OGP and Imo’s Good Governance Voyage (1)

Walter Duru, Ph.D One of the cheering news in Imo State today is that the administration of Governor Emeka Ihedioha has submitted a Letter of Intent to join the Open Government Partnership, Nigeria. This confirmation came from the Secretariat of OGP Nigeria, Abuja. The implication is that the state has made some commitments in the […]

Tambuwal receives published works of Danfodiyo, disciples, supports establishment of female university of medical sciences

By Ado Hassan, Sokoto Sokoto state governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has reiterated the state government continued support towards the spread of scholarly and intellectual works of Shiekh Usmanu Danfodiyo and his disciples; Abdullahin Gwandu and Muhammadu Bello for the advancement of knowlegde. Similarly, the governor disclosed that a suitable land would be allocated for the […]

Suicide is beyond mental illness — Dr Sale

By Ado Hassan, SokotoTHE rising cases of suicide has been identified to be a global concern attributed largely to life styles challenges instead of the conventional mental health disorders even as Nigeria is ranked among high suicide prone nations in the world. ” Suicide should not be viewed as only mental health problem because the menace […]

2023 Presidency: North can rule Nigeria for the next 100 years -Ango. Afenifere reacts…

…North will rule their corner for 1, 000 years not Nigeria – Odumakin The Yoruba socio-political group Afenifere has reacted to statement credited to the leader of the Northern Elders Forum, Ango Abdulahi. Recall that Alhaji Ango Abdullahi, Chairman of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has addresed speculations arising on the willingness of the North […]

Lagoslization Of Our Governance:

By Meshack Katuka (katukameshack@yahoo.com) Apologies to the owners of English Language for the coinage; ‘Lagoslization’ as it has become necessary to adopt such a coinage to describe what has and is happening to the governance of our country at different levels. The past 5 years remains a story amongst Nigerians regards the change in the […]