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INEC might have extended its deadline for PVC registration, but it hasn’t solved any real problems
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the continuous voters registration that was initially meant to end this week to August 31, 2018. As much as the extension is…
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Samuel Ogundipe’s arrest proves the police won’t obey Osinbajo’s SARS directive
On Wednesday, Jones Abiri, a journalist and publisher of Bayelsa-based Weekly Source newspaper detained illegally for two years by the Department of the Secret Service (DSS) without arraignment was released.…
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SERAP suing NYSC over Adeosun’s certificate shows how bad Buhari’s administration is
Around every election cycle, Nigerians are betrayed by individuals whom they thought were above petty politics. Professor Itse Sagay, the Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption (PACAC) is the…
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#EndSARS: Social Media is proving yet again an important tool for social change
“Social media is a technology available to those criminally minded and we have to be careful about how we respond to these clamoring. SARS is a unit of police that…
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FIFA suspension: A tale of how the NFF has consistently jeopardised the nation’s favourite sport
Unless something drastic is done by the Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo (SAN,) Nigeria will receive a FIFA ban by Monday, August 20, 2018. The unresolved crisis at the Nigerian…
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Why has the Lagos light rail been delayed for another two years?
When this present government was elected into power, Lagosians voted them on the premise that they would continue and complete the capital and infrastructural projects started by their predecessors. The…
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Like OAU, Federal University of Technology (FUT) Minna has dismissed a lecturer for sexual harassment
The war against sexual harassment in public universities in Nigeria has taken a good turn and it’s highly commendable. It all started few months ago at Obafemi Awolowo University when…
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FG’s removal of VAT from cooking gas is apt but should have come earlier
After extended pressure on federal government by stakeholders in the oil and gas sector, the federal government has concluded plans to remove the value added tax (VAT) on liquefied petroleum…
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The police interim report on NASS invasion is a true reflection of Nigeria’s rotten education sector
The state of Nigeria’s education sector has formed discourse at many fora with many calling on government to salvage our failing educational system. However, the government has chosen instead to…
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EFCC has finally lost its credibility with its attempts to freeze state accounts
From its Buhari 2019 badge wearing chairman, to its infamous tweet on Ekiti state Governor, Ayo Fayose and the recent freezing of the bank accounts of Benue and Akwa-Ibom state,…
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The CPC is finally doing its job, but we’ll need much more from them
On Wednesday, August 8, 2018, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) team led by its Director General Babatunde Irukera in conjunction with some officials from the National Agency for Food and…
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Ebola is slowly inching its way across West Africa and Nigeria is clearly not ready for another epidemic
Healthcare in most parts of Africa is a mess, and most Africans are just one illness away from death or poverty. Currently, all eyes are on Congo as it battles with the…
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Banks are defying a court order to illegally collect stamp duties from customers
April 21, 2016 the court of appeal Lagos division under the lordship of Justice Ibrahim Saulawa and four other Justices gave a judgement in an appeal filed by standard chartered…
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Before Kaduna-Abuja rail line suffers failure of mismanagement
Passengers in their numbers on Sunday, August 5, 2018 were stranded at the Kaduna station of the newly commissioned Kaduna to Abuja rail services operated by the Nigerian Railway Corporation.…
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2019: Political realignment is a reminder our politicians care only about themselves
As it was in 2014, so it is in 2018. At the last count, three Governors, National Assembly members and the Senate President and some other political leaders have moved…
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Right now, Ganduje has more things to worry about than the 5 million votes he promised Buhari
The electioneering period is here and politicians are doing everything within their power to maintain relevance. But in the case of Kano Governor, Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje he might have to…
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In a bid to woo investors to Edo, Obaseki slashes C – of – O to 50,000
Edo state Governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has shown time and again that he is fit for the job and concerned primarily with the betterment of the average Edo state indigene.…
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Education about to suffer another setback as government considers levy for primary and secondary schools
While several stakeholders in the education and outside the sector are calling for an improved funding of the sector and at the same time improve accessibility by all and sundry,…
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In Bayelsa, healthcare receives a boost as Governor Dickson provides N1.2bn to improve healthcare delivery
This is a good time to be alive for every indigene of Bayelsa as Governor Henry Seriake Dickson has provided the sum of 1.2 billion naira to boost the improvement…
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While Zamfara is burning, President Buhari is off to London for vacation
If Nigeria were to be a school, we would currently be reciting the age-long pussy-cat rhyme especially its chorus “London for what, London for medicine”. After spending 152 days in…
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NAPTIP’s iReport App is a good way to combat human trafficking
The National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) in commemoration of the 2018 World Day against Human Trafficking and the fifteen years anniversary of the agency has launched…
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Seun Onigbinde’s 22 questions is a must-read for every presidential aspirant
Seun Onigbinde, co-founder of the civic-tech organisation, BudgIT over the weekend posed what he termed, "the 22 existential questions Nigeria can’t avoid" to ignore if it desires to achieve greatness. In…
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After two years in illegal detention, Nigeria Government arraigns Jones Abiri
Detained journalist and publisher of Weekly Source Newspapers in Yenogoa, Bayelsa, Mr. Jones Abiri whose illegal detention in the Department of State Services (DSS) custody since July 2016 has received…
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Islam, blasphemy and the Nigerian Law School
It was reported last week that some Muslim students of the Nigerian Law School Lagos campus attempted to lynch a colleague of theirs last week for writing a blasphemous article…
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In Edo, Obaseki is promoting economic prosperity through reduced market levies
In a bid to promote economic stability and human prosperity, the Edo state governor Mr. Godwin Obaseki has directed a 40% reduction in levies paid by market women in the…
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Hard times await Kogi workers as state drowns in debt
It seems the expectation of Kogi workers that their unpaid salaries spanning into twenty five months would finally be paid isn't gong. A recent investigation by Premium Times shows that…
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In continuation of its anti-corruption drive, SERAP launch new FOI guide to fight corruption in Health, Education and Water sectors
The fight against corruption received a boost on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 as the Socio Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) presented its new report titled USING YOUR RIGHT TO…
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Ambode lost the battle to keep Lagos clean and now he is losing the battle to keep our road traffic free
This is not the best of time for Lagos Governor Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode. The famed “itesiwaju eko” man is definitely stuck at the moment. The first challenge that confronted him…
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In LAUTECH, education is now a luxury only offered to the super rich
The state of education at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) Ogbomosho in Oyo state is about to nose dive again. The university has been crisis ridden for a…
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While other states are struggling to build more schools, Kogi is burning down its own
Yesterday July 18, 2018 was meant to be a joyous day for students of Government Girls Secondary School, Sarkin-Noma in Lokoja and LGEA Primary School Lokogoma, also in Lokoja, Kogi…
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YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy
YMonitor
- Beyond the Power Struggle: Why a Strong Opposition Party is Crucial for Nigeria’s Democracy
- The Importance of Impartial Reporting in Nigeria’s Democracy
- Understanding the Role of Election Tribunals in Nigeria’s Electoral Process
- The Importance of Active Citizenship Beyond the Voting Booth
- How Ethnic Baiting is Undermining Nigeria’s National Security and Democracy