Month: September 2024

By: Patience Okojie .Organizers of #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest slatted for tomorrow, 1 October have tagged it “a national day of Survival”, saying that it will be a peaceful protest. But they cautioned the government that there would be unending Protest to be executed, if the government refused to yeild to it’s humane demands. The organizers said it’s a protest against excruciating hunger and hardship in the country, and also to demand for freedom for all detained #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protesters and all victims of State repression. The organizers in Lagos include: Youth Rights…

Read More

By: Patience Okojie Worried by the putrid stories of mismanagement and infighting allegations between the Provost of Abia State College of Education, Technical, Arochukwu ( ASCETA), Prof Vincent Onwe and the Governing Council, the governor, Dr Alex Otti has summoned them to an emergency meeting. It was gathered that since he was appointed the Provost, Prof Vincent Onwe has been accused of engaging in activities that are inimical to the interests of ASCETA growth. For instance, there is allegation of tampering with Tetfund allocations resulting in the interventionist body blacklisting…

Read More

By: solospado Some organisers of the #EndBadGovernance movement in Lagos State, including comrade Hassan Taiwo Soweto, Oloye Adeniji Adeboyega, Aishat omolara, Isaac Obasi and others, have been invited for a meeting with the commissioner of police, Lagos State. The invitation it was gathered is not unconnected with the planned October 1, protest being organized by the#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria, Lagos state, group In a statement released to the media today, Friday 27, September, the invited members said they would honour the invitation but called on Nigerians to be high alert in case the…

Read More

By Bukola Olukemi-Odele Nigeria faces a triple burden of malnutrition, consisting of undernutrition, micronutrient deficiencies, and overnutrition, which manifests as overweight and obesity—all of which are driven by conflicts, food and nutrition insecurity, and ineffective policy management, amongst other factors that contribute to worsening the country’s overall health outcomes. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), micronutrient deficiencies, particularly iron, folic acid, iodine, and vitamin A, are a public health concern in low and middle-income countries, including Nigeria, affecting millions of people, especially women and children. Micronutrients perform a range…

Read More

By Ozioma Ubabukoh  About this time four years ago, Edo State was preparing to enter the governorship election, just as it is today. Coming barely a year after the 2019 general election, which magically brought back the then President Muhammadu Buhari for a second term in office, the Edo electorate mobilised against any form of imposition that could ensue from the notorious inconclusive verdict of the Independent National Electoral Commission.  As a result of that political consciousness, the people did not leave room for any doubt as to where their allegiance lies.…

Read More

By: Mandy Park The Renevlyn Development Initiative (RDI) has linked the collapse of the Alau Dam in Borno and inundation of farmlands and hundreds of homes in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital to a total disconnect among the coordinating emergency response agencies of government at federal and state levels. RDI position contained in a statement issued in Lagos, comes on the heels of the collapse of the dam yesterday (Tuesday 10 September) and inundation of 70 percent of Maiduguri. The flooding of the communities was said to have begun about…

Read More

By: Mandy Park Civil society organizations, (CSO) have raised alarm over attacks on media, and CSO’s under the president Bola Tinubu-led government, submitting that the present leadership is worse than the military era and now a full blown dictatorship. This is as the group demanded immediate release, unconditionally, of all those held in detention for their participation in the 10-day endbadgovernance protest. The CSO’s included among others: Youth Rights Campaign, Enough is Enough (EiE), Movement for a Socialist Alternative (MSA), Womanifesto, Movement for Fundamental Change (MFC), Active Citizens Group Nigeria,…

Read More

By: Mandy Park Media professionals and civil society experts have stressed the need for journalists assigned to cover elections to carry out their responsibilities with a good understanding of the electoral laws and guidelines, as well as report every electoral process with unbiased disposition. This in their submission is because violence and conflict in elections and political processes threaten lives and the integrity of any democracy. They noted further that electoral security is strengthened by a human-centered, holistic approach that covers the entire electoral process and adheres to international standards…

Read More