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Nigerian police on Tuesday fired teargas at hundreds of protesters participating in the #FearlessInOctober demonstration against poverty, hardship, and bad governance in Abuja. The crackdown, which occurred in the Jabi and Utako areas of the Federal Capital Territory, forced residents to flee and protesters to scamper for safety. Tuesday’s protests were part of a nationwide movement demanding an end to economic hardship, …

Exactly 64 years ago, our founding fathers chose democracy as a form of government and launched the dream of a great country that would lead the rest of Africa out of poverty, ignorance, and underdevelopment, a beacon of hope to the rest of Africa and the world. Over six decades later, we can look back, and Nigerians worldwide can see …

Despite warnings from the Federal Government and the Nigerian Police Force, organisers of the October 1 protest against hardship in the country have vowed to proceed with the planned demonstration. Omoyele Sowore, a former presidential candidate and activist leading the protest, confirmed on his social media platform on Monday that the nationwide protest will hold peacefully across the country, with …

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 …