Civil Society Group Condemns Recurring Threats Against Amnesty International Nigeria
We, the undersigned civil society groups that work at the intersection of the protection and promotion of human rights and good governance in Nigeria, condemn in totality the recurrent breach of peace, brazen lack of patriotism, and absolute disregard for fundamental democratic values and principles of good governance by a malicious group that has persisted […]
Farmers/Herdsmen Conflict: Katsina to Commence Re-demarcation, Beaconing of 7,240 Stock Routes
By Francis Sardauna in Katsina Apparently worried by the incessant clashes between farmers and herders in some parts of the country, the Katsina State government has concluded arrangements to commence the re-demarcation and beaconing of stock routes across the state in order to prevent the clashes. The routes to be re-demarcated include both local and […]
2019: PDP, APGA, ADC absent as APC, SDP, LP, 51 other parties sign code of conduct
Ahead of the 2019 general elections, registered political parties in the country have adopted and signed the revised code of conduct for political parties to guide their operations before, during and after the conduct of the elections. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was, however, absent from the signing ceremony. The event, which took place after […]
Day: 10 interesting facts about Malaria
By Ebuka ONYEJI As the World Malaria Day 2018, with the theme “Ready to beat malaria” is celebrated globally today, the scourge of malaria in Nigeria is yet to be fully curbed. Despite funds and concerted efforts geared towards the fight against the ailment, it is believed that Nigeria is yet to tackle 50 per […]
FORMER nPDP AND THE DESPERATION FOR POLITICAL RELEVANCE
By James KANYIP On 07/05/2018, the former nPDP, the acronym for ‘New PDP’ which was the aggrieved faction of the PDP that joined the APC before the 2015 general elections, wrote a letter to the National Chairman of the APC. In that letter, the nPDP complained, among other things, of being marginalized, shortchanged and sidelined […]