Northern Nigeria,– July 30, 2024 – The Director General of the Progressive Amalgamation of Northern Nigeria (PANN), Hon. Bala Salihu Dawakin Kudu, along with 35 affiliate organizations across the 19 Northern States, including Abuja State, have announced their decision to withdraw support from the proposed nationwide protest. This decision comes after careful consideration of the…
The proposed #EndBadGovernance protest, scheduled for August 1st to 10th, has suffered a major setback in Igboland as the youth wing of the apex Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndígbo Youth Wing, has unanimously decided to withdraw from the event. In large numbers, the group’s leaders and members gathered in Enugu on Monday, where they declared,…
By Law Mefor I should say right away that I am an activist in my own right and have been since I was a student. I’m not against protests taking place under the appropriate circumstances, even though the planned nationwide hunger protest meant to put a stop to hardships may not be for my generation….
President Bola Tinubu extends his condolences to the family of the late Senator Ifeanyi Ubah. The deceased was a renowned businessman and politician. He was the Senator representing Anambra South Senatorial District at the National Assembly. President Tinubu commiserates with the friends and colleagues of the late Senator, the National Assembly, and the government and…
The Department of State Security Services (DSS) has apprehended Alhaji Nasir Lawal, the Special Adviser on Infrastructure to Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State, along with several state government officials and traders. They are accused of diverting rice palliatives intended for vulnerable residents of the state. The DSS’s operation led to the impoundment of 2,000…
By Zayd Ibn Isah Renowned Kenyan Law Professor, Patrick Lumumba, once said that in the past, Africans lamented and resistenciad as they were forcibly taken abroad by foreigners into slavery. But, in contemporary times, there is a concerning trend where some Africans appear willing to risk their lives on perilous journeys, including crossing the Mediterranean…
~By Derefaka Ajubo Just as Aristotle rightly observed at about 2400 years ago that human beings are by nature, social creatures, Social Trust is the underlying foundation of relationships among individuals, groups, and other components of a society. Knack and Zak(2003) claimed that Social Trust is quite essential to numerous aspects of civil society. People…
Humphrey Onyima, the Publisher of Leadership SCORECARD Magazine and his team presented the Leadership Scorecard’s “Democracy Icon Award” to Prof. Steve Azaiki, at Transcorp Hilton Abuja, an award that was originally meant to be presented at the recently concluded Leadership Scorecard Public Lecture held in honour of His Excellency, Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar GCFR, former Nigerian…
By Law Mefor Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, the nation’s attorney general, became born again after having previously supported the Nigerian governors in their quest to deny local governments (LGs) financial autonomy. Insofar as the brief is good, lawyers, you know, can represent anybody, even terrorists, bandits, rapists, and killers. By the way, local government autonomy…
By Zayd Ibn Isah I recently watched a video conversation between ace comedian Mark Angel and celebrity tailor Seyi Adekunle, also known as Seyi Vodi. Their discussion centered on their humble beginnings and inspiring stories of rising from grass to grace. Seyi Vodi fondly reminisced about Aba in Abia State, where he began his trade….
