The Presidency has replied Nigeria former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, over his recent comment that Nigeria was becoming a failed and more divided state under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Obasanjo on Thursday had said he had never seen Nigeria in such a state before, saying the blame for the current state of the country is due to poor management of the country’s diversity by Buhari. Obasanjo said, “Today, Nigeria is fast drifting to...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has nodded the former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment about Nigeria becoming a failed state and can crumble if nothing urgent is done to address the country’s challenges. Fayose gave the nod on Saturday night in an Instagram Live Chat with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ovation Media Group, Dele Momodu. Obasanjo in an event on Thursday had said Nigeria was slowly becoming a failed state...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) in conjunction with Spotlight Initiative has trained senior government officials and Civil Society Organisations on gender-responsive budgeting. The training held at Murtala Nyako training centre, Adamawa state secretariat was aimed to have a responsible budget that could help in the fight against gender violence plaguing the society. In her welcome address, Bar Fabaryu Alfred representative of the FIDA Chairperson stated that’’ The project...

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Nigeria’s Women Affairs Minister, Pauline Tallen, has advocated death sentence for rape and related offenses. Tallen made her stand public during the Flag-off of the National Cooking Gas and Tree Planting project held in Girei town, headquarter of Girei Local Government Area of Adamawa. The minister who also advocated stiff penalty for child-labor offenses and other dehumanising treatments against children stressed that it was time for religious and other opinion...

Former President of Nigeria and the United Nations Special Envoy on Crisis Management, Goodluck Jonathan, has said that the only way to credible elections in Nigeria and other African countries is electronic voting. Jonathan who spoke at the presidential panel of The Osasu Show Symposium 2020, said the outcome of the elections should be decided by the ballots, and not by any other means, not even the court. He said, “To me if Africa especially...