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“Good afternoon my co-debaters”: How a popular Nigerian school tradition is distorting national discourse

“…And that is why I believe this name Adeniyi is better than gold. With these few points of mine, I hope I have been able to convince you that a good name is better than gold!” [Wild audience applause] Sometime...

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Nigeria Prisons Service has a new name – why it matters

The Nigeria Prisons Service will now be known as Nigeria Correctional Service, thanks to a bill assented by President Muhammadu Buhari during the week. Why it matters: The Correctional Service Act (2019) is a repeal of the 1972 Nigeria Prisons...

Aso Rock

President Buhari’s Central Bank ‘directive’ on food imports – why it matters

President Muhammadu Buhari directed that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to stop providing foreign exchange for importation of food. Backstory: Presidential spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, quoted the President as saying: “Don’t give a cent to anybody to import food...

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El-Zakzaky is now in India but its not Eureka yet

Following a medical bail granted him by the court, incarcerated leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), Ibraheem El-zakzaky has arrived in India, where he is expected to get bail. Backstory: Rejecting the offer to be flown with government...

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The Army and Police are battling to re-capture Taraba kidnap kingpin – watch out

Kidnap kingpin, Alhaji Hamisu Wadame was freed in controversial circumstances after Army personnel attacked and killed three policemen (and a civilian) who had captured him last week. It gets ugly: Per reporting by New Telegraph, we learnt that: Wadume has...

Aso Rock

The presidency is being careful in wading into Army and Police rift

The presidency has said it was working to resolve the rift between the Nigeria Police Force and the Nigerian Army over the killings of three policemen in Taraba by personnel of the Army. Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu said, that a...

Politics

The EFCC is investigating Atiku’s companies but PDP says its blackmail

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday arrested two associates of Atiku Abubakar, a former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2019 elections. According to the EFCC, the arrest of Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi,...

Nigerian Identity

A Buhari adviser reveals that “RUGA” still exists – why it matters

The recently suspended settlement scheme for herders known as RUGA might not be dead after all. The scheme which was suspended following resistance by community leaders and governors across the nation, still has a lifeline as it is budgeted for...

Politics

EFCC moves to prosecute two former APC Governors – One curious thing

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during the week made moves towards the possible prosecution of two former governors, who are members of the ruling All Progressives Congress. Backstory: The EFCC obtained a court order to freeze three bank...

Activism

What important groups are saying: Sowore’s 45-day DSS detention

A number of Civil Society Organisations and leaders in the country have been speaking about the continued detention of former presidential candidate and #RevolutionNow protest leader, Omoyele Sowore by the Department of State Security Service (DSS). Recall that Justice Taiwo...

Politics

A former INEC chairman is the EFCC’s latest target – the undertone

A former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Maurice Iwu has been charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), over alleged involvement in financial crimes about five years ago. Backstory: The EFCC told a Federal...

Activism

Quick take: What’s happening with Yele Sowore’s #RevolutionNow?

The Global Coalition for Security and Democracy in Nigeria, a group led by former presidential candidate and news publisher Yele Sowore, took to the streets on Monday, August 5 to demand far-reaching reforms by the Nigerian government. The protests branded...

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The spectacle of the Nigerian Police and Army in a war of words – and bullets

On Tuesday, the Nigerian Police reportedly lost three of its intelligence officers to soldiers of the Nigerian Army who, according to their own claims mistook them for kidnappers. The astonishing event which has raised fresh concerns over the competence and...

NASS

This Senator revealed that the 9th Assembly is Buhari’s rubber stamp

The Deputy President of Nigeria’s Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege has ruled out the possibility of impeachment proceedings against the President Muhammadu Buhari the 9th National Assembly. Omo-Agege, who represents Delta Central senatorial district remarked that he owed his current position...

Activism

Suspension of protest order reveals division in El-zakzaky’s IMN

The suspension of street protests announced by the spokesperson of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) has revealed a crack in the ranks of the Sheikh Ibrahim El-Zakzaky led group. Backstory: El-Zakzaky’s daughter, Suhaila Ibraheem Zakzaky disowned the IMN’s spokesperson...

Aso Rock

Buhari has a two-pronged security strategy for Southwest Nigeria – why it matters

President Muhammadu Buhari presented his security solutions to South West traditional rulers during a meeting at the presidential villa. Buhari laid out a two-pronged approach to tackle insecurity in the region. His approach includes; the deployment of drones in states...

Politics

Quick take: Kogi’s deputy governor accuses Gov Bello of threats to his life

The deputy governor of Kogi state, Elder Simon Achuba, on Wednesday accused the governor of threatening his life. Background: Achuba informed journalists of threats to his life in Lokoja just hours after letters from his lawyers to Governor for the...

NASS

Kano APC suspends Reps member Abdulmumin Jibrin – what we know

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano state has suspended prominent House of Representatives member, Abdulmumin Jibrin for 12 months. Jibrin was recently the Director General for Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila campaign’s bid for the house leadership. His party accused him...

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UN says Boko Haram is responsible for 27,000 deaths in 10 years – quick recap

The United Nations says that about 27,000 civilians have died as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency that has spanned 10 years. The UN Humanitarian Resident Coordinator in Nigeria, Edward Kallon who gave the figures at a remembrance ceremony...

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Nigeria denies secretly burying slain soldiers but it’s not convincing – bottomline

The Defence Headquarters has denied a Wall Street Journal investigation that reported the unceremonious burial of over 1,000 Nigerian troops killed by Boko Haram or the Islamic State for West African Province (ISWAP) in secret graves. According to the WSJ,...