The Tsunami of Change
By Ken Uguke Change, as the saying goes, is the only constant. In eighteen (18) months, I will reach the age which goes with the popular saying that a fool at 40 is a fool for life. As a teen, I thought 40 was a million miles away, but here’s the reality: my […]
NPC Campaign FAQs
What is a population and housing census? A Population and Housing Census is the official and complete enumeration (count) of all persons and housing units in a country at a specified time. The enumeration implies the collection, collation, compilation, evaluation, analysis, publication and dissemination of demographic, social and economic statistics relating to the population and […]
Election Fiasco in Adamawa: A Comedy of Errors
Dear Active Citizen, We had the 9th year commemoration of the abduction of the Chibok Girls last Friday, April 14th, with the press conference by the Chibok community in Abuja, where they called on the Borno State government to release the 14 girls in their custody.
#BringBackOurGirls 9 Years Later
Dear Active Citizen, As we mark the ninth anniversary of the abduction of 276 schoolgirls from Government Secondary School, Chibok today, our hearts remain broken. President Buhari’s administration has failed to close this shameful chapter in our country’s history despite promises. According to the last report in October 2022, 96 girls are still missing.
CHIBOK GIRLS: KADA PRESS STATEMENT
April 14, 2023 For Immediate Release: BEING THE TEXT OF THE ADDRESS BY THE KIBAKU AREA DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION (KADA) THE CHIBOK COMMUNITY ABUJA THIS FRIDAY 14 APRIL, 2023, AT UNITY FOUNTAIN ABUJA, IN COMMEMORATION OF NINE (9) YEARS OF THE ABDUCTION OF THE CHIBOK SCHOOLGIRLS Introduction Today, 14 April 2023, marks exactly […]
Chibok Girls: 9 Years On
April 13, 2023 For Immediate Release: Contact: habiba_balogun@yahoo.com | +2348034462408 #BringBackOurGirls Demands Action & Accountability as Buhari’s Administration Ends “We can not claim to have defeated Boko Haram without rescuing the Chibok girls and all other innocent persons held hostage by insurgents.” President Muhammadu Buhari – Eagle Square, May 29, 2015 As […]
When Impunity Is Expected & Endorsed
By ‘Yemi Adamolekun Competence, character, capacity (the 3Cs) or competence, character, capacity, courage and compassion (the 5Cs) started gaining currency in 2019. By 2022, even incumbent politicians were using the words to describe themselves. Hmm …. However, it would seem that we want those things on one hand; but on the other hand, […]
9 Years Later: Where are the Chibok Girls?
Dear Active Citizen, We write to you today to draw attention to the plight of the Chibok Girls, who were kidnapped by the Boko Haram terrorist group in Nigeria on April 14th, 2014. It has been almost 9 years since their abduction, and yet, 96 girls are still missing and being held captive by the […]
From Bahd Guy to Good Governance!
Dear Active Citizen, Have you heard of Folarin Falana, aka Falz the Bahd Guy? He’s a conscious musician. He got it from his Dad, Femi Falana, SAN, a human rights lawyer, and he’s using his music to demand good governance and social justice in Nigeria.
2023 Elections: It is time for Honest Conversations
By Oluseun Onigbinde The 2023 presidential elections have not come and gone because their memory still lingers from INEC’s indefensible behavior that crushed trust in the electoral system. If there are lessons to pick in this whole quagmire, it must be that things can get worse irrespective of what technology, innovation, or level […]