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Senate’s Persecution of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan is a Descent into Legislative Dictatorship

Posted By: adminon: September 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Godswill Akpabio-led Senate, Kogi Central, National Assembly, NLC, Representative democracy, Tyrannical leadershipNo CommentsViews:

By Comrade Joe Ajaero The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) rises in vehement condemnation of the Godswill Akpabio-led Senate’s decision to continue barring Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan from... Read more

The Urgent Need for Restructuring in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: September 09, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Lee Kuan Yew, Malaysia, Nigerian federalism, Restructuring, Singapore, State police, Unitary GovernmentNo CommentsViews:

The case for restructuring of Nigeria is surely alive except that academics seem to have seized it from the career politicians since December 2023 when Prof Attahiru asserted the imperative... Read more

Suspense As ASUU Goes Into A Closed Session in Sokoto

Posted By: adminon: August 17, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, Egypt, IMF/World Bank, NUC, Private universities, Public universities, SOUTH AFRICA, TETFundNo CommentsViews:

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in Nigeria is lost in a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Sokoto, Sokoto State. There are no hints about what the outcome of the mee... Read more

Act Now to Avert the Looming Crisis – ASUU

Posted By: adminon: August 09, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: ASUU, Books, Chemicals, Collective bargaining, Electronic and physical journals, FGN-ASSU Agreement, ILO, IPPIS, Laboratories, Libraries, MoUs/MoAs, NUC, ReagentsNo CommentsViews:

By Christopher Piwuna* The Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, was recently quoted to have declared that “not again ever in this country will ASUU or tertiary institutions, trade unions... Read more

Has Zelensky Lost the West?

Posted By: adminon: August 01, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Europe, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, west, ZelenskyNo CommentsViews:

Unherd columnist, Thomas Fazi thinks so in this piece which has a sort of a rider: He is becoming a liability. Reflect on the piece! As uneventful diplomatic talks in Istanbul wrapped up wit... Read more

What the Objectives of a Truly Democratic Party Should be in Nigeria

Posted By: adminon: July 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Chapter Two, Conrad, Foreign policy, Founding fathers, Leadership, Nigerian nation, Nigerian people, Pan-Africanism, State institutionsNo CommentsViews:

By Ambassador Usman Sarki “The discovery of new values in life is a very chaotic experience; there is a tremendous amount of jostling and confusion and a momentary feeling of darkness. I let... Read more

Nigeria’s Fragility, Democracy and the 2027 Elections

Posted By: adminon: June 20, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Economic decline, Fragile States Index, Fragility, Group grievances, High alert, IDP, INEC, Uneven developmentNo CommentsViews:

By Comrade Sanusi A. S. Maikudi In the complex and ever-evolving landscape of global geopolitics, the strength of a nation is not only measured by its economic prowess or military might but... Read more

OAU, Ile-Ife Activists Raise Funds for Brutalised Students During Minister Wike’s Visit

Posted By: adminon: June 11, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: BAG, DSS, FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, Jacobinism, OAU Ile-Ife, Police, ‘Ango Must Go’No CommentsViews:

Students under the aegis of the Broad Activists Group (BAG) at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Nigeria are raising funds for their members they said suffered psychological, physic... Read more

Keeping Chris Kwaja’s Small Scale Philanthropy in View

Posted By: adminon: May 31, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Acrimony, Annual Schools Essay competition, Boys, Development, Girls, Governor Caleb Mutfwang, Philanthropy, Plateau StateNo CommentsViews:

Philanthropy has a way of resonating because, without it, life would be too hard for those whom development has left behind across the world. It is on this count that any whiff of philanthro... Read more

The Zainab Muhammad Hoax and the Perils of Religious Incitement

Posted By: adminon: May 25, 2025In: De-EscalationTags: Bible, Christianity, Clerics, Islam, Quran, Sharia, Zamfara State GovernmentNo CommentsViews:

By Saleh Bature It baffles me whenever I see extremist Christians—yes, I mean Christian fundamentalists, whom we have in abundance in our midst—standing on the pulpit peddling incendiary ser... Read more