Nigeria

EDICT ESTABLISHING NIGERIA EXPIRED TEN YEARS AGO – NORTHERN ELDERS The Northern Elders Forum has declared that the Edict that birthed Nigeria expired 10 years ago.The chairman of the Forum, Ango Abdullahi, stated this, in an interview, on the sidelines of a “national dialogue on home grown parliamentary system” organised by a group of members of the House of Representativesunder …

EVERY NIGERIAN NOW OWES N620,000 – DEBT PER CAPITA REPORT A dats review for the second quarter debt portfolio of the country released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that the debt owed by every Nigerian on the average stood at N619,501. According to the data published by the Debt Management Office, Nigeria’s public debt stood at …

AT 90, WHEN WILL YAKUBU GOWON DO A MEA CULPA?, BY DONS EZE God has blessed(?) General Yakubu Gowon, Nigeria’s Military Head of State, from 1966 to 1975, to attain an enviable age of 90 years on this planet earth. We rejoice and congratulate him, and wish him many more years ahead. We however note that the attainment of such …

COME BACK HOME: FG TELLS NIGERIANS IN DIASPORA The Federal Government has appealed to Nigerians in the diaspora to return home to contribute their quota to build a better and prosperous Nigeria. The Chairman, Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, made the charge on Saturday in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital while delivering 12th Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti ABUAD …

In this interview, a former military head of state, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd) highlights some of his experiences in office, what transpired before and after the civil war, and restates his belief in a united Nigeria. You are committed to Nigeria’s unity; how did you take it when the civil war broke out? I grew up with other Nigerians in …

NIGERIA WAS NOT HUMILIATED AT UNHRC ELECTION – PRESIDENCYThe presidency has denied claims that Nigeria failed to win votes at the United Nations Human Rights Council election held at the UN General Assembly last Wednesday (9 October).In a statement posted on X, the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga, stated that the African regional group nominated …

FOR AND AGAINST REGIONAL GOVTEven before a memo to that effect is presented to either the Senate or the House of Representatives ad hoc committees on the review of the 1999 Constitution, the proposal for Nigeria to return to regional government has gained ground, overshadowing other items before the committees.The 10th National Assembly is currently in the processes of reviewing …

WE MUST REFORM OR COLLAPSE – TINUBU ON NIGERIAN 64TH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, stated that Nigeria must either reform for progress and prosperity or continue with business as usual and risk collapse. He, however, said his administration, upon taking over the leadership of the country 16 months ago, decided to reform the political economy and defence …

POLICE INVITE NLC PRESIDENT, AJAERO, OVER ALLEGED TERRORISM FINANCING The Nigeria Police Force has invited the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero for questioning over an alleged link to terrorism financing and other allegations. This was contained in a letter issued from the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Intelligence Response Team, Department of Force …

Barring any last-minute change, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun of the Supreme Court is set to emerge as the next chief justice of Nigeria (CJN). If she assumes the office, Kekere-Ekun would become the second female justice in Nigeria to hold the exalted position after Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, who was CJN between July 2012 and November 2014, spending 28 months in office. …