With kidnapping and insecurity rife, the government needs to restore trust One of the more than 300 Nigerian schoolboys who were released last week after they were abducted from their dormitory © AFP via Getty Images More than 300 Nigerian schoolboys were reunited with their families last weekend, days after they had been abducted by …
Continue reading "Nigeria is at risk of becoming a failed state by FT"
The scheming by some supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari to have former President Goodluck Jonathan run on the platform of the All Progressives Congress for President in 2023 is progressing. One can safely say that it is now full blown, fuelled by power intrigues and permutations. Some of the APC governors behind the scheme turned …
Continue reading "The ‘Greek’ Proposal to Goodluck Jonathan by Yemi Adebowale"
First, some admissions and a caveat. Contrary to the prevailing political fervour leading up to the 2015 presidential election, I didn’t think that Muhammadu Buhari was the right person to lead Nigeria. His political resume was more than enough reason for that stance. Yet, a majority of Nigerians saw it differently, thanks to a powerful …
Continue reading "Would Nigeria have been better off with Atiku? By Minabere Ibelema"
On Thursday, Justice Sylvanus Nsofor, Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, died at 85. I condole with his family. He was a well-educated lawyer who attracted the attention of General Muhammadu Buhari in 2003 when he delivered a favourable minority judgment in the presidential candidate’s election appeal. When Mr. Buhari finally took office in 2015, …
Continue reading "The biggest hoax in 60 years? By Sonala Olumhense"
Mines laid by Boko Haram and other groups leave millions at risk, particularly in Borno state where insurgency most acute More than 100 people were killed or injured by landmines across north-east Nigeria in the first three months of this year, according to a new report. Mines laid during the conflict between Boko Haram, other …
Centre for Nigeria Progress 