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Fmr. Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Report by Ali Elias “You got your facts muddled up”, the Presidency tells Former Vice-President, Alhaji  Atiku Abubakar, in a statement on Sunday, signed by Bayo Onanuga,  the Special Adviser to the President on Information & Strategy. The statement was in reaction to the Former Vice President who had said that instead of the President using his meeting with the Governors to address foreign exchange and poverty issues bedeviling the country, President Bola Tinubu was rather concerned about critics who he feels are distracting him.    The statement via a Press Release reads, “Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, in an attempt to rubbish the foreign exchange policy of the Tinubu administration got his facts mudd...

By Ali Elias Residents of Ibadan in Oyo State on Monday morning blocked major roads to protest against the economic hardship caused by the policies of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, reports Sahara Reporters. According to the report, the protest began in Ibadan's Mokola area, and the protesters, mostly youths, barricaded the Mokola under-bridge and the Queen Elizabeth Road. This led to traffic congestion in some parts of the city. The protesters could be heard chanting: ‘Tinubu Ole (Tinubu is a thief),’ ‘E bi n pawa (We’re hungry),’ as they moved on the road. Some of the placards have inscriptions such as ‘Open Boarder, End Hardship’, ‘End food hike and inflation’, ‘The poor is starving’, ‘Tinubu, don’t forget your promises’, amongst others. Armed police officers...

By Ali Elias The Senegalese President, Macky Sall, has made a U-turn on his earlier decision postponing the country’s Presidential election by nearly one year, saying that the election would be held “as soon as possible” This reversal of earlier decision came after the constitutional court on Thursday, last week, ruled that the postponement of the election is a breach of the constitution. According to the constitutional body, the postponement “lacked a legal basis” The President, following the declaration, has said that he would “fully implement” the ruling of the constitutional court, according to the Presidential Spokesperson, Yoro Dia. In making the announcement, the Spokesman did not indicate the new date of the election, which is supposed to take place on February 25 this ...

By Prof. Mike Ozekhome THE PAST FROM LORD LUGARD TO BALEWA Nigeria as a nation became one in a visible entity in the year 1914 whenLord Fredrick Lugard amalgamated the Southern and Northernprotectorates and Lagos colony. Ever since then, what is now known todayas Nigeria steadily evolved. Nigeria was colonized by the British. Nigeriansfought relentlessly before she finally gained her independence on October1, 1960. Nigeria as an independent nation later became Republican in1963 with a non executive president. On January 15, 1966, there was amilitary coup de’ tat which overthrew the regime of Alhaji Sir AbubakarTafawa Belewa. The coup was led by the revolutionary Major KadunaNzeogwu Chukwumah. THE FIRST COUP DE TAT, IRONSI AND GOWON The military coup ushered in major General J.T...

Published 8/1/2023 The Advisory Board for The Nigeria Prize for Literature today announced the long list of 11 drawn from 143 plays in the running for the 2023 edition of the prize. The genre in focus is Drama. The literature prize is sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) with a cash award of $100,000. The 11 plays on the longlist, in alphabetical order by the title of the plays, are: • Dance of The Sacred Feet by Ade Adeniji • Gidan Juju by Victor S. Dugga • Grit by Obari Gomba • Home Coming by Cheta Igbokwe • The Boat People by Christopher Anyokwu • The Brigadiers of a Mad Tribe by Abuchi Modilim • The Ojuelegba Crossroads by Abideen Abolaji Ojomu • The Spellbinder by Bode Sowande • When Big Masquerades Dance Naked by Olubunmi Familoni • Where Is ...