5 years later, we remember ‘Enough is Enough’ – Chioma Agwuegbo
Thinking of what we now know as Enough is Enough Nigeria always leaves me with three feelings. Pride – that I was a part of something whose influence transcends the shores of this country Despair – that five years after, the issues that gave birth to are still the issues we’re grappling with now Hope […]
EIE Nigeria & The Office of The Citizen – Japheth Omojuwa
In January 2013, a few Nigerian citizens got emails about the danger of abandoning Bagega, a lead poisoned village in Zamafara unremediated. There was the danger of losing at least 1500 children to lead poisoning, not to mention the attendant danger to adults. There was meant to be a reason to fear for the lives […]
The Cost of A Truncated Democratic Process – Japheth Omojuwa
A lot has been said about Nigeria’s ‘bouncebackability’; the ability of our country to bounce back from every adversity. We have survived tough times over the last half-century. We went through the Western Nigeria political crisis of the early 60s; we came through a bloody civil war, we have since survived countless coups, ethnic and […]
Excuses, Falsehood and Failures – Yemi Adamolekun on Boko Haram and the Chibok Girls
Regardless of our political leanings, it’s deeply painful for me that ANYONE would try to explain/defend how this administration has handled Boko Haram and the Chibok girls. 306 days; 10 months. 11 dead parents! Ify works for this administration and her submission focused on the facts and were objective. – could members of APC be […]
2011 General Elections
Summary of the 2011 Presidential Election results and the geographical representation. 2011 Voters Register Summary Of 2011 Presidential Election STATE Party Votes Percentage Gombe CPC 459,898 59.73% PDP 290,347 37.71% ANPP 5,693 0.74% ACN 3,420 0.44% BNPP 1,764 0.23% PDC 1,423 0.18% FRESH 983 0.13% PPP 926 0.12% PMP 924 0.12% NMDP 720 0.09% NCP […]
Four members of Enough is Enough resign
+234 (0) 708 778 4788 info@eienigeria.org December 20, 2014 Lagos, Nigeria For Immediate Release Press Statement Four of the Founding Board Members of Enough is Enough, EiE Nigeria Have Resigned. They are Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative Nigeria, PIN, ‘Gbenga Sesan; Founding Partner of Red Media Africa, Adebola Williams; Executive Director of The Future […]
Confab Daily – Monday 14 July 2014
Conference Final Week Idris Kutigi Confab chairman, Idris Kutigi on Monday announced that the “50 Wise Men” could not meet on Friday as scheduled after adopting Thursday’s votes and proceedings. He then adjourned the conference for two hours to enable the meeting. The conference resumed at 12:10 P.M The controversy over the derivation formula […]
Confab Daily – Tuesday 8 July 2014
COMMITTEE: Devolution of power Delegates at the confabs on Tuesday continued from where they stopped, making observations and suggesting amendments to the report of the Committee on Devolution of Power. Uzoma Iheme Uzoma Iheme from Imo state said 7 percent of total revenue should be set aside for the development of Mineral Resources across […]
Confab Daily – Monday 7 July 2014
COMMITTEE: Devolution of power Maigari Dingyadi Concerned that some of them (northern delegates) have written to the confab leadership raising concerns on some issues. He said if the minutes are adopted, the issues they raised would have become void. He said it is imperative that the leadership take a decision on the letter written […]
Confab Daily – Thursday 3 July 2014
Delegates at the Confab on Thursday continued with deliberations on the report submitted by the committee on Political restructuring and Forms of Government. Aishat Ismail, a former Women Affairs Minister said she would not support weak local governments. She recommended that the local governments be on first line charge. Ismail said local governments should not […]