Crisis in Mali: A Growing Concern for Africa’s Democracy

The likelihood of another military coup in Mali was fast gaining momentum when everything started. This was following the detention by the military of President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane, who lead an interim government that was installed under the threat of regional sanctions following a coup last year August. Eventually, the military…

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Sit-Tight Museveni: Is Uganda a Working Model of Good Governance?

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda was recently sworn in for his sixth term in office after a very controversial election. Nigeria’s Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, was in attendance as the representative of the country’s government. What actually generated so much interest was the fact that the 76-year-old Museveni has been in power since 1986. This…

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Countdown to Euro 2020 As Leading Continental Football Festival Beckons

The 2020 UEFA European Football Championship, also called the UEFA Euro 2020 or simply Euro 2020, is the 16th UEFA European Championship. The quadrennial international men’s football championship for Europe is organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). The tournament would be held in 11 cities in 11 UEFA countries. It was originally…

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From Amotekun to Ebube Agu: The Rise of Regional Security Outfits

The magnitude of Nigeria’s security problems seems to have exceeded the coping capacity of the conventional security outfits in Nigeria combined. Only few states have minimal security challenges. From Imo State where separatist are on a rampage, to Kaduna and Benue where university students were kidnapped right in their hostels, the news sends panic into…

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Grassroots Development and the Planned Delisting of Local Governments from the Constitution

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently reflected the fears in the minds of most development analysts, that the survival of local government administration in Nigeria rests on divine intervention. The ex-Nigerian leader, who recently received the new National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) president, Comrade Akeem Olatunji Ambali at his Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library Penthouse…

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Decentralisation of Passport Centres and the Ease of Doing Business in Nigeria

Nigerians have been clamouring for more efficient ways of processing passports as the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) appears to be overwhelmed by the avalanche of applications and the human traffic that throng its headquarters to apply for or renew international passports, as well as visa. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola seemed to have hearkened to…

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Nigerians Who Support and Incite Violence: Sheikh Ahmad Gumi and Sunday Igboho (part 3)

It seems that anytime Nigeria is getting some respite as regards ethnic tensions, there are people who are bent on frustrating the efforts. They make careless statements along religious and ethnic lines to upturn the polity and turn Nigerians against one another. While our leaders in the political landscape are mostly orchestrators of these divisive…

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