The appointment of a new Chairman for Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sparked heated debates across the country. Many Nigerians believe that the person who occupies this position plays a decisive role in shaping who wins or loses elections. In this episode of The Other Side, Rimamnde Shawulu explores: • Why the INEC…
The immediate past United States Secretary of State and former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Mike Pompeo, has decried the massacre of Christians in Nigeria, saying that least 1,500 Christians have been killed in the last six months. In an article published on Wednesday in American Centre for Law and Justice (https://aclj.org/), Pompeo…
https://youtu.be/QCQddd4S-Ac This documentary traces how extremist and separatist movements—from ISIS and Al-Shabaab to Boko Haram and IPOB/Amba activists—leveraged Facebook, Twitter/X, YouTube, WhatsApp and Telegram to recruit, fundraise, intimidate, and broadcast. It explores Nigeria, Cameroon and the wider Horn/Sahel, and the ripple effects felt in London, New York, Nairobi and beyond. We examine the cat-and-mouse game…
By Patience Dombin, Jos The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau state has won Saturday’s by-election in Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency. Announcing the results on Sunday in Jos, the INEC returning officer, Dr. Oyeyinka Oyerinda, said Musa Agah, candidate of the PDP scored 40,343 votes to beat the candidates of the Peoples Redemption (PRP) and…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman The Kolmani oil project, ceremoniously inaugurated in 2022, remains a subject of both hope and anxiety. For many in Gombe and Bauchi states, the discovery of oil was a dream fulfilled. Yet, three years down the line, the project has not advanced as swiftly as the public anticipated. It is natural…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu and northern governors to take urgent and decisive steps to protect lives and property during the Christmas season and beyond. In a statement on Thursday in Kaduna, Rev. Yakubu Pam, Chairman of…
