Sunday, August 27, 2017

End Monitoring of Nigerians on Social Media by Military Authorities – SERAP tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari requesting him to “use your good offices and leadership position to instruct the military authorities to immediately end any monitoring of activities of Nigerians on the social media,…End Monitoring of Nigerians on Social Media by Military Authorities – SERAP tells Buhari




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Kenyan Elections: Some Lessons for the Nigerian Youths

Recently, Kenyans conducted their general elections which saw the incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta re-elected with 54% of the total votes cast. But, this is not the issue here.
Kenya, like Nigeria, is a youthful country. The country’s median age is estimated at just 19 years. Voters from the…Kenyan Elections: Some Lessons for the Nigerian Youths




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Before Saraki Forgets

By Erasmus Ikhide
NIGERIAN ruling class has its memory to forget. The suggestion in some quarters that those seeking elective and appointing offices should be subjected to psychiatric evaluation may be right, after all. I firmly subscribe to that school of thought. As a result of the ruling…Before Saraki Forgets




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Friday, August 25, 2017

Restructure or risk having the nation peril under you – Dr. Danfulani tells Buhari

Director of Kaduna-based Centrum Initiative for Development and Fundamental Rights, Dr John Danfulani, has told President Muhammadu Buhari to accede to the calls to have the nation restructured or risk having the nation periled under him.

General Buhari
Addressing the media at a packed press…Restructure or risk having the nation peril under you – Dr. Danfulani tells Buhari




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Buhari holds meeting with PDP, APC leaders

President Muhammadu Buhari met with the leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and his party members, All Progressives Congress.
The APC delegates were led by the party Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun while the PDP was led by the national caretaker committee chairman, Ahmed Makarfi.
The…Buhari holds meeting with PDP, APC leaders




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Thursday, August 24, 2017

Biafra Exit: In Defence of Election Boycott

Ever since Nnandi Kanu, the supreme leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, reportedly declared that Ndi Igbo would no longer participate in elections organized by the government of Nigeria unless and/or until the later announces or gives in principle a date for a referendum that will enable the…Biafra Exit: In Defence of Election Boycott




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Medical tourism draining Nigeria resources – Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has decried the enormous amount of money Nigerians spend on medical tourism in other countries.
Buhari and Osinbajo
He made this known on Thursday in an opening remark at the commencement of a two-day national health dialogue organised by the Premium Times Centre for…Medical tourism draining Nigeria resources – Osinbajo




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