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Uroupa Kiakubu
December 30, 2020
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President Buhari ignores insecurity, asks Nigerians to take up farming

President Muhammadu Buhari, through his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu Tuesday, advised Nigerians to go back to agriculture. He added that it is imperative for Nigerians to return to the farm as the oil sector which the country is overly dependent on is now in turmoil. From a progressive point of view, if... Read More
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December 29, 2020
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If we needed more ‘Bishop Kukahs’ to call President Buhari to order; the time has come

Reactions have trailed Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah’s Christmas Day message where he recounted the many woes of Nigeria under the President Muhammadu Buhari led administration while calling the president to order. In a message titled “A Nation in search of Vindication,” Kukah spoke about the evident nepotism, unfavourable policies and several other loopholes in the president’s leadership style which... Read More
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December 28, 2020
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#JusticeforDonDavis: What concerned authorities can do to stop the menace of sexual abuse in high schools

The story of the maltreatment of Don Davis, an 11-year-old Junior Secondary School (JSS) 1 student in Deeper Life High School, Uyo Campus, has left Nigerians horrified. With the hashtag, #JusticeforDonDavis, many Nigerians are now calling on the authorities to ensure that justice is served as no child deserves to be treated in such a manner. The... Read More
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December 23, 2020
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Here’s what reopening of the borders mean for Nigeria

In August 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari ordered the closure of Nigeria’s land borders with the neighbouring Benin Republic, to check the indiscriminate smuggling of goods, and to encourage local production of rice and other food crops in the country to ensure food security. On December 16, 2020, Buhari ordered the reopening of the borders shortly after the... Read More
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December 23, 2020
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See one reason ‘Insha Allah’ seems to be the foundation of Buhari’s administration

President Muhammadu Buhari, through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, reportedly said Tuesday, December 22, 2020, that the border Nigeria shares with Niger “can only be effectively supervised by God.”  The president said this while receiving former Vice President Namadi Sambo, who heads the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Mission to the Republic of... Read More
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December 22, 2020
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Kankara kidnap: controversial claims raise questions

The kidnap of over three hundred schoolboys in Kankara, Katsina, earlier in December, sparked nationwide outrage which subsided after the boys were released one week after; unhurt. Nigerians heaved a sigh of relief, but the controversial accounts of how the boys got rescued have left unanswered questions in the hearts of many Nigerians. Read more: #BringBackOurBoys: Here’s all we know... Read More
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December 22, 2020
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Insecurity is more serious than Northern leaders trivialising it

Insecurity in Nigeria has become the new normal, unfortunately. But what is more frightening is how the ruling class trivialises the insecurity challenges the country is grappling with; especially in the North-east. Military sources Sunday, disclosed that five soldiers were killed by Islamic State-aligned jihadists, while dozens of civilians were kidnapped in a separate attack in the... Read More
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December 18, 2020
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Emir of Kaura Namoda’s convoy attacked | How many before decisive steps are taken to end banditry?

Bandits reportedly attacked the Emir of Kaura Namoda, HRH Sanusi Muhammad Asha and his convoy, killing three policemen and five others during the attack. The incident occurred Thursday, December 17, 2020, when the Emir was returning from Abuja to his base in Zamfara. This happened same day hundreds of the Kankara schoolboys were released by the abductors believed... Read More
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December 17, 2020
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COVID-19: Nigeria needs to put structures in place to meet up with the challenges of the 21st century

Nigeria’s Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, has said that efforts are ongoing to acquire approved COVID-19 vaccines in January 2021. He disclosed this to journalists Wednesday, December 16, 2020; after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting in Abuja. This is coming almost a week after Nigerians were advised to prepare for a possible second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Ehanire added that... Read More
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December 17, 2020
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#SaveOurFuture: Beyond hashtags, this is what else Nigerian students can do

The protracted strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lingered for nine months now leaving the affected students looking at a bleak future. Many feel like their future is being jeopardised – and indeed, it is, because they have already lost one irreplaceable year to the strike. Students have devised various means... Read More
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December 17, 2020
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Here’s why Reps must consider Akin Alabi’s ‘don’t arm the FRSC’ movement

A Nigerian lawmaker representing the Egbeda/Ona-Ara Federal Constituency, Akin Alabi, has moved a motion to stop the Federal Government from procuring weapons for the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC). On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, Alabi took to his Twitter page to announce that his bill to stop the FG from arming the FRSC with firearms... Read More
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December 15, 2020
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Shettima weighs in on insecurity, asks that President Buhari be called to order

In recent times, the rising insecurity in the country has been a major subject of discussion among Nigerians. For the umpteenth time, Nigerians are calling out the Muhammadu Buhari administration to prioritise the security of lives and property of Nigerians, following the kidnap of the schoolboys from Government Science School in Kankara, Katsina. And, former governor of Borno and... Read More
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December 15, 2020
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#BringBackOurBoys: Here’s all we know about the abducted schoolboys from Kankara

To say that the heightened spate of insecurity in Nigeria is worrisome is an understatement. The reality now is that a week hardly ever goes by without news of the abduction of unsuspecting Nigerians across the nation. Over the weekend, Nigerians woke up to the sad news of the kidnap of about six hundred secondary school students... Read More
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December 14, 2020
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See major highlights of the 2014 Confab Report; the Senate has announced plans to review

