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Recurrent coups since 2020 and the decision by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to withdraw from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) reveal the region’s deep governance and democracy challenges. ECOWAS’ struggle to address these crises, along with perceptions of double standards in its handling of military coups vs. ‘constitutional’ coups perpetrated by elected governments, has damaged the …

Despite appeals by some stakeholders and the Federal Government calling for calm, organisers of the October 1 protests against hardship in the country have insisted on going ahead with tomorrow’s action. Giving reasons, one of the lawyers to the detained August 1 protesters, Mr Deji Adeyanju, yesterday, asserted that the fresh round of protest is on the heels of the …

Justice Kudirat Kekere-ekun has taken an oath of office as the 23rd substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).  President Bola Tinubu administered the oath on her at a ceremony in the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Monday.  It followed the Senate’s confirmation of Justice Kekere-ekun on Wednesday last week.  The ceremony was witnessed by three of Kekere-ekun’s …

For many Nigerians, electing a leader of unquestionable legitimacy — one chosen through free and fair elections, unmarred by violence and other criminal violations of election laws — will provide, at long last, national pride and faith in the electoral process as a genuine representation of the people’s decisions. But the 2023 general election is considered one of Nigeria’s most …

Dangote Group has said that it plans to transport refined petroleum products by sea. This announcement was made in a statement on Sunday by the Senior Adviser to the Group President on Special Projects and Strategic Relations, Fatima Wali-Abdurrahman. She noted the construction of a jetty in the Lekki Free Zone to handle bulk cargoes during the refinery’s development. “Today, …

While the Accountant-General of the Federation has issued the warrant to ministries and agencies for the payment of the new minimum wage, three months after its bill was signed into law by President Bola Tinubu, only seven states have set up committees to fashion out modalities for its implementation. This is disturbing as it is the most crucial level of the struggle. …

IRev as a ‘Game Changer’ As in most other recent elections in Nigeria, the INEC Results Viewing (IReV) portal technology was deployed by the electoral commission at the Edo poll to monitor and upload results in real-time as voting ends on election day. IReV is a dedicated portal for the public to view images of polling unit results as soon …

As the National Assembly begins another process of review of the 1999 Constitution, Senators have been divided sharply over renewed calls for a return to the regional system of government. Recall that there have been calls in some parts of the country that since regionalism had been tested and discovered to be a system of government that can tackle the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Operatives of Edo State police Command have apprehended five suspected criminals and recovered from them a 300kva and 100kva electricity transformers, two drums of 2.5mm flex cable wire, guns and ammunition. Also recovered are vehicles, motorcycles, gold chains and bracelets stolen from crime victims. The suspects, KC Okojie Prince, 50, Richard John Abdullahi, 40, Ifeanyi Okpara, 26, …

The Federal Government has declared Tuesday, October 1, 2024, a public holiday to commemorate the nation’s 64th Independence Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration on Saturday on behalf of the Federal Government in a statement issued by the Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Dr Magdalene Ajani. Tunji-Ojo congratulated Nigerians at home and abroad on the occasion …