tosin adesina

Banky

February 27, 2019

Opinion: Here are the ways Banky W’s Eti-Osa bid went wrong and lessons for future elections

As expected, the 2019 Federal House of Representatives election for Eti-Osa federal constituency has been won and lost. The election which was majorly contested by candidates of the Alliance for a New Nigeria, All Progressives Congress, Social Democratic Party and Peoples Democratic Party became the cynosure of all eyes due to the entrant of R&B... Read More

@bankyw, Eti-Osa, MDP

Atiku

February 4, 2019

#VOTE4WASH: political candidates Pledge total commitment to the implementation of SDG6 in Lagos State

VOTE4WASH, a social campaign put in place by Connected Development a Non-Governmental Organization with the support of WaterAid International has reached an advance stage in Lagos with the signing of the VOTE4WASH campaign plegde cards by various political candidates contesting for executive and legislative positions in Lagos state. The pledge card which contains a statement... Read More

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#VOTE4WASH, Code, WATERAID

Abubakar Adamu

January 15, 2019

Buhari’s appointment of Adamu Lafia as Acting IGP shows his nepotism is a deliberate effort and not an error of oversight

One accusation that has failed to go in his three years as President of Nigeria is that of uncontrolled nepotism and “Northernisation” of the security architecture in the country. In disregard to extant conventions that seeks for the balance of security appointments across the Northern and Southern part of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has... Read More

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Buhari, nigeria, north

ASUU

January 11, 2019

ASUU’s strike is a reminder education means nothing to the Buhari administration

That an administration with a Professor of Law and Senior Advocate of Nigeria will treat education with such disdain means educational qualification and titles are somehow overrated for effective delivery of quality leadership. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday, November 5, 2018. According to the body among... Read More

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ASUU, Buhari, education

CODE

January 11, 2019

[The Social Change Blog] 2019: CODE in partnership with WaterAid embarks on #Vote4WASH campaign to drive attention to WASH issues in Nigeria

Connected Development (CODE) in preparation for the 2019 general election has unveiled its plan to launch what it tagged the #Vote4WASH campaign. The Non-Governmental Organization, with a focus on empowering marginalized communities by tracking government spending at the grassroots, is launching a partnership with WaterAid will take place in three states of Lagos, Edo and Kano... Read More

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#VOTE4WASH, Code, WATERAID

Nigerian army

January 8, 2019

When is the Nigerian military going to be called to order?

While it is expected that the military should have purged itself of anti-democratic behavior, the Nigerian Army continues to perpetrate acts that are in constant violation of basic human rights and the country’s constitution. Human rights abuse and other forms of abuse of power might have reduced since the country left behind its era of... Read More

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democracy, Military, nigeria

UNICEF, Nigerian Army

December 16, 2018

Since when did the Nigerian Army become afraid of UNICEF?

On Friday, December 14, 2018, the Nigerian Army through the theatre command, operation Lafiya Dole which co-ordinates its North East operations released a statement in which it announced the suspension of humanitarian activities by the United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF). The Army in the statement signed by its Lafiya Dole spokesman Col. Onyema Nwachukwu... Read More

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Amnesty, Army UNICEF

Buratai

December 16, 2018

Military Operations: CSOs tasks Buratai on Accountability

A coalition of three civil society Organisations have requested the Chief of Army Staff Lt. Col Tukur Buratai to urgently provide them with information on the 2015, 2016 and 2017 budget implementation reports of the Nigerian Army, including the amounts released (Financial implications) and expended in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 for the various... Read More

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accountability, Buratai, CSO’s

December 13, 2018

Electoral Amendment: Is Buhari afraid of a credible election?

The 2015 election which ushered in the Muhammadu Buhari presidency was adjudged as one of the best elections ever conducted in Nigeria, second only to the annulled June 12, 1993, presidential election. Despite the fact that the turn out for the 2015 election was below expectation, it doesn’t take away the credibility of the election... Read More

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Buhari, credibility, election

Human Rights

December 13, 2018

Does Nigeria have anything to celebrate on International Human Rights day?

