Cameroon Opposition Leader Ekane Dies Amid Detention, Raising Concerns Over Political Repression
Yaoundé, Cameroon – Ekane, a prominent opposition figure and long-time critic of President Paul Biya, has died while in military custody, sparking renewed attention on political repression and human rights conditions in Cameroon. The politician, who was arrested on October 24 in Douala alongside other members of his party, MANIDEM, had been transferred to the […]
Omokri, Fani-Kayode, Ugwuanyi, Yakubu Top List as Tinubu Nominates 32 Ambassadors
Nigeria has taken a decisive step to reshape its diplomatic presence worldwide as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted a new list of 32 ambassadorial nominees to the Senate—an expansive selection that blends political heavyweights, seasoned technocrats, and experienced career diplomats. The list includes high-profile figures such as former presidential aide Reno Omokri, former aviation minister […]
Nigerian Women Unite for Reserved Seats Bill: A Push for Inclusive Democracy
In a landmark show of unity, over 750 Nigerian women drawn from the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory are set to converge in Abuja on Monday, September 22, to present a memorandum in support of the Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill. The women, under the umbrella of the Women’s Political Participation–Technical Working […]
“The Ongoing Cameroon Crisis: Struggle for Southern Cameroon’s Freedom”
The Crisis in Cameroon is an ongoing conflict between Paul Biya and the people of Southern Cameroon . Crisis still persists despite tremendous mediation and international appeal to end the fued Background. Cameroon was a German colony “kamerun’with the activities of Germany dating as far back as 1845 At the end of World War […]
Nigerian Politics and Extinction of Godfatherism
Globally, politics is dynamic, they say. But it seems, it is more dynamical in Nigeria, considering the sequence of political happenings since the return to democratic rule in 1999. Alabidun Shuaib Abdulrahman The tempo of playing politics of godfatherism, in recent times, especially by political elites and those who are opportuned to be at decision […]
Federalism; Best Option for Nigeria’s Unity’
Nigeria’s unity has been faced with challenges in recent years, with some calling for restructuring and others agitating for secession. Nigeria has quite a number of ethnic groups with fears of domination and not being fairly treated within the federation by various groups. The need for true federalism has been proposed by […]
The Collapse of Local Governance in Nigeria, and its Impact on National Development
Henry Kissinger, a great US Secretary of State in his final interview before living office following the Nixon’s Watergate Scandal, had cautioned leaders of nations, that a world in which a few entities become islands of wealth in a sea of despair, is inherently unstable, as those who consider themselves dispossessed would always constitute the […]
