. It was gathered that Olayinka, a 400-level student of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management was abducted on Saturday, May […]
Continue ReadingNigeria Needs New Constitution, Not Amendment ―Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria
Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) yesterday rejected the review of the 1999 Constitution by the National Assembly, saying Nigeria needed a new constitution and not amendment of the existing document. PFN, a voluntary fellowship of pentecostal churches and organisations, canvassed the enactment of a new legal document that would be in agreement with the socio-political […]
Continue ReadingWhat lawyers say on the Senate Bill of 15 years jail for ransom payment in kidnappings in Nigeria
Mixed reactions by lawyers have greeted the proposed bill by the Senate that anyone who pays for ransom is guilty of a felony and liable to 15 years in jail. Some lawyers in Lagos on Friday kicked against the proposed bill while others commended the lawmakers for thinking outside the box to curb the menace. […]
Continue ReadingNigeria and the Standing Fan Metaphor, By Olusegun Adeniyi
The irony of life is that sometimes we find wisdom in the most unlikely places. And often from the most unlikely persons. That precisely was the point of a tweet last week and two of the responses that followed. First, from @nzesylva: “Cab guy just dropped an epic proverb: ‘This world na standing fan. If […]
Continue ReadingUS Olympic Champion, Lee Evans dies in Nigeria
The United States Track and Field confirmed Lee Evans death on Wednesday, May, 19. This platform reported last week that Lee Evans, 74, was on life support in Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, after suffering “an unusual kind of stroke,” Evans was an assistant track coach at Odegbami’s International College and Sports Academy and had coached on […]
Continue ReadingWoman allegedly stabs her husband to death in Nigeria
47-year-old-woman, Olanshile Nasirudeen, pictured above, has been apprehended by men of Ogun state police command, Nigeria, for allegedly stabbing her 51-yr-old husband to death. A statement by DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesperson of the state police command, says the suspect was arrested, following a distress call received by the DPO Obalende divisional headquarters, ijebu ode, that […]
Continue ReadingBill seeking to prohibit payment and receipt of ransom for kidnapping in Nigeria passes second reading at the Senate
A bill seeking to prohibit the payment and receipt of ransom for the release of any person kidnapped, imprisoned or wrongfully confined in the country was on Wednesday May 19 considered by the Nigerian senate. The bill titled Terrorism Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2021 which stipulates a 15-year jail sentence for anyone found guilty of such action is […]
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