December 10th is globally recognised as the International Human Rights Day. The day set aside by the United Nations general assembly in 1948 review the state of human rights across the world. Here in Nigeria, the day actually went unnoticed by several individuals except few in the civil societies and the media. This is unsurprising... Read More

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human rights, nigeria, police

December 12, 2018

‘Small Doctor’, Sowore’s supporters and a stinking judiciary

A common saying in Nigeria is that the judiciary is the hope of the common man. However, like every other thing in the country, the word has actually lost its value as the judiciary now seems to be the hope of the highest bidder. On December 04, 2018, Lagos state commissioner of police, Edgal Imohimi... Read More

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Judiciary, Small Doctor, sowore

December 10, 2018

Is the media a DSS tool to humiliate Nigerians?

On Monday, December 03, 2018, the Department of State Services (DSS) paraded one Amina Mohammed for impersonating first lady Aisha Buhari among other personalities. According to the DSS, she gained access into Aso Villa under false pretense (how she was able to achieve that should be a matter of interest) through which she was able... Read More

Counter Culture Blog, Featured

'Amina', DSS, Media

December 4, 2018

Two years after, the impact of the Lagos state water hyacinth removal machines is nonexistent

On October 13, 2016, Lagos Governor Akinwunmi Ambode represented by former Commissioner for Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare commissioned two brand new water hyacinth removal machines donated to the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) at Ebute-Ero jetty. According to the Governor, “We have bought the machines to take away debris and hyacinth from the Lagoon. The machines... Read More

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lagos, transportation, Water hyacinth

December 3, 2018

Stakeholders commend CODE as its hold ‘Follow The Money’ town hall meeting in Ondo

Connected Development (CODE), a non-governmental organisation with a mission to empower marginalised communities in Africa through tracking of government spending at the grassroots has completed its mega town hall meeting in Ondo. CODE through its Follow The Money campaign in September 2018, started the monitoring of the execution of State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) projects... Read More

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Code, Ondo, SUBEB

December 3, 2018

Zenera celebrates fifth anniversary with cancer awareness walk

With over 72,000 deaths per annum and over 100,000 new cases annually, Nigeria remains one of the countries with a high rate of cancerous diseases in the world. Cancer, which is caused by a generic growth of abnormal cells beyond their usual boundaries, has the capacity to spread across the body while it also damages... Read More

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cancer, lagos, ZENERA

November 28, 2018

The crisis in the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly needs to end now

The crisis rocking the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly took a dramatic turn on Tuesday as five suspended members belonging to the All Progressives Congress (APC) were accompanied to the assembly’s complex with some men of the Nigeria Police Force. This singular act led to a break down of law and order as supporters of... Read More

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Akwa Ibom, Godswill Akpabio, police, Udom Emmanuel

November 23, 2018

Offa robbery: If Michael Adikwu is dead, where is Kayode Opadokun?

An article was written in June 2018 asking the Nigeria Police Force questions on the whereabouts of the principal suspects of the Offa, April 2018, robbery – Michael Adikwu and Kayode Opadokun. The story was premised on a report by TheCable that Michael had died in police custody – a report that was denied by CSP Jimoh... Read More

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Adikwu, Offa, Opadokun, police

November 23, 2018

What is the Federal Government hiding about Boko Haram?

One of the common characteristics of an insurgency is that it has no timeline. Also, insurgency cannot be likened to a war that can be altered through the signing of a peace treaty or a ‘no victor, no vanquished’ declaration, rather it goes on for as long as the terrorist group is strong and equipped... Read More

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boko haram, Insecurity, nigeria

November 21, 2018

How the Zamfara twins experience shows the apparent lack of adequate security

That Nigeria’s security apparatus is at its lowest ebb is an understatement. Despite the huge amount of money allocated to security by this administration, the effect is nearly unseen going by the reality that surrounds us. Currently, the nation is battling insurgency, banditry and the newest and deadly entrant, kidnapping. Even though kidnapping is not... Read More

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Insecurity, nigeria, Zamfara

