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WE SEE LOOMING COLLAPSE OF NIGERIA – NORTHERN GROUP WARNS TINUBU The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, says it has critically reviewed the current situation in Nigeria and strongly cautions against the looming precipitous collapse of the nation. In a statement signed by Comrade Jamilu Aliyu Charanchi, its National Coordinator, the CNG said it is deeply concerned about the general …

WILL TINUBU SURVIVE THE LOOMING ANARCHY?, BY ERASMUS IKHIDE Disillusioned Nigerian masses feeling the pang of economic crunch occasioned by President Bola Amhed Tinubu’s wrongheaded economic blueprints and fuel subsidy removal are already throwing spit into the air and collecting it with their face over the looming hunger protest slated for August 1st to 10th next week. Here are the …

36 STATES, 774 LGS SHARE N10.13TRN IN SIX MONTHS – NBS REPORT Data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has shown that five states which include some Niger Delta states and the country’s commercial nerve centre, Lagos State, received the largest allocations from the federal government from January to May 2024. The NBS report further revealed that the 36 …

NIGERIA TO SEND FIRST CITIZEN TO SPACE The Nigerian Government has announced that it is sending its first citizen into space. The Director General of the National Space Research and Development Agency, NASRDA, Mathew Adepoju, made this known at a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the government had signed a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the …

NIGERIAN PRESIDENT FLEW PRIVATE JET TO SOUTH AFRICA OWNED BY LEBANESE ALLY, CHAGOURY The private jet marked 9H-GRC, which flew PPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu to South Africa for the second term inauguration of President Cyril Ramaphosa, is owned by Chagoury Group, a conglomerate owned by Gilbert Chagoury, a known business partner of Nigerian President, according to SaharaReporters The Nigerian President …

FIVE US RESEARCHERS SEE NIGERIA AS A FAILED STATE IN 2030 A Group of Five United States of America academics have authored a research work on “failed State 2030 , Nigeria -a case study” and revealed that Nigeria as independent country can failed for a number of reasons. Col Christopher J Kinnan, Daniel B Gordon, Col Mark D Delong, Douglas …

NWODO, WABARA LEAD 20-MAN OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has picked former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, and former Senate President Adolphus Wabara to lead a 20-man committee which will articulate a position for Ndigbo in the proposed restructuring of Nigeria. Other notable members of the committee include: former Imo State governor, Ikedi …

WHY I WANT REGIONAL GOVT FOR NIGERIA – AKIN FAPOHUNDA The 36 states of the federation should be scrapped and Nigeria be returned to regional system, an activist, Dr Akin Fapohunda, has proposed. In a private framework he developed for speedy restructuring of Nigeria’s governance structure, Dr Fapohunda also suggested the scrapping of the presidential system of government, reintroduction of …

POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF RESTRUCTURING NIGERIA: WHICH REGION SUFFERS MOST? Nigeria, a country with a complex political and economic landscape, has been grappling with the idea of restructuring for several years. Proponents argue that it will promote economic growth, reduce inequality, and address grievances among the country’s diverse regions. However, there are concerns about the potential consequences of restructuring, particularly for …

NIGERIA HAS COLLAPSED UNDER TINUBU – BABACHIR LAWAL Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Engr Babachir Lawal, has said Nigeria collapsed after the swearing of President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023. Lawal said the shocking announcement of fuel subsidy removal by Tinubu on the day of inauguration plunged the country into economic malady, stating that the policy …