Opinion
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Europe must be the frontrunner to avoid Africa’s Corona boomerang
By Luca Jahier, President of the European Economic and Social Committee
For a continent with nearly 1.3 billion inhabitants, Africa has so far been relatively spared by the COVID-19 pandemic, with roughly 6000 cases – mostly in South Africa … Continue Reading
Four Reasons for Optimism on Economic Inclusion in Nigeria
By Joe Abah, Nate Bourns, and Brigit Helms
Viewed in isolation, statistics on the Nigerian economy paint a bleak picture. Having emerged from the 2017 recession, Nigeria is growing at an anemic 1.5 to 1.9 percent per year—against population growth … Continue Reading
Still on Omega Power Ministries’ First Free Specialist Hospital in Nigeria
Recently, the Garden City of Port Harcourt in Rivers State was thrown into jubilant mood as men and women from all walks of life converged on the city to witness the grand opening of Nigeria’s church-sponsored first free specialist hospital … Continue Reading
“Cameroonian” Presidential Candidate: What Atiku’s Lawyers should Tell the Tribunal
Following submissions made by the legal team of President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Presidential Election Tribunal that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, is not a Nigerian by
Zamfara: 2023 Presidential Ambitions and the Callousness of Northern Leaders
Barely 4 weeks after the 2019 general elections for which winners are yet to be sworn in and for which dusts in several places are yet to settle, northern leaders, through their usual forerunners, have rather very prematurely and inconsiderately
Rivers State Election: Fraud, Facts, Questions and Answers
By R. B. Dagogo-Jack
FACTS:
In the 2015 elections, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), controlled the Federal Government of Nigeria FGN, and the All Progressives Congress APC was in opposition.
The Military was heavily involved during the elections which … Continue Reading
Saraki and the Tragedy of Victory
Since the National Assembly elections ended in Kwara on March 9, and the current Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, lost at the polls, those who have lived in mortal fear of one of Nigeria’s finest Senate Presidents ever in history,
The Socialist Politics of Envy: What the World Can Learn from Nigeria’s Unfolding Disaster
Africa’s most populated country and the world’s 26th largest economy is heading for a meltdown as a direct result of envy politics.
It was an election between a multimillionaire pro-business candidate seen as part of the establishment and a … Continue Reading
#NigeriaDecides2019: Live Announcement of Lagos state results
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INEC: Between History and Infamy
It was not easy, but Nigerians braved the odds, including intimidation and threats to their life, to come out and cast their votes for their preferred candidates at the 2019 presidential/national assembly elections, it is now the turn of the … Continue Reading