November 21, 2018

It is worrisome that New Telegraph will award Ganduje amid bribery allegations

The media does not only exist for information dissemination but also to drive the change process in the society especially in a deformed one like ours and, it is worrisome that we have fewer platforms that do this more often. The Kano Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje is currently enmeshed in a bribery allegation. He was... Read More

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corruption, Ganduje, Media

November 15, 2018

From stolen dates to rotten rice, the story of how Nigeria maltreats its IDPs

At Tedx Ikeja in 2017, Busayo Morakinyo, one of the speakers who spoke on the topic “IDPs, it could be you” stated unequivocally that any human being can end up an internally displaced person at any point in time, irrespective of social status as natural and manmade disasters are not a respecter of persons. He... Read More

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corruption, IDP, nigeria

November 14, 2018

Governor Ganduje’s silence on the students stranded in Sudan is a cause for concern

The fate of Kano students currently on scholarship at Elrazi University in Khartoum, Sudan hangs in the balance as the university has stopped the students from attending classes due to the inability of the Kano government to pay their tuition and other fees. And while this decision by the university has been communicated to the Kano government... Read More

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Ganduje, SCHOLARSHIP, Sudan

Akeredolu

November 14, 2018

Between Akeredolu’s highhandedness and the dismissed journalists lies a hatred for press freedom

Ondo governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria was a former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), a position of influence in Nigeria’s legal profession. On many occasions in the past before his entrant into mainstream politics, he championed the cause and defended the rights of deprived Nigerians. But that seems to be a... Read More

journalists, Ondo, Rotimi Akeredolu

November 14, 2018

Three years after, the Buhari administration’s war against the judiciary remains unabated

In the build-up to the 2015 Presidential elections, a recurrent issue about the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari was his ability to conform to the dictates of democracy. There was a general fear by all stakeholders as Buhari’s public record negates all that democracy represents. During his time as military Head of... Read More

Buhari, disrespect, Judiciary

November 12, 2018

N3.5m feeding allowance: In whose interest is the FG detaining El-Zakzaky?

The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed recently declared that the federal government is spending an average of 3.5 million naira monthly as feeding allowance on the detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky. The Minister who made this assertion while addressing statehouse correspondents at the Presidential Villa would not... Read More

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Feeding, Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, nigeria

November 12, 2018

Is the El-Rufai vs Obi clash the red flag on electoral violence ahead of 2019?

The 2019 general elections are a few months away but the atmosphere is already charged and the ominous signs are beginning to emerge which calls for caution from all players. Elections in Nigeria have always been a matter of interest with each player deploying his arsenal to convince voters on why his party should be chosen... Read More

2019, Nasir el-Rufai, peter obi

South West

November 8, 2018

Why do South West Governors think we need a Western University?

At the ongoing South West (SW) Governors Forum in Osogbo, they have resolved to establish a Western University co-owned by all South Western states. This is dead on arrival and a misplacement of priority. At the moment, no state owned University in the South West can be described as a world class institution. Education generally... Read More

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South West, Tosin Adesina, University

Institutions

November 8, 2018

The Buhari administration will not stop till it destroys all our institutions

While Nigerians are still in bewilderment over the state of things in some government institutions since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed office, it seems a new entrant has joined the fray. The Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Army, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), the Department of State Services (DSS), etc, seem to have become... Read More

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November 6, 2018

As Biya takes his 7th oath of office, it’s a drawback for Africa

After thirty-six years in power, 85-year-old President of Cameroon, Paul Biya will be sworn in tomorrow for a 7th record-breaking time making him the longest-serving President in Africa and by extension the world. Biya won the October elections in Cameroon he literally contested against himself as the election is nothing near to what could be... Read More

Cameroon, Paul Biya

Military, army

November 4, 2018

Nigeria’s Army wants you to know, they have no problems killing civilians

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) on Sunday, November 4, 2018, released a list detailing the names of the thirty-four individuals that were reported;y killed when the Nigerian Army opened fire on Shi’ites protesters in Abuja. The protesters were participating in the annual Arbaeen Trek when they were shot at point blank range. The deadly... Read More

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army, killings, Shi'ites

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