By Law Mefor This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as seen by the military’s…
Written by Clement Kubau Nigeria’s former Head of State, General Abdulsalam Abubakar (GCFR), is a democratic model that should be celebrated not only in Nigeria and Africa but globally, and the United Nations should honour such an individual with an ambassadorial title using them as a model for other countries to learn their approach to…
By Law Mefor Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, and…
By Sami Tunji The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has approved about 499 licences for the buying and selling of solid minerals in Nigeria in 2023. This development was revealed by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, during his address as the keynote speaker at the Business Day Solid…
Asagba of Asaba, Prof Chike Edozien, speaks with MATTHEW OCHEI on his centenary anniversary and state of the nation. How do you feel about your forthcoming centenary anniversary? I am very happy to be here alive and healthy to celebrate my 100 birthday. I thank God for the long life but as Bishop Chukwuma said,…
Former General Officer Commanding (GOC) 1 Division of the Nigerian Army, Maj Gen Danjuma Ali-Keffi (rtd), weekend, called on President Bola Tinubu to probe the air crash that killed former Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Ibrahim Attahiru. Ali-Keffi, who made the appeal in an interview with THISDAY, alleged that the crash was linked to…
A Royal Court in Jersey, United States, ordered the return of looted funds totaling $8.9 million to Nigeria. Government officials diverted the funds that were earmarked for the purchase of arms for the military to prosecute the fight against Boko Haram insurgents during ex-President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014. Ex-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration prosecuted former…
By Bashir Bello Former governor of Kano State and the leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, on Friday, said that the issue of Kano emirates will surely be revisited. Recall that former governor of the state, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, split the Kano emirate into five. He also dethroned the then Emir of Kano,…
By Oluyemi Ogunseyin Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Emir of Kano, His Highness Khaleefa Muhammad Sanusi II has been selected as the Co-Chair of the newly-inaugurated Abia State Global Economic Advisory Council (AGEAC). Former Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is also one of the Honourary Advisors…
Traditional rulers in Anambra have expressed displeasure with the way the government of Charles Soludo is treating the traditional institution. In a letter signed by Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe, the chairman of Anambra State Traditional Rulers Council (ASTRC), the traditional rulers said the way and manner the government maltreated and suspended members were…
