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12 Feb
When the British singer-songwriter, Chris Rea, released ‘You Can Go Your Own Way’, in 1994, no clairvoyant could foretell the symbolic resonance with President Trump’s Make America Great Again “America First” political ideology 31 years later in 2025.
12 Feb
Democracy offers citizens the choice to freely make political decisions by majority rule. It was defined by Abraham Lincoln as government of the people by the people and for the people.
12 Feb
The oil boom in Nigeria has seen a disturbing period of doom and bust, as explosion after explosion continue to claim lives and toxic, black billows constantly heat up our earth’s atmosphere.
11 Feb
On Friday, December 19, 2008, Prince Vincent Eze Ogbulafor (May24, 1949- October 6, 2022) from Olokoro, Umuahia South local government of Abia State declared that his party the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) would rule Nigeria for the next sixty years.
11 Feb
In 1954 Sir John Verity lost his job because he won an argument. It was in his ninth year in office as Chief Justice of colonial Nigeria. Sir John arrived Nigeria in October 1945 from the British Guyana, where he had served in a similar position since 1941. At the time, Nigeria was still a unitary system under colonial rule.
11 Feb
Community policing is a collaborative effort between the security agencies and members of a particular community towards solving emerging security threats and improving the enduring peace and safety of society.
11 Feb
In what clearly represents a bold, courageous and visionary move aimed at strengthening grassroots governance, Cross River State governor, Senator Prince Bassey Otu, Monday the February 3, signed into law the amended Cross River Local Government Law.
11 Feb
The year 2025 is already underway, and Nigeria’s health sector is at a crucial juncture. The year 2024 brought a mix of optimism, new leadership, and mounting challenges, exposing the country’s vulnerabilities and reinforced the need for bold action.
10 Feb
U.S. President Donald Trump’s straight away comments on the recent mid-air collision, bits of which ramped up again the issues of diversity, inclusion and the rest of (we won’t go into those) it, seem to cast him more in the mould of a neo-nationalist.
10 Feb
That two-day conference held in Abuja, tagged: “Strengthening Nigeria’s Democracy: Pathway to Good Governance and Political Integrity,” presented an opportunity to reflect on 25 years of democracy in the country.
10 Feb
The battle against spiraling inflation entered a new phase with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) plan to adopt inflation targeting framework to price management. The framework, which is also being implemented by central banks of several African countries
10 Feb
The U.S. Embassy’s description of Nigeria is indeed harsh, highlighting the country’s crude infrastructure and poor security. While it’s true that Nigeria faces significant challenges in these areas, the embassy’s assessment seems overly critical
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