The Nigerian Senate ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review has set up sub-committees to review the 2014 National Conference reports from the immediate past administration as well as the Kaduna Governor Nasir el-Rufai-led Committee on restructuring. Deputy Senate President and Chairman of the Committee, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, disclosed this during the panel’s second meeting Thursday, December 10,... Read More
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December 11, 2020
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COVID-19: The latest signs are worrisome and here’s all you should know

The gradual phasing out of the COVID-19 pandemic which has had a devastating impact on a global scale brought a huge sigh of relief to Nigerians as normalcy was gradually returning to the country while the number of Coronavirus cases dropped. There was, however, a turn of events on December 10 2020, as the country... Read More
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December 11, 2020
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The two-sides of Buhari’s attempt to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty

Nigeria is recognised as the largest economy in Africa (now in its worst recession in more than 20 years); yet, regarded as the poverty capital of the world. According to research, about 50% (over 100 million) of the country’s population lives in extreme poverty despite its mineral wealth. And this is due to the high level of corruption,... Read More
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December 10, 2020
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Here’s why we need to stop addressing President Buhari as ‘Father of the Nation’

Nigeria practices a rather strange type of democracy that has deviated from true democratic principles. The Buhari administration, for instance, is one government that has introduced so many absurdities in the polity.  One case in point is retaining the Service Chiefs for more than the approved number of years they are required to serve. Another... Read More
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December 10, 2020
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#EndSARS: Buhari’s concern is changing narratives by CNN and BBC not addressing insecurity

Reactions have trailed President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement about the CNN and BBC reportage of the #EndSARS protest. On Tuesday, December 9, 2020, hours after he turned down a meeting with the National Assembly (NASS) to address the heightened level of insecurity in the country; the president took to his Twitter handle to express his disgust... Read More
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December 10, 2020
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National Population Commission: Why Nigeria can’t afford anything short of a credible population census

The National Population Commission (NPC) has estimated Nigeria’s current population at 206 million. The NPC Chairman, Nasir Kwarra Tuesday, disclosed during a press conference on the commencement of the next Enumeration Area Demarcation (EAD) in Abuja that the figure is based on projections since the country has not conducted a national population census in the last fourteen... Read More
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December 9, 2020
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SIM Registration: Is the Nigerian Communications Commission finally waking up to its responsibility in crime-fighting?

The rising insecurity in Nigeria has been a source of concern to many. Various crimes go unchecked, and some appear to be untraceable despite the prevalence of sophisticated technology to leverage on to fight and bring crime to its barest minimum – the use of information technology, for instance. This is where the crime-fighting role... Read More
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December 9, 2020
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Buhari expresses shock over ASUU strike, Nigerians react in hilarious ways

The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) 9-month-long strike has elicited different reactions from Nigerians over time, particularly from the affected students who want nothing more than to return to the classroom, wrap up their studies and move on with their lives. Unfortunately, students are still home, and the deadlock between the Federal Government and... Read More
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December 8, 2020
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Nigeria’s rail system may be coming back to life, the Lagos-Ibadan rail is one pointer

Nigeria’s transport sector has been plagued with various challenges over the years, including the neglect of the rail sector by successive administrations. It, however, appears that the country’s under-utilised rail sector is roaring back to life, courtesy of the Muhammadu Buhari administration that has consolidated on the effort of the previous administration to see various... Read More
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December 8, 2020
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#ResignBuhari: Rep members will not hold the president accountable, will neither help him go home

The heightened level of insecurity in Nigeria today is worrisome and has led to several calls on President Muhammadu Buhari to either take action to address the problem or resign for someone more competent to lead the country. Sadly, next to nothing has been done to address the issue up until now. On Sunday, December 6, 2020,... Read More
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December 7, 2020
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‘Please give us ₦17 trillion’ | State governors are fast learning from FG’s borrowing prowess

One thing the Nigerian government is known for is its penchant for borrowing and total ignorance of the fact that the country could diversify and increase its IGR. The Federal government has often been the culprit, and now, state governments are following suit.  The 36 state governors late November 2020, were said to have proposed to... Read More
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December 7, 2020
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#EndSARS: Yahaya Bello is out and about again or maybe tensed up too

From all indications, tension seems to be mounting among the political class as young Nigerians mobilise for a second phase of the #EndSARS protest. Not only have there been reports that the atmosphere in Lagos and Abuja are tensed with security operatives all over the place; Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi has also expressed worries over the protest. In a... Read More
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December 4, 2020
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#EndSARS Reloaded: why Nigerian youths need to be more strategic in holding government accountable

“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty” – Thomas Jefferson The above statement aptly captures the recent happenings in Nigeria today. Injustice has, indeed, become the law of the ruling class and the masses are suffering for it. But there is so much the people can take, that is why young Nigerians have risen once again... Read More
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December 3, 2020
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The #EndSARS Judicial Panels may already be touching the Nigerian Police in sensitive areas

Ever since judicial panels were set up across the country to investigate cases of police brutality and other related crimes – including the Lekki shooting – several attempts have been made to frustrate the panels’ efforts to get justice for victims. One typical example is the freezing of the bank accounts of those at the forefront of... Read More
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December 3, 2020
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2023 Presidency: ‘Young and wild’ Yahaya Bello got this amusing endorsement

When Nigerians feel strongly about something you can’t miss it because it becomes a subject of discussion on social media as they are very vocal about their opinions – and that includes subjects around their choice of a presidential candidate. On Wednesday, December 2, 2020, the Kogi House of Assembly reportedly sat and endorsed Yahaya Bello for the 2023... Read More
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