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Ireti Kingibe Returns to Politics, Contesting FCT Senate Seat Under the Labour Party

Posted By: adminon: June 20, 2022In: People in ActionTags: FCT, Kano, Labour Party, Southsout, Yoruba nationalityNo CommentsViews:

Engineer Ireti Kingibe who made sensational entry into politics as a senatorial aspirant some decades ago is back in politics. She is set to have another go at being the Senator to represent... Read more

Bangshika’s Promotion Triggers Gender Celebration In and Outside Nigeria’s National Broadcaster

Posted By: adminon: June 02, 2022In: People in ActionTags: BUK, FRCN, NAWOJ, NGE, NIPSS, NUJ, UNIMAIDNo CommentsViews:

Gender equity activists in Nigeria are in a happy, celebratory mood following the elevation of one of theirs, Husseina Akila Bangshika to the position of Director of News of the Federal Radi... Read more

Abubakar Momoh and the Paradox of Democratization

Posted By: adminon: May 29, 2022In: People in ActionTags: 'Big Man Rule', Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, CODESRIA, De-democratisation, Democratisation, Development, General Muhammadu Buhari, LASU, Thomas Sankara Movement, YUSSANNo CommentsViews:

It is five years today that he died. He remains a subject of engagement by academic colleagues, activists and think tankers as in this Keynote Presentation at the 5th Memorial of Professor A... Read more

To Dr. Tajudeen Abdulraheem and Prof Abubakar Momoh an Update

Posted By: adminon: May 28, 2022In: People in ActionTags: #EndSARS, Ahmed Lawan, Anti fuel subsidy protest, APC, Atiku Abubakar, AWOL, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bukola Saraki, Informationalised capitalism, Left, NEF, Nyesom Wike, PDP, Prof Okello Oculi, Prof Yemi OsinbajoNo CommentsViews:

Dying as activist intellectuals; as Pan-Africanists; each of you at a time anyone least expected and all of you in the month of May have added novelty to your own departure. Added to those a... Read more

On Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark @ 95

Posted By: adminon: May 26, 2022In: People in ActionTags: ASUU, Constitutional federalism, Niger Delta, PANDEFNo CommentsViews:

By Dr. Pogu Bitrus The Middle Belt Forum (MBF) is happy to felicitate with our Elder Statesman and Chief Advocate of justice, equity and fairness for Nigeria’s ethnic nationalities, Chief Ed... Read more

Don Awuna, the Death of a Super Cop

Posted By: adminon: May 23, 2022In: People in ActionTags: Benue Community Concord, Nigeria Police, PadopadsNo CommentsViews:

He was not in any ways connected with the Benue Community Concord – the weekly newspaper of reference in Benue State between 1989 and 1990. But a staff of the newspaper was his friend. That... Read more

OAU, Ile – Ife Loses Prof Victor Alumona

Posted By: adminon: May 15, 2022In: People in ActionTags: Dr. Chijioke Uwasomba, Greek Philosophy, OAU Ile-IfeNo CommentsViews:

The death has occurred of Prof Victor Alumona. He was the Head of the Department of Philosophy at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife at the time of his death. He died Wednesday, May 11t... Read more

Is Deborah Samuel A Sokoto About Turn?

Posted By: adminon: May 14, 2022In: People in ActionTags: Deborah Samuel, Gov Aminu Tambuwal, Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, Sultan of Sokoto1 CommentViews:

Sokoto State has hardly been in the news in terms of violent actions against non-Muslims. That pedigree perhaps lured the system from notice a burning itch for the kind of jungle justice adm... Read more

Count Me Out of Plateau Governorship Contest – Yohanna Maigona

Posted By: adminon: May 09, 2022In: People in ActionTags: No CommentsViews:

It is not true that Yohanna Maigona, the Plateau State Dutch-Nigerian is joining the race for governorship of Plateau State against 2023. He has discounted the story through a Facebook posti... Read more

Governor Yohanna Maigona of Plateau State, Come 2003?

Posted By: adminon: May 09, 2022In: People in ActionTags: No CommentsViews:

It is presidential aspirants who are shaking the news in Nigeria, not gubernatorial aspirants yet. Those ones are taking their turn but not the privileged newsmakers now. However, it seems P... Read more