Let’s Unite And Do This!
Dear Active Citizens! The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the end of the first quarter of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise with youths leading the majority of completed registrations at 71.33%. Guys! you are doing well, but you can do better! Remember, INEC will commence the display of details of new voters in […]
PRESS STATEMENT: INCARCERATED ENDSARS PROTESTERS
September 22nd, 2021 “Nigeria has played a constructive role in peacekeeping in various parts of West Africa. But unless and until Nigeria itself is democratic and respects human rights, it too may well be a source of much greater instability as political repression limits the ability of the people of Nigeria to achieve their full […]
We Can Do This Together!
Dear Active Citizens! Don’t dull yourself! It’s time to actively participate in fixing Nigeria. Register to vote and get your Permanent Voter Card (PVC) so you can vote in the 2023 general elections. The time to make a change is now! Click here to register!
EiE Nigeria, MRA, PIN, SERAP Tackle FG 100 days into #TwitterBan
September 16th, 2021 “I hold very strongly to the view that there is press freedom and there is freedom of expression. They had always been there, and they will always be. On freedom of expression; I think it is important to listen to one another, understand each other, so we can make progress as a […]
Social Media and National Propensity for Disgrace
[By Rotimi Fawole] After 6 years of the Buhari regime, two things amongst several others are clear. First, the President and his ministers are relics of an age long since gone and two, they have absolutely no understanding of social media and its primary uses. The result, and this is not exclusive to the executive […]
We Used To Be Brothers!
Dear Active Citizen, We Will Not Be Silent! Sunday, September 12, makes it 100 days since the federal government banned microblogging platform, Twitter. So far, there is no definite plan by the government to lift the ban. But we cannot be silent. We cannot sit back and watch them snuff the life out of our fragile democracy. EiE, […]
A Country Cursed With Abundance
[By Jonathan Franklin] Nigeria is effortlessly one of the most resource-rich countries. The nation boasts of huge deposits of natural resources. In terms of arable land, we are not lacking. We have all that we need to be an excelling economy but so far the reverse has been the case. This begs the question ‘are […]
20 YEARS OF BLOODLETTING IN JOS MEMORIAL PROCESSION SUPPRESSED
PRESS STATEMENT – 7th September 2021 CORE CONDEMNS PLATEAU STATE GOVERNMENT’S SUPPRESSION OF THE FREEDOM OF ASSEMBLY Today makes it twenty years since unbridled carnage was let loose on Jos. The cycles of violence since then have taken several shapes. This includes and has equally been spurred by state repression. Law enforcement agents were once […]
GOING GREEN OR BURNING OUT
[By Kingsley Ekejiuba] Low carbon, sustainability, social inclusiveness and resource efficiency – keywords that characterise the United Nations definition of a green economy. A lucid description refers to an economic model that ‘results in improved human well-being and social equality, while significantly reducing environmental risks and ecological scarcities’ as the benchmark for a green economy. […]
Change Begins With You
Dear Active Citizen, You Can Do Better Than This! Anambrarians, the state ward-level Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise ends on Sunday, September 5. Sadly, only 33.4% of Anambra citizens have completed their physical registration. Anambrarians, take advantage of this opportunity! Only those who have completed their registration can pick up their Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) and vote in the […]