COMMUNIQUE ISSUED AT THE END OF THE QUARTERLY STRATEGIC REVIEW MEETING WITH THE DISABILITY COMMUNITY HELD AT THE KADUNA STATE REHABILITATION BOARD, MINISTRY OF HUMAN SERVICES AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Preamble On 7th of July, 2021, the Coalition of Association for Leadership, Peace, Empowerment & Development (CALPED) in collaboration with the Joint National Association of Persons with Disability (JONAPWD) organized a one day Quarterly Strategic Review meeting with the Disability Community in Kaduna State. This is towards addressing barriers of social and economic exclusion that […]

Communique Issued at the end of 5th. Meeting of the Governors of the North-East held in Jalingo, Taraba State. Tuesday, 6th July, 2021.

The Executive Governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe States, under the auspices of North East Governors’ Forum, held its 5th meeting in Jalingo, Taraba State and discussed, among other things, the challenges facing the sub-region. Under the Chairmanship of the Governor of Borno State, Professor, Babagana Umara Zulum, the Forum resolved as […]

I regret supporting Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB

Reno Omokri Before Nnamdi Kanu was arrested, I did not know who he was. I just defended his right to freedom of expression and association. Various Igbo leaders called me privately to thank me. It would be wrong to mention their names, because of the challenges of the moment. When Kanu was rearrested, I called […]

Nigeria Media Set To Resist Clampdown

From July 12, President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration will be the subject of the first-in-a-while protest by Nigeria’s mainstream media against attempts at media gagging and restriction of citizens’ rights to choice of medium used in accessing information. The Newspaper Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria on Wednesday said it will tackle Buhari on descending a democratic